Best Performance By 1st Time Nationals Competitors:
- 1996 – Tony Grinter
- 1997 – Mike Kurtzman
- 1998 – Russell Lehmann
- 1999 – John Dominiak
- 2000 – Herb Hendrix
- 2001 – Barry Low
- 2002 – Paul Hauston
- 2003 – Mike Gilman
- 2004 – Ashley Blades
- 2005 – Peter Cornale
- 2006 – Nicolas Raymond
- 2007 – Alastair Ansell
- 2008 – Daniel Schaffer
- 2009 – Andrew Biddlecombe
- 2010 – Andrew Andreou
- 2011 – Russell Moore
- 2012 – ???