2003 Masters Tournament Results
The 2003 Masters was the 67th one played. And when Mike Weir won, he became the tournament's first Canadian winner and first left-handed champion. But he had to survive a playoff to do it.
Winner: Mike Weir, 281
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 10-13, 2003
Leader after first round: Darren Clarke, 66
Leader after second round: Mike Weir, 138
Leader after third round: Jeff Maggert, 211
What Happened at the 2003 Masters Tournament
Who was the first Canadian to win any of golf's four major championships? Mike Weir. And who was the first left-handed golfer to win The Masters? Mike Weir. Weir accomplished both feats at the 2003 Masters, also becoming just the second lefty (after Bob Charles) to win any of the majors.Weir also has the distinction of going bogey-free throughout the final round, but then bogeying the first playoff hole — and winning anyway.
Weir and Len Mattiace, who fired a final-round 65, went into the playoff after Weir sank a 7-foot par-saver on the 72nd hole. On that first extra hole, Mattiace found himself stymied by trees when his approach drifted offline. Weir needed only a bogey to secure the victory, and that's what he got.
The first round of the 2003 Masters was rained out and didn't begin until Friday. Much of the second round was played Friday afternoon, and the tournament got back on schedule with the completion of the third round on Saturday. Weir had a 4-stroke lead after 36 holes, then trailed Jeff Maggert by two strokes after 54 holes. But Maggert struggled to a 75 on Sunday while Mattiace was climbing with his 65 and Weir was en route to his bogey-free 68.
Tiger Woods, attempting to become the first golfer to win three consecutive Masters, opened with a 76, but shot a third-round 66 to climb into fifth place. But in the final round Woods struggled to a 75 and finished well back.
2003 Masters Final Scores
| x-Mike Weir | 70-68-75-68—281 |
| Len Mattiace | 73-74-69-65—281 |
| Phil Mickelson | 73-70-72-68—283 |
| Jim Furyk | 73-72-71-68—284 |
| Jeff Maggert | 72-73-66-75—286 |
| Ernie Els | 79-66-72-70—287 |
| Vijay Singh | 73-71-70-73—287 |
| Scott Verplank | 76-73-70-69—288 |
| Mark O'Meara | 76-71-70-71—288 |
| Jonathan Byrd | 74-71-71-72—288 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 73-71-71-73—288 |
| David Toms | 71-73-70-74—288 |
| Retief Goosen | 73-74-72-70—289 |
| Tim Clark | 72-75-71-71—289 |
| Davis Love III | 77-71-71-71—290 |
| Angel Cabrera | 76-71-71-72—290 |
| Paul Lawrie | 72-72-73-73—290 |
| Rich Beem | 74-72-71-73—290 |
| K.J. Choi | 76-69-72-73—290 |
| Tiger Woods | 76-73-66-75—290 |
| a-Ricky Barnes | 69-74-75-73—291 |
| Bob Estes | 76-71-74-71—292 |
| Brad Faxon | 73-71-79-70—293 |
| Adam Scott | 77-72-74-70—293 |
| Scott McCarron | 77-71-72-73—293 |
| Chris Riley | 76-72-70-75—293 |
| Nick Price | 70-75-72-76—293 |
| Sergio Garcia | 69-78-74-73—294 |
| Charles Howell III | 73-72-76-73—294 |
| Darren Clarke | 66-76-78-74—294 |
| a-Hunter Mahan | 73-72-73-76—294 |
| Fred Couples | 73-75-69-77—294 |
| Kevin Sutherland | 77-72-76-70—295 |
| Loren Roberts | 74-72-76-73—295 |
| Nick Faldo | 74-73-75-73—295 |
| Rocco Mediate | 73-74-73-75—295 |
| Shingo Katayama | 74-72-76-74—296 |
| Billy Mayfair | 75-70-77-74—296 |
| Kenny Perry | 76-72-78-71—297 |
| Robert Allenby | 76-73-74-74—297 |
| Justin Rose | 73-76-71-77—297 |
| Phil Tataurangi | 75-70-74-78—297 |
| Craig Parry | 74-73-75-75—297 |
| Jeff Sluman | 75-72-76-75—298 |
| Pat Perez | 74-73-79-75—301 |
| a-Ryan Moore | 73-74-75-79—301 |
| John Rollins | 74-71-80-77—302 |
| Jerry Kelly | 72-76-77-79—304 |
| Craig Stadler | 76-73-79-77—305 |
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