{{Short description|Golf tour season}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox golf season | year = 2003 | tour = Korean Tour | regular_season = {{Start date|2003|5|1|df=y}} – {{end date|2003|10|26|df=y}} | no_of_events = 11 | most_wins = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jang Ik-jae (2)<br>{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Ted Oh (2) | honor1 = Order of Merit | honoree1 = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Shin Yong-jin | honor2 = Player of the Year | honoree2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} K. J. Choi | honor3 = Rookie of the Year | honoree3 = {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Kim Sang-ki | honor4 = | honoree4 = | prevseason = 2002 | nextseason = 2004 }} The '''2003 Korean Tour''' was the 26th season on the Korean Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Korea since it was formed in 1978.
==Schedule== The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kpga.co.kr/tours/schedule/schedule/?tourId=11&type=home |title=2003 Tournament schedule |language=ko |publisher=KPGA |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse<br>(₩) !! Winner{{efn|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Korean Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Korean Tour members.}} !! OWGR<br>points !!Other<br>tours{{efn|name=tour|ASA − Asian PGA Tour.}} !! Notes |- | 4 May || Maekyung Open || Gyeonggi || align=right|500,000,000 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Chung Joon (2) || align=center|6 || ASA || |- | 22 Jun || Pocari Energy Open || Gyeonggi || align=right|250,000,000 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Kim Dae-sub (4) || align=center|n/a || || |- | 29 Jun || SK Telecom Open || Gyeonggi || align=right|500,000,000 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} K. J. Choi (9) || align=center|6 || ASA || |- | 25 Jul || TaylorMade Adidas Cup Cheongcheong Open || South Chungcheong || align=right|200,000,000 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Ted Oh (1) || align=center|n/a || || |- | 3 Aug || Lancelot Cup Bookyung Open || South Chungcheong || align=right|200,000,000 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Kang Wook-soon (9) || align=center|n/a || || |- | 29 Aug || Serastone Medical Instrument Honam Open || South Jeolla || align=right|200,000,000 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Ted Oh (2) || align=center|n/a || || |- | 21 Sep || Samsung Securities KPGA Championship || Gangwon || align=right|550,000,000 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Park No-seok (4) || align=center|n/a || || |- | 26 Sep || Yuseong Open || Daejeon || align=right|200,000,000 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Lee Yong-hun (1) || align=center|n/a || || New tournament |- | 12 Oct || Kolon Korea Open || South Chungcheong || align=right|500,000,000 || {{flagicon|USA}} John Daly (n/a) || align=center|6 || ASA || |- | 19 Oct || KTRD Open || South Gyeongsang || align=right|300,000,000 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jang Ik-jae (1) || align=center|n/a || || |- | 26 Oct || SBS Dongyang Fire Cup || Gyeonggi || align=right|300,000,000 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jang Ik-jae (2) || align=center|n/a || || |}
==Order of Merit== The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South Korean won.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kpga.co.kr/tours/record/?tourId=11&tabId=tour&recordId=POINT&year=2003&menuId=2 |title=2003 Order of Merit |language=Korean |publisher=KPGA |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/250257 |title=KPGA, 신용진 '우승컵 없는 상금왕' |trans-title=KPGA, Shin Yong-jin 'Prize Money King Without a Trophy' |language=ko |newspaper=JoongAng Ilbo |date=30 October 2003 |access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money (₩) |- |align=center|1 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Shin Yong-jin || align=center|207,783,810 |- |align=center|2 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Chung Joon || align=center|177,420,000 |- |align=center|3 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jang Ik-jae || align=center|169,964,000 |- |align=center|4 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Park No-seok || align=center|133,698,810 |- |align=center|5 || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Kim Dae-sub || align=center|131,096,667 |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" !Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | Player of the Year (Grand Prize Award) || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} K. J. Choi || <ref name=awards>{{cite web |url=https://www.kpga.co.kr/tour/sponsor/awards/?tabId=ceremony&subTabId=history |title=KPGA Prize Awards history |language=Korean |publisher=KPGA |access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref><ref name=awards2>{{cite news |url=http://www.golftimes.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=66862 |title=최경주 2003 KPGA대상 |trans-title=Choi Kyung-ju 2003 KPGA Grand Prize |language=ko |website=golftimes.co.kr |first=Jong-hyun |last=Lee |date=1 February 2004 |access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref> |- | Rookie of the Year (Myeong-chul Award) || {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Kim Sang-ki || <ref name=awards/><ref name=awards2/> |}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official site|http://www.kpga.co.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}}
{{Korean Tour seasons}}
2003 Korean Tour Korean Tour