Canon Challenge

Canon Challenge
Tournament information
LocationNorwest, New South Wales, Australia
Established1993
Course(s)Castle Hill Golf Club
Par72
Length6,767 yards (6,188 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$550,000
Month playedJanuary
Final year2001
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 David Smail (2001)
To par−19 as above
Final champion
David Smail
Location map
Castle Hill GC
Location in Australia
Castle Hill GC
Location in New South Wales

The Canon Challenge was a golf tournament held in Australia between 1993 and 2001. Prize money was A$250,000 in 1993, A$300,000 in 1994 and $350,000 in 1995.

In 2001 Paul Gow set an Australasian tour record with a first-round score of 60.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (A$)
Venue Ref.
2001 David Smail 269 −19 1 stroke David Gossett 99,000 Castle Hill
2000 Paul Gow 272 −16 1 stroke Kenny Druce 99,000 Castle Hill
1999 Rod Pampling 270 −18 3 strokes Geoff Ogilvy 63,000 Terrey Hills
1998 Peter O'Malley 271 −17 9 strokes Paul Gow 90,000 Terrey Hills
1997 Peter Senior (3) 274 −14 Playoff Steven Alker 81,000 Terrey Hills
1996 Peter Senior (2) 278 −10 2 strokes Robert Allenby
Brad King
Robert Willis
54,000 Terrey Hills
1995 Craig Parry 275 −13 3 strokes Wayne Smith 63,000 Terrey Hills [2]
1994 Peter Senior 276 −12 Playoff Chris Gray 54,000 Castle Hill [3]
1993 Michael Campbell 272 −16 3 strokes Steven Conran 45,000 Castle Hill [4]

References

  1. ^ "Gow strokes record score". BBC Sport. 25 January 2001.
  2. ^ "Fortune smiles as Parry cashes in". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 865. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 February 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 26 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Play-off big step: Senior". The Canberra Times. Vol. 68, no. 21, 502. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 February 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 26 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Campbell cruises to PGA win". The Canberra Times. Vol. 67, no. 21, 139. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 March 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 26 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.