A chip-in eagle on the second hole at Palmerston Golf and Country Club was the perfect start to Pike’s round, aided by a double-bogey posted by fellow overnight co-leader Nathan Barbieri on the opening hole.

Pike maintained a three-shot lead for much of the round but a firing Michael Sim stayed within reach of the hometown hero.

A blistering back-nine including back-to-back birdies on holes 15 and 16 put Sim within one shot of Pike, with a final birdie on the 18th taking the Queenslander to a share of the 12-under lead.

With Pike unable to add any further red numbers to his scorecard on the closing holes, Sim’s efforts were enough to take the pair to a playoff in order to determine a 2020 champion.

Pike was victorious on the first playoff hole to claim the NT PGA Championship in brilliant fashion at his former home course.

More to come.

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