| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Norwest, New South Wales, Australia |
| Established | 1993 |
| Course(s) | Castle Hill Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,767 yards (6,188 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | A$550,000 |
| Month played | January |
| Final year | 2001 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 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 $350,000 in 1995.
In 2001 Paul Gow set an Australasian tour record with a first-round score of 60.[1]
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Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (A$) |
Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | David Smail |
269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  David Gossett |
99,000 | Castle Hill | |
| 2000 | .svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} 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
- ^ "Gow strokes record score". BBC Sport. 25 January 2001.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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