Rahmani takes the money at Royal Pines

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RACV Royal Pines Resort - 2020 Handiskins Club Championship

Many of the Handiskins alumni are familiar with the beautiful and challenging Royal Pines layout on Queensland's Gold Coast, as the Handiskins Championship Golf Week is held on these fairways each year. However not many have realised that this a club just like yours and today the members of Royal Pines hosted their 2020 Handiskins Club Championship, utilising the the Green course on the front nine and the Gold course on the back nine. 

It's not unusual for the Handiskins format to come right down to the wire, with 3 of the four finalists teeing off on the 18th,  holding an opportunity to win the championships, only to see the final hole drawn, and the money split evenly across the four finalists. In the end it was the pinpoint accuracy on the par-3 Nearest-the-pins that got Naeem Rahmani home. Rahmani won both of these nearest the pins on the second and seventh holes, to give himself a $120 buffer that moved him to $440 for the day. This proved to be the difference with the fast-finishing Ty Kostevski ($360) in second, followed by Choi Jung Hun ($220) and Glenn Denniston ($180) all enjoying a handy payday. 

It was a close finish, and evenly fought throughout the entire round. 

Well done everyone, we hope to see you at the Handiskins National Championship - right here at RACV Royal Pines in 2021 on the Gold Coast.  All four finalists received a Bridgestone Golf Cap and fought it out for their share in $1200 of Club Vouchers. 

National Championships Qualifications 2021

All four finalists have now also qualified for the national championship and are extended an invitation to contest Australasia's best Amateur golf championship at the 2021 Handiskins National Championship at RACV Royal Pines Resort next May. Given the great spirit contesting today we are sure all four finalists would be able to claim the silverware and be crowned Handiskins National Champion. The 2021 event will be held from  Wednesday 28th April – Sunday 2nd May 2021.

Non-qualifiers can still join the fun of the National Championships 

For those  who weren't lucky enough to qualify for the National Championships but want to join these finalists and other club-mates on the Gold Coast each year, take a look at the amazing packages that we have available for the Peter Lehmann Wines Golf Challenge - A social Stableford championship for those wishing to join the fun of Handiskins National Championship Week. Player Packages and non-playing partner packages are now open. Find out More about the Peter Lehmann Wines Golf Challenge here.

Time for Rod Hockey to work on his short game?

Rod Hockey will be in a position to clean up at the Handiskins National Championships Week. After taking out the the nearest the pin challenge in the first round of qualifying, don't be surprised if you see Rod Hockey also spending more time around the Royal Pines Resort's chipping greens in the coming months. Rod could be contesting both the Peter Lehmann Wines Golf Challenge on the Gold Coast, as well as having the opportunity to contest the Yamaha Chipping competition at the 2021 Handiskins Championship Week. The winner will return to their club as the owner of a brand new Yamaha Golf Cart.

See you again in 2021

Thanks to the members at RACV Royal Pines Resort for a terrific tournament in 2020 - we can't wait to see you all again in 2021