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, held from August 14–17 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club near

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won his only major title, two strokes ahead of runner-up

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, who was making his 164th PGA Tour start and was ranked 169th in the world at the start of the week. This was the fifth major at the East Course, which previously hosted the PGA Championship in 1980, and the U.S. Open in

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. It also hosted the Ryder Cup in

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; the PGA Championship returned in

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. The first round of the tournament was briefly interrupted by the

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Course layout

East Course Previous course lengths for major championships * - par 70, 1989 U.S. Open * - par 70,

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* - par 70, 1968 U.S. Open * - par 70, 1956 U.S. Open

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, August 14, 2003''

Second round

''Friday, August 15, 2003''

Third round

''Saturday, August 16, 2003''

Final round

''Sunday, August 17, 2003'' Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

External links

2003 PGA Championship official site
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