Canon Challenge

Golf tournament held in Australia

Golf tournament

Canon ChallengeTournament 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

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Castle Hill GC

Location in New South Wales

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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

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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 | 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

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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.