The Columbus Southern Open was a

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tournament on the

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played only in 2003. It was played in

Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it o ...

, at the Green Island Country Club. The purse for the tournament was US$1,500,000, with $225,000 going to the winner,

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