2003 Presidents Cup
| Dates | 20–23 November 2003 | ||||
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| Venue |
Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Links Course | ||||
| Location |
George, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||
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| A Tie in the Presidents Cup | |||||
The 5th Presidents Cup Matches were held 20–23 November 2003 at the Links Course at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club in George, Western Cape, South Africa. The United States and International team tied the competition 17-17, and after three tied playoff holes between Tiger Woods and Ernie Els it was decided that the Cup would be shared by agreement of the captains and players. The honorary chairman was South African President Thabo Mbeki.
Format
Both teams had 12 players and a non-playing captain. The competition was four days long with 34 matches worth a single point each. Six foursome matches were played on the first day. On the second day, five four-ball matches were played in the morning and five foursome matches were played in the afternoon. On the third day, six four-ball matches were played. The competition concluded with twelve singles matches on the final day.
Teams
Team International
Captain: 
Gary Player
Robert Allenby- Stuart Appleby
K. J. Choi- Tim Clark
- Ernie Els
- Retief Goosen
- Stephen Leaney
- Peter Lonard
- Adam Scott
Nick Price
Vijay Singh
Mike Weir
Team United States
Captain: Jack Nicklaus
- Chris DiMarco
- Fred Funk
- Jim Furyk
- Jay Haas
- Charles Howell III
- Jerry Kelly
- Justin Leonard
- Davis Love III
- Phil Mickelson
- Kenny Perry
- David Toms
- Tiger Woods
Thursday's matches
All matches played were foursomes.
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Price/Weir | 1 up | Toms/Mickelson |
| Goosen/Singh | 3 and 2 | DiMarco/Kelly |
| Lonard/Clark | 4 and 2 | Love/Perry |
| Els/Scott | 1 up | Leonard/Furyk |
| Allenby/Leaney | halved | Haas/Funk |
| Appleby/Choi | 4 and 3 | Woods/Howell III |
| 3½ | Foursomes | 2½ |
| 3½ | Overall | 2½ |
Friday's matches
Morning four-ball
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Allenby/Weir | 3 and 1 | Mickelson/Toms |
| Goosen/Choi | 2 and 1 | Perry/Love |
| Appleby/Scott | 6 and 5 | Furyk/Haas |
| Singh/Price | 1 up | DiMarco/Leonard |
| Els/Clark | 5 and 3 | Woods/Howell III |
| 2 | Four-Ball | 3 |
| 5½ | Overall | 5½ |
Afternoon foursomes
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Choi/Lonard | 2 and 1 | Perry/Kelly |
| Allenby/Leaney | 4 and 3 | Funk/Toms |
| Clark/Goosen | 1 up | Woods/Howell III |
| Els/Scott | 1 up | DiMarco/Mickelson |
| Singh/Weir | 5 and 4 | Furyk/Leonard |
| 1 | Foursomes | 4 |
| 6½ | Overall | 9½ |
Saturday's matches
All matches played were four-ball.
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Lonard/Leaney | 2 and 1 | Funk/Mickelson |
| Els/Clark | 3 and 2 | Furyk/Haas |
| Scott/Choi | 5 and 4 | Perry/Kelly |
| Singh/Goosen | 2 and 1 | Woods/Howell III |
| Weir/Allenby | 1 up | DiMarco/Leonard |
| Price/Appleby | 2 and 1 | Love/Toms |
| 6 | Four-Ball | 0 |
| 12½ | Overall | 9½ |
Sunday's matches
Singles
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Weir | 3 and 1 | Furyk |
| Clark | 1 up | Kelly |
| Price | 1 up | Perry |
| Choi | 4 and 2 | Leonard |
| Scott | 5 and 4 | Howell III |
| Leaney | 4 and 3 | Haas |
| Goosen | 2 and 1 | Mickelson |
| Lonard | 4 and 3 | Funk |
| Appleby | 1 up | DiMarco |
| Singh | 4 and 3 | Toms |
| Els | 4 and 3 | Woods |
| Allenby | halved | Love |
| 4½ | Singles | 7½ |
| 17 | Overall | 17 |
External links
| 2000 Presidents Cup USA 21½ International 10½ |
2003 Presidents Cup Tied at 17 |
2005 Presidents Cup USA 18½ International 15½ |
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