SCHEDULES

2003 Champions Tour Schedule

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The 2003 Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions schedule will feature 12 competitions at select Champions Tour events from February through October, including the final event, the Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions Championship, where $400,000 in prize money will be on the line.

Players age 60 and older who are entered in the full-field Champions Tour event are eligible for the Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions tournament within a tournament. Winners are determined based on scores posted during the first two rounds, except the Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions Championship, which is a 54-hole competition. Weekly purses will be $175,000 with $30,000 going to the winner.

Bob Murphy, who turns 60 on Feb. 14, is one of the new faces expected to compete in 2003. Dave Eichelberger, who has played in a record 778 PGA TOUR events, turns 60 on Sept. 3 and is also expected to compete in Grand Champions events.

2003 events
Date Tournament Winner Score Margin Money Runner-up
Feb. 9 Royal Caribbean Classic Dale Douglass 143 Tied (one-hole playoff) 30,000 Isao Aoki
March 23 Toshiba Senior Classic Tom Wargo 136 Tied (two-hole playoff) $30,000 Dave Stockton
May 4 Bruno's Memorial Classic Bob Charles 136 Tied (fifth playoff hole) $30,000 Jim Colbert
June 1 Music City Championship at Gaylord Opryland J.C. Snead 137 1 stroke $30,000 Dave Stockton
June 22 Farmers Charity Classic Tom Wargo 136 1 stroke $30,000 Dave Stockton
Aug. 3 Bank of America Championship Dave Stockton 136 2 strokes $30,000 Terry Dill
Aug. 17 Long Island Classic  Mike Hill 135 1 stroke $30,000 Lee Trevino,
Jerry McGee
Sept. 7 Kroger Classic Isao Aoki 137 Tied (three-hole playoff) $30,000 Jerry McGee
Sept. 21 SAS Championship Bob Charles 140 Tied (one-hole playoff) $30,000 Mike Hill
Sept. 28 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn Isao Aoki 137 1 stroke $30,000 Tom Wargo
Oct. 19 SBC Championship  Mike Hill 139 Tied (one-hole playoff) $30,000 Raymond Floyd
Oct. 26 # Charles Schwab Cup Championship  Isao Aoki 208 6 strokes $86,000 Raymond Floyd, Tom Wargo
#Site of Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions Championship