MEN’S GOLF · 2003

2003 Players Championship

Status: Final
Dates: Mar 27 – Mar 30, 2003
Course: TPC Sawgrass
Par / Yards: 72 / 7,093
Field: 144 · 72 made cut

Full field · every round 144 of 144 published rows linked to verified identities

LEADERBOARD

Final leaderboard

Full field · every round. Small figures: strokes better (+) or worse (−) than that round’s field average.
Pos	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Davis Love IIIUnited States	70+3.24	67+4.69	70+1.43	64+9.9	271	−17
T2	Jay HaasUnited States	68+5.24	70+1.69	67+4.43	72+1.9	277	−11
T2	Pádraig HarringtonIreland	67+6.24	68+3.69	70+1.43	72+1.9	277	−11
T4	Jim FurykUnited States	73+0.24	68+3.69	68+3.43	69+4.9	278	−10
T4	Robert AllenbyAustralia	70+3.24	71+0.69	72-0.57	65+8.9	278	−10
T6	Chad CampbellUnited States	72+1.24	66+5.69	71+0.43	70+3.9	279	−9
T6	Darren ClarkeUnited Kingdom	71+2.24	70+1.69	67+4.43	71+2.9	279	−9
T8	Kirk TriplettUnited States	72+1.24	70+1.69	71+0.43	67+6.9	280	−8
T8	Scott VerplankUnited States	71+2.24	72-0.31	68+3.43	69+4.9	280	−8
10	Fred CouplesUnited States	67+6.24	71+0.69	69+2.43	74-0.1	281	−7
T11	Jeff MaggertUnited States	71+2.24	70+1.69	68+3.43	73+0.9	282	−6
T11	Briny BairdUnited States	76-2.76	68+3.69	68+3.43	70+3.9	282	−6
T11	Tiger WoodsUnited States	72+1.24	70+1.69	68+3.43	72+1.9	282	−6
T11	Mark CalcavecchiaUnited States	73+0.24	68+3.69	72-0.57	69+4.9	282	−6
T11	Brad FaxonUnited States	73+0.24	69+2.69	71+0.43	69+4.9	282	−6
T11	Duffy WaldorfUnited States	70+3.24	72-0.31	68+3.43	72+1.9	282	−6
T17	Stephen AmesCanada	73+0.24	69+2.69	71+0.43	70+3.9	283	−5
T17	Bob TwayUnited States	68+5.24	73-1.31	69+2.43	73+0.9	283	−5
T17	Adam ScottAustralia	69+4.24	69+2.69	74-2.57	71+2.9	283	−5
T17	Craig PerksNew Zealand	68+5.24	69+2.69	70+1.43	76-2.1	283	−5
T21	Niclas FasthSweden	68+5.24	73-1.31	71+0.43	72+1.9	284	−4
T21	Justin LeonardUnited States	73+0.24	70+1.69	68+3.43	73+0.9	284	−4
T21	Tim ClarkSouth Africa	69+4.24	72-0.31	69+2.43	74-0.1	284	−4
T21	Chris DiMarcoUnited States	77-3.76	67+4.69	70+1.43	70+3.9	284	−4
T21	Stuart ApplebyAustralia	71+2.24	72-0.31	71+0.43	70+3.9	284	−4
T21	Geoff OgilvyAustralia	71+2.24	68+3.69	72-0.57	73+0.9	284	−4
T27	Jay WilliamsonUnited States	74-0.76	69+2.69	68+3.43	74-0.1	285	−3
T27	Glen DayUnited States	72+1.24	67+4.69	73-1.57	73+0.9	285	−3
T27	Neal LancasterUnited States	70+3.24	72-0.31	69+2.43	74-0.1	285	−3
T27	Mike WeirCanada	72+1.24	71+0.69	69+2.43	73+0.9	285	−3
31	Bob EstesUnited States	71+2.24	68+3.69	72-0.57	75-1.1	286	−2
T32	Charles Howell IIIUnited States	72+1.24	71+0.69	72-0.57	72+1.9	287	−1
T32	Corey PavinUnited States	70+3.24	69+2.69	69+2.43	79-5.1	287	−1
T32	Kenny PerryUnited States	70+3.24	73-1.31	69+2.43	75-1.1	287	−1
T32	Brandt JobeUnited States	72+1.24	70+1.69	70+1.43	75-1.1	287	−1
T32	Jonathan KayeUnited States	73+0.24	70+1.69	70+1.43	74-0.1	287	−1
T32	Jeff SlumanUnited States	72+1.24	72-0.31	70+1.43	73+0.9	287	−1
T32	Skip KendallUnited States	68+5.24	69+2.69	73-1.57	77-3.1	287	−1
T39	Justin RoseEngland	72+1.24	71+0.69	69+2.43	76-2.1	288	E
T39	Nick FaldoUnited Kingdom	74-0.76	68+3.69	72-0.57	74-0.1	288	E
T39	Glen HnatiukUnited States	71+2.24	72-0.31	71+0.43	74-0.1	288	E
T39	Steve FleschUnited States	71+2.24	68+3.69	70+1.43	79-5.1	288	E
T39	Tom LehmanUnited States	69+4.24	72-0.31	75-3.57	72+1.9	288	E
T39	Stewart CinkUnited States	69+4.24	71+0.69	73-1.57	75-1.1	288	E
T45	Fred FunkUnited States	70+3.24	70+1.69	75-3.57	74-0.1	289	+1
T45	Rocco MediateUnited States	68+5.24	70+1.69	73-1.57	78-4.1	289	+1
T45	Shigeki MaruyamaJapan	76-2.76	65+6.69	74-2.57	74-0.1	289	+1
T48	Jesper ParnevikSweden	76-2.76	68+3.69	69+2.43	77-3.1	290	+2
T48	Per-Ulrik JohanssonSweden	73+0.24	70+1.69	75-3.57	72+1.9	290	+2
T48	Carlos FrancoParaguay	71+2.24	71+0.69	72-0.57	76-2.1	290	+2
T48	Bernhard LangerGermany	72+1.24	70+1.69	71+0.43	77-3.1	290	+2
T48	Billy AndradeUnited States	71+2.24	72-0.31	73-1.57	74-0.1	290	+2
T48	Kevin SutherlandUnited States	69+4.24	73-1.31	72-0.57	76-2.1	290	+2
T54	Tim HerronUnited States	71+2.24	73-1.31	72-0.57	75-1.1	291	+3
T54	Shaun MicheelUnited States	71+2.24	73-1.31	71+0.43	76-2.1	291	+3
T56	Peter LonardAustralia	73+0.24	68+3.69	71+0.43	80-6.1	292	+4
T56	Esteban ToledoMexico	74-0.76	69+2.69	72-0.57	77-3.1	292	+4
T56	Paul LawrieUnited Kingdom	71+2.24	73-1.31	74-2.57	74-0.1	292	+4
T56	David Berganio, Jr.United States	75-1.76	69+2.69	72-0.57	76-2.1	292	+4
T56	Notah Begay IIIUnited States	77-3.76	67+4.69	76-4.57	72+1.9	292	+4
T56	John DalyUnited States	70+3.24	70+1.69	72-0.57	80-6.1	292	+4
T62	Mark BrooksUnited States	73+0.24	70+1.69	75-3.57	75-1.1	293	+5
T62	Steve JonesUnited States	68+5.24	75-3.31	76-4.57	74-0.1	293	+5
T62	Dudley HartUnited States	75-1.76	69+2.69	75-3.57	74-0.1	293	+5
T62	Joe DurantUnited States	75-1.76	67+4.69	75-3.57	76-2.1	293	+5
T66	Bob BurnsUnited States	74-0.76	70+1.69	72-0.57	78-4.1	294	+6
T66	Matt GogelUnited States	70+3.24	71+0.69	77-5.57	76-2.1	294	+6
68	Lee JanzenUnited States	73+0.24	69+2.69	70+1.43	83-9.1	295	+7
T69	Robert GamezUnited States	71+2.24	73-1.31	74-2.57	81-7.1	299	+11
T69	Jim CarterUnited States	69+4.24	73-1.31	77-5.57	80-6.1	299	+11
71	Loren RobertsUnited States	75-1.76	69+2.69	78-6.57	78-4.1	300	+12
CUT	Greg Chalmers	75-1.76	78-6.31
CUT	Chris SmithUnited States	73+0.24	79-7.31
CUT	Trevor ImmelmanSouth Africa	79-5.76	70+1.69
WD	José CóceresArgentina	76-2.76
CUT	Brent GeibergerUnited States	73+0.24	73-1.31
CUT	Spike McRoyUnited States	78-4.76	74-2.31
CUT	Matt KucharUnited States	74-0.76	71+0.69
CUT	Ángel CabreraArgentina	74-0.76	75-3.31
CUT	Mark O'MearaUnited States	74-0.76	78-6.31
CUT	John SendenAustralia	75-1.76	73-1.31
CUT	David GossettUnited States	74-0.76	74-2.31
CUT	Jonathan ByrdUnited States	72+1.24	74-2.31
CUT	Len MattiaceUnited States	75-1.76	75-3.31
CUT	Pat PerezUnited States	75-1.76	78-6.31
CUT	Hal SuttonUnited States	73+0.24	72-0.31
CUT	Dan ForsmanUnited States	75-1.76	76-4.31
CUT	Joel EdwardsUnited States	74-0.76	75-3.31
CUT	Billy MayfairUnited States	81-7.76	69+2.69
CUT	Garrett WillisUnited States	75-1.76	76-4.31
CUT	Fulton AllemSouth Africa	76-2.76	81-9.31
WD	David PeoplesUnited States	73+0.24
CUT	Cameron BeckmanUnited States	76-2.76	71+0.69
CUT	Tom Pernice, Jr.United States	78-4.76	71+0.69
CUT	Thomas LevetFrance	74-0.76	71+0.69
CUT	David TomsUnited States	70+3.24	75-3.31
CUT	Rory SabbatiniSlovakia	73+0.24	74-2.31
WD	Greg NormanAustralia	78-4.76
CUT	Frank LickliterUnited States	74-0.76	74-2.31
CUT	José María OlazábalSpain	71+2.24	77-5.31
CUT	Stephen LeaneyAustralia	78-4.76	77-5.31
CUT	Hidemichi TanakaJapan	77-3.76	78-6.31
CUT	Chris RileyUnited States	73+0.24	72-0.31
CUT	Ben CraneUnited States	79-5.76	68+3.69
CUT	Joey SindelarUnited States	71+2.24	74-2.31
CUT	Rich BeemUnited States	75-1.76	72-0.31
CUT	Andrew MageeUnited States	70+3.24	75-3.31
WD	John CookUnited States	72+1.24	71+0.69	73-1.57
WD	John HustonUnited States	79-5.76
CUT	Harrison FrazarUnited States	77-3.76	74-2.31
CUT	Luke DonaldEngland	74-0.76	76-4.31
CUT	Craig BarlowUnited States	76-2.76	71+0.69
CUT	Gene SauersUnited States	73+0.24	73-1.31
CUT	Phil TataurangiNew Zealand	74-0.76	71+0.69
CUT	Brian GayUnited States	73+0.24	74-2.31
CUT	Scott McCarronUnited States	79-5.76	74-2.31
CUT	John RollinsUnited States	75-1.76	72-0.31
CUT	Sergio García FernándezSpain	71+2.24	74-2.31
CUT	Pat BatesUnited States	72+1.24	73-1.31
WD	Carl PaulsonUnited States
CUT	Heath SlocumUnited States	75-1.76	76-4.31
CUT	Olin BrowneUnited States	73+0.24	72-0.31
CUT	Paul StankowskiUnited States	74-0.76	71+0.69
CUT	Paul AzingerUnited States	72+1.24	73-1.31
CUT	K. J. ChoiSouth Korea	78-4.76	73-1.31
CUT	Tom ByrumUnited States	73+0.24	72-0.31
CUT	Rod Pampling	77-3.76	74-2.31
CUT	Craig ParryAustralia	73+0.24	74-2.31
CUT	Robert DamronUnited States	76-2.76	75-3.31
CUT	Colin MontgomerieUnited Kingdom	73+0.24	72-0.31
CUT	Tim PetrovicUnited States	75-1.76	70+1.69
CUT	Retief GoosenSouth Africa	73+0.24	72-0.31
CUT	J. P. HayesUnited States	78-4.76	70+1.69
CUT	Jerry KellyUnited States	72+1.24	74-2.31
CUT	Vijay Singh	75-1.76	72-0.31
CUT	David DuvalUnited States	76-2.76	72-0.31
WD	Steve LoweryUnited States	75-1.76
CUT	J. J. HenryUnited States	76-2.76	71+0.69
DQ	Michael CampbellNew Zealand	89-15.76
CUT	Steve Elkington	75-1.76	72-0.31
CUT	Nick PriceZimbabwe	73+0.24	73-1.31
CUT	Steve StrickerUnited States	78-4.76	70+1.69
CUT	Eduardo RomeroArgentina	73+0.24	76-4.31
CUT	J. L. LewisUnited States	79-5.76	73-1.31

ROUND BY ROUND

Who led after each round

R1
Pádraig Harrington, Fred Couples
67 (−5) · field average 73.24 over 143 players
R2
Pádraig Harrington
135 (−9) · field average 71.69 over 137 players
R3
Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington
205 (−11) · field average 71.43 over 72 players
R4
Davis Love III
271 (−17) · field average 73.9 over 71 players

FIELD INTELLIGENCE

Pre-tournament context

uses only results that ended before 2003-03-27. 144 players in the published field. 23 first observed appearances at this tournament since 2000.

Major champions in the field

Tiger Woods8 majors before · finished 11

Nick Faldo6 majors before · finished 39

Nick Price3 majors before · finished cut

Bernhard Langer2 majors before · finished 48

John Daly2 majors before · finished 56

Lee Janzen2 majors before · finished 68

Mark O'Meara2 majors before · finished cut

Greg Norman2 majors before · finished withdrawn

José María Olazábal2 majors before · finished cut

Vijay Singh2 majors before · finished cut

Davis Love III1 major before · finished 1

Fred Couples1 major before · finished 10

Recent-form and course-history leaders

Field members ranked by scoring vs field in the 12 months before this event and at this course, with samples.

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CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

Previous editions

Year	Champion	To par
2023	Scottie Scheffler	−17
2022	Cameron Smith	−13
2021	Justin Thomas	−14
2019	Rory McIlroy	−16
2018	Webb Simpson	−18
2017	Kim Si-woo	−10
2016	Jason Day	−15
2015	Rickie Fowler	−12
2014	Martin Kaymer	−13
2013	Tiger Woods	−13
2012	Matt Kuchar	−13
2011	K. J. Choi	−13
2010	Tim Clark	−16
2009	Henrik Stenson	−12
2008	Sergio García Fernández	−5

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