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. 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.
This was the fourth major held at Olympia Fields; it hosted the U.S. Open in 1928 and the PGA Championship in [1925 PGA Championship|PGA Championship|1925] and 1961.

Course

North Course
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Yards5764003891644405552124334963,6654444674583974141874512474603,5257,190
Par544345344364444434343470

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Field

;1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions
Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Lee Janzen, Corey Pavin, Tiger Woods
;2. Top two finishers in the 2002 U.S. Amateur
Ricky Barnes, Hunter Mahan
;3. Last five Masters Champions
José María Olazábal, Vijay Singh, Mike Weir
;4. Last five British Open Champions
David Duval, Paul Lawrie, Mark O'Meara
;5. Last five PGA Champions
Rich Beem, David Toms
;6. The Players Champion
Davis Love III
;7. The U.S. Senior Open Champion
Don Pooley
;8. Top 15 finishers and ties in the 2002 U.S. Open
Robert Allenby, Tom Byrum, Nick Faldo, Sergio García, Jay Haas, Pádraig Harrington, Dudley Hart, Scott Hoch, Justin Leonard, Peter Lonard, Jeff Maggert, Billy Mayfair, Phil Mickelson, Nick Price
;9. Top 30 leaders on the 2002 PGA Tour official money list
K. J. Choi, Chris DiMarco, Bob Estes, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, Charles Howell III, Jerry Kelly, Steve Lowery, Scott McCarron, Shigeki Maruyama, Len Mattiace, Rocco Mediate, Kenny Perry, Chris Riley, Loren Roberts, John Rollins, Jeff Sluman
;10. Top 15 on the 2002 European Tour Order of Merit
Thomas Bjørn, Ángel Cabrera, Michael Campbell, Trevor Immelman, Stephen Leaney, Colin Montgomerie, Eduardo Romero, Justin Rose, Adam Scott
;11. Top 10 on the PGA Tour official money list, as of May 25
;12. Winners of multiple PGA Tour events from April 24, 2002, through the 2003 Memorial Tournament
;13. Top 2 from the 2003 European Tour Order of Merit, as of May 26
;14. Top 2 on the 2002 Japan Golf Tour, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time
Toru Taniguchi
;15. Top 2 on the 2002 PGA Tour of Australasia, provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the Official World Golf Rankings at that time
Craig Parry
;16. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list, as of May 26
Stuart Appleby, Paul Casey, Darren Clarke, Fred Couples, Niclas Fasth, Brad Faxon, Steve Flesch, Bernhard Langer, Kirk Triplett, Scott Verplank
;17. Special exemptions selected by the USGA
Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Tom Watson
;Sectional qualifiers
;Alternates who gained entry
denotes amateur

denotes player advanced through local qualifying

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 12, 2003
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T1

Second round

Friday, June 13, 2003
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T1

Third round

Saturday, June 14, 2003
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1

Final round

Sunday, June 15, 2003
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1

Scorecard

Final round
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