2003 Players Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Mar 27–30 2003 |
| Location | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Course(s) | TPC Sawgrass |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,093 yards (6,486 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 72 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (Even) |
| Prize fund | $6,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,170,000 |
| Champion | |
 Davis Love III | |
| 271 (−17) | |
The 2003 Players Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour contested from March 27–30 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It was the 30th Players Championship. Davis Love III was the runaway winner for his second Players title, eleven years after his first.
Venue
This was the 22nd Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Its 2003 setup measured 7,093 yards.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Love III |  United States |
1992 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 64 | 271 | −17 | 1 |
| Fred Couples | United States |
1984, 1996 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 281 | −7 | 10 |
| Tiger Woods | United States |
2001 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 282 | −6 | T11 |
| Craig Perks |  New Zealand |
2002 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 76 | 283 | −5 | T17 |
| Justin Leonard | United States |
1998 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 284 | −4 | T21 |
| Lee Janzen | United States |
1995 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 83 | 295 | +7 | 68 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Sutton | United States |
1983, 2000 | 73 | 72 | 145 | +1 |
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe |
1993 | 73 | 73 | 146 | +2 |
| Steve Elkington |  Australia |
1991, 1997 | 75 | 72 | 147 | +3 |
| David Duval | United States |
1999 | 76 | 72 | 148 | +4 |
| Greg Norman | United States |
1994 | 78 | WD |
Round summaries
First round
Second round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pádraig Harrington |  Ireland |
67-68=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Skip Kendall | United States |
68-69=137 | −7 |
| Davis Love III | Australia |
70-67=137 | ||
| Craig Perks | New Zealand |
68-69=137 | ||
| T5 | Chad Campbell | United States |
72-66=138 | −6 |
| Fred Couples | United States |
67-71=138 | ||
| Jay Haas | United States |
68-70=138 | ||
| Rocco Mediate | United States |
68-70=138 | ||
| Adam Scott | Australia |
69-69=138 | ||
| T10 | Glen Day | United States |
72-67=139 | −5 |
| Bob Estes | United States |
71-68=139 | ||
| Steve Flesch | United States |
71-68=139 | ||
| Geoff Ogilvy | Australia |
71-68=139 | ||
| Corey Pavin | United States |
70-68=139 |
Third round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jay Haas | United States |
68-70-67=205 | −11 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
67-68-70=205 | ||
| T3 | Fred Couples | United States |
67-71-69=207 | −9 |
| Davis Love III | United States |
70-67-70=207 | ||
| Craig Perks | New Zealand |
68-69-70=207 | ||
| T6 | Darren Clarke |  Northern Ireland |
71-70-67=208 | −8 |
| Corey Pavin | United States |
70-69-69=208 | ||
| T8 | Chad Campbell | United States |
72-66-71=209 | −7 |
| Steve Flesch | United States |
71-68-70=209 | ||
| Jim Furyk | United States |
73-68-68=209 | ||
| Jeff Maggert | United States |
71-70-68=209 |
Final round
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | United States |
70-67-70-64=271 | −17 | 1,170,000 |
| T2 | Jay Haas | United States |
68-70-67-72=277 | −11 | 572,000 |
| Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
67-68-70-72=277 | |||
| T4 | Robert Allenby | Australia |
70-71-72-65=278 | −10 | 286,000 |
| Jim Furyk | United States |
73-68-68-69=278 | |||
| T6 | Chad Campbell | United States |
72-66-71-70=279 | −9 | 225,875 |
| Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland |
71-70-67-71=279 | |||
| T8 | Kirk Triplett | United States |
72-70-71-67=280 | −8 | 195,000 |
| Scott Verplank | United States |
71-72-68-69=280 | |||
| 10 | Fred Couples | United States |
67-71-69-74=281 | −7 | 175,500 |