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Tudor pockets $360,000 in inaugural King Skins
R. Tudor
 
S. DaCosta
+5

Riverside Oaks, Sydney
Portsea is a classic undulating seaside course with firm, quick greens guarded by large bunkers and thick rough.
Par 72 (36,36) 5935 metres ACR 70.
A. Millar
+5
M. Hauser
+6
R. Bondietti
+12
P. Baron
+20
A. Bennett
+42
The King Tour started the 2001 season with a K$900,000 Skins match.   Tour veterans Mike Hauser and Steve DaCosta were joined by the reigning King Challenge Champion Rohan Tudor and tour rookie Phil Bamford.  Conditions were fine and the course was in great condition, no excuse for the crap golf displayed by all players on the opening holes!  Rohan found form early and was inches away from a hole in one on the 4th (Lets not go into that further, though he did make par!).  Mike then caught the Par train for a couple of holes.  Rookie Phil took to the King tour pressure with ease racking up Skins on 1, 7 and 8.  Steve saved his best for his second into the Par 5 9th, a sensational fairway wood onto the green.  Eagle eluded him but a tap in birdie was enough for some cash.
S. Cummins
dnf
 
 
Grip it and Rip it - 1st hole Par 4 370 metres
Reigning title holder Rohan launches into the first drive		 7th hole Par 3 151 metres
Simon tees off as Paul, Bondy and Steve look on
 
Mike again caught the Par train and racked up two more skins, before Phil birdied the watery 12th to take the cash.  3 pars on 13 carried the Skins through to the tough Par 3 14th, it was between Phil and Rohan after both Mike and Steve went into the lake.  Rohan took the skins.  The final 3 holes jackpotted leaving $240K up for grabs on 18.  Rohan struck one dead centre on the fairway.  Steve and Mike went left, Phil hit water right, starting to feel the pressure that is - KING GOLF. Steve made it on to the green in 4, Mike took a divot out of a tree costing a shot and was just off the green in 4.  Phils watery demise put him out of the running.  Rohans second went into the greenside trap landing in a shocking lie.  The Tudor wizardry came through however to give him a chance at par.  Mikes bogey putt didnt make it.  Rohan missed par but tapped in for bogey.  Steve had a putt to halve the hole and went within inches but it failed to drop.  Moneybags Rohan gratefully accepted the skin.
 

 
Almost in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 12th hole Par 3 173 metres
Mike's shot of the day on the 12th almost went in for a hole in one, he did make the tap in for birdie!!!		 Andrew on the charge- 12th hole Par 3 173 metres
Andrew Millar rolls in a 'circus girl' birdie putt on 12th following it up with a birdie on 13 to move into the lead
 
 
Roughing it !! - 13th hole Par 4 244 metres
Dont go left on the 13th hole, AB is seen here neck deep in deep rough. He safely recovered
 
 

Hole by hole review
Hole 1  Phil $20K  No sign of nerves from the King tour rookie
Hole 2 Halved A lacklustre display of golf by all
Hole 3 Rohan $40K Solid par from Rohan
Hole 4 Halved Rohan almost puts the ball in from the tee then misses the putt
Hole 5 Mike $40K Mike makes a scrambling par to win
Hole 6 Mike $20K Par train reels in another skin
Hole 7 Phil $20K Solid par too good for the rookie
Hole 8 Phil $20K Par train stops at the bank for Phil
Hole 9 Steve $20K Steve launches into his second to set up a tap in birdie 
Hole 10 Mike $40K Mike pars to take the cash
Hole 11 Mike $40K Another trip to the EFTPOS machine for Mike
Hole 12 Phil $40K Birdie to Phil and a win
Hole 13 Halved Par not good enough 
Hole 14 Rohan $80K Mike and Steve get wet, Rohan pars for the win
Hole 15 Mike $40K 5 iron sets up par for Mike to win
Hole 16 Halved Phil sinks a big putt to halve the hole
Hole 17 Halved Rohan eyes the prize but Steve halves
Hole 18 Rohan $240K Big pay day set up with a great bunker recovery, Steve misses the half as his putt just lips out.

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