Canon Challenge

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.

Canon Challenge

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 Show map of Australia Castle Hill GC Location in New South Wales Show map of New South Wales

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.
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]