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2003 in sports
See also:
2002 in sports,
other events of 2003,
2004 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
Men's Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- April 10-13 - The Masters - Mike Weir. Weir becomes the first Canadian and the first left-handed golfer to win The Masters. He defeats Len Mattiace on the first playoff hole.
- June 12-15 - US Open - Jim Furyk - Held at Olympia Fields, Furyk wins his first major by 3 shots.
- July 17-20- British Open - Ben Curtis, a virtual unknown, shocks the world, posting a -1, a single shot ahead of Thomas Björn and Vijay Singh at the very difficult Royal St. George's.
- August 14-17 - PGA Championship - Shaun Micheel, another virtual unknown, wins by 2 shots at the tough Oak Hill Country Club.
- Other highlights
- March 2 - Tiger Woods wins the Accenture Match Play Championships, defeating David Toms 2 and 1.
- April 20 - Davis Love III chips in on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, which he wins, giving him his fifth victory at the MCI Heritage at Harbour Town.
- May 22 - At the Colonial Open golf tournament, LPGA champion Annika Sörenstam became the first woman in 58 years to compete in a men's professional golf tournament.
- June 1 - Kenny Perry wins for the second straight week, this time at The Memorial, held at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
- July 6 - Tiger Woods wins the 100th Western Open at Cog Hill
- Vijay Singh was the PGA TOUR's leading money winner for the year, with earnings of $7,349,907 in 27 events.
- Tom Watson was the leading money winner on the Champions Tour, with earnings of $1,853,108 in 14 events.
- President's Cup - For the first time ever, the Cup is shared between the United States and International teams.
Women's Golf
- Major results
- Upcoming events / results
- The leading money winner on the LPGA tour
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schuettler, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
- French Open - Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Martin Verkerk, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
- Wimbledon championships - Roger Federer defeated Mark Philippoussis, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6.
- US Open - Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open - Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
- French Open - Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters, 6-0, 6-4.
- Wimbledon championships - Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
- US Open - Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters, 7-5, 6-1.
- Davis Cup in world tennis.
- Pete Sampras retires, aged 32 on August 25
- Michael Chang retires, aged 31 on August 26
Births
Deaths
- January 13 - Julio Botelho (Julinho), Brazilian soccer star
- February 17 - Steve Bechler, baseball player, collapsed during spring training
- May 14 - Dave DeBusschere, basketball hall of famer
- June 9 - Spectacular Bid, U.S. race horse, won the 1979 Derby and Preakness
- June 18 - Larry Doby, United States Baseball Hall of Fame player
- June 26 - Marc-Vivien Foe, Cameroon football player
- August 23 - Bobby Bonds, U.S. baseball player and father of Barry Bonds
- October 12 - Bill Shoemaker, jockey
- October 22 - Tony Renna, Indy Racing League driver, killed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- November 6 - Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer
- November 24 - Warren Spahn, hall of fame pitcher
Referenced By
2002 in sports | 2003 | 2004 in sports | As of 2003 | Baseball statistics/sabermetric | Bill James | Billy Beane | Dennis Eckersley | Goteborg | Gothenberg | Gothenburg | Göteborg | List of 'years in sports' | List of Wimbledon champions | List of sports events | Paul Kariya | Rafael Palmeiro | Sabermetrics
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