2003 PGA Championship
The 2003 PGA Championship was the 85th PGA Championship, held from August 14–17 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club near Rochester, New York. Shaun Micheel won his only major title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Chad Campbell. It was also the sole career win for Micheel on the PGA Tour, who was making his 164th PGA Tour start and was ranked 169th in the world at the start of the week.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 14–17, 2003 |
| Location | Rochester, New York |
| Course(s) | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,134 yards (6,523 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 70 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $6,000,000 €5,254,309 |
| Winner's share | $1,080,000 €953,980 |
| Champion | |
| Shaun Micheel | |
| 276 (−4) | |
Oak Hill CC
Location in the United States
Oak Hill CC
Location in New York
This was the fifth major at the East Course, which previously hosted the PGA Championship in 1980, and the U.S. Open in 1956, 1968, and 1989. It also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1995; the PGA Championship returned in 2013.
The first round of the tournament was briefly interrupted by the Northeast blackout of 2003.
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