Canon Challenge
Tournament information | |
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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$516,934 |
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 |
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. |
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2001 | David Smail | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | David Gossett | Castle Hill | ||
2000 | Paul Gow | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Castle Hill | |||
1999 | Rod Pampling | 270 | −18 | 3 strokes | Geoff Ogilvy | Terrey Hills | ||
1998 | Peter O'Malley | 271 | −17 | 9 strokes | Paul Gow | Terrey Hills | ||
1997 | Peter Senior (3) | 274 | −14 | Playoff | Steven Alker | Terrey Hills | ||
1996 | Peter Senior (2) | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Robert Allenby |
Terrey Hills | ||
1995 | Craig Parry | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | 63,000 | Terrey Hills | [2] | |
1994 | Peter Senior | 276 | −12 | Playoff | 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.
Categories:
- Former PGA Tour of Australasia events
- Golf tournaments in Australia
- Recurring sporting events established in 1993
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2001
- 1993 establishments in Australia
- 2001 disestablishments in Australia