2003 U.S. Open (golf)
The 2003 United States Open Championship was the 103rd U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the North Course of Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, a suburb south of Chicago. Jim Furyk won his only major championship, three shots ahead of runner-up Stephen Leaney. With a total score of 272, Furyk tied the record for the lowest 72-hole score in U.S. Open history, also achieved in 2000, 1993 and 1980 (and since lowered to 268 in 2011). Another record was equalled by Vijay Singh, who tied Neal Lancaster's 9-hole record of 29 on the back nine of his second round.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 12–15, 2003 |
| Location | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
| Course(s) | Olympia Fields Country Club North Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,190 yards (6,575 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 68 after cut |
| Cut | 143 (+3) |
| Prize fund | $6,000,000 €5,130,394 |
| Winner's share | $1,080,000 €923,471 |
| Champion | |
| Jim Furyk | |
| 272 (−8) | |
Olympia
Fields
Fields
Location in the United States
This was the fourth major held at Olympia Fields; it hosted the U.S. Open in 1928 and the PGA Championship in 1925 and 1961.
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