Canon Challenge
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | New South Wales, Australia |
| Established | 1993 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 2001 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 David Smail (2001) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Final champion | |
| David Smail | |
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 $350,000 in 1995.
In 2001 Paul Gow set an Australasian tour record with a first-round score of 60.[1]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (A$) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | David Smail |  New Zealand |
Castle Hill | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  David Gossett |
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| 2000 | Paul Gow |  Australia |
Castle Hill | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Kenny Druce |
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| 1999 | Rod Pampling | Australia |
Terrey Hills | 270 | −18 | 3 strokes | Geoff Ogilvy |
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| 1998 | Peter O'Malley | Australia |
Terrey Hills | 271 | −17 | 9 strokes | Paul Gow |
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| 1997 | Peter Senior (3) | Australia |
Terrey Hills | 274 | −14 | Playoff | Steven Alker |
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| 1996 | Peter Senior (2) | Australia |
Terrey Hills | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Robert Allenby Brad King Robert Willis |
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| 1995 | Craig Parry | Australia |
Terrey Hills | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Wayne Smith |
63,000 | [2] |
| 1994 | Peter Senior | Australia |
Castle Hill | 276 | −12 | Playoff | Chris Gray |
54,000 | [3] |
| 1993 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand |
Castle Hill | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Steven Conran |
45,000 | [4] |
In 1994, Senior won at the first extra hole of the playoff. In 1997, Senior won at the fourth extra hole.
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.