Skins games always bring out great golfing rivalries – and Monday’s at Portarlington Golf Club promises to be no exception.
Not only will the club’s Skins Game feature three legends of Australian golf, but two “homegrown” heroes battling it out for the cash.
Peter Lonard, Andre Stolz and David McKenzie are all set for the six-hole showdown on modified holes around the Port clubhouse, using it also as practice for the following day’s Sheen Panel Service Legends Pro-Am.
But joining the fiveball will be resident Port professional Matt Milne and former Vic Open winner Stacey Peters – a former women’s club champion at Port.
“I can’t wait to take on the boys,” said Peters, the club’s 2005 champion as a 19-year-old amateur before winning the Vic Open in 2013 at nearby 13th Beach.
“I’ve heard a sneaky rumour that a few of the girls at Portarlington are going to come out and get behind me, so I hope I can put on a bit of a show for them and pinch a couple of dollars from the boys’ pockets.”
Milne has twice previously played the Skins Game – which features mounting jackpots until holes are won – but is yet to put his paws on any cash.
“I need to sort this out, the grief factor is fairly high,” Milne joked.
“The boys are always in good form and now I’ll probably lose the hometown fans to Stace, so I’m up against it already.”
The Skins Game starts about 4.30pm and is the centrepiece of an afternoon of fun with live music, food vans and other great entertainment in a village near the first tee.
There will also be an amateurs’ hole-in-one competition with a Portarlington Golf Club membership on offer for the first ace.
