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$550,000 |
Month played | January |
Final year | 2001 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 269 David Smail (2001) |
To par | −19 as above |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in Australia 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 $350,000 in 1995.
In 2001 Paul Gow set an Australasian tour record with a first-round score of 60.[1]
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (A$) | Venue | Ref. |
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2001 | ![]() | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | ![]() | 99,000 | Castle Hill | |
2000 | ![]() | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | ![]() | 99,000 | Castle Hill | |
1999 | ![]() | 270 | −18 | 3 strokes | ![]() | 63,000 | Terrey Hills | |
1998 | ![]() | 271 | −17 | 9 strokes | ![]() | 90,000 | Terrey Hills | |
1997 | ![]() | 274 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() | 81,000 | Terrey Hills | |
1996 | ![]() | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 54,000 | Terrey Hills | |
1995 | ![]() | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | ![]() | 63,000 | Terrey Hills | [2] |
1994 | ![]() | 276 | −12 | Playoff | ![]() | 54,000 | Castle Hill | [3] |
1993 | ![]() | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | ![]() | 45,000 | Castle Hill | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.