The 2003 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 102nd staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place in April 2003. The championship ran from 18 July to 5 October 2003.
Kilmoyley were the defending champions.
The final was played on 5 October 2003 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Lixnaw, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–10 to 1–05 to claim a 19th championship title overall and a third title in succession.
Ballyduff's Thomas O'Rourke was the championship's top scorer with 5-27.
Team changes From championship
Decided not to field a team South Kerry
Results First round
Second round
Third round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Thomas O'RourkeBallyduff5-274258.402Mike ConwayLixnaw3-233248.003John Mike DooleyCauseway4-142638.664Shane BrickKilmoyley2-192538.335Seán TwomeyCrotta O'Neill's3-112036.66John EganSt Brendan's0-202036.667Michael SlatteryBallyheigue0-181836.00Bobby O'SullivanBallyduff0-181844.509Liam BoyleBallyduff2-101662.66Mike FoleyKenmare1-131635.33
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Mike ConwayLixnaw2-0713Ballyduff2Thomas O'RourkeBallyduff1-0912Causeway3Seán TwomeyCrotta O'Neill's2-0511KenmareThomas O'RourkeBallyduff2-0511CausewayThomas O'RourkeBallyduff1-0811Kilmoyley6John Mike DooleyCauseway3-0110Ballyduff7Liam BoyleBallyduff1-069Crotta O'Neill'sShane BrickKilmoyley1-069BallyduffJohn Mike DooleyCauseway0-099KenmareShane BrickKilmoyley0-099KenmareJohn EganSt Brendan's0-099Ballyheigue
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