Val Skinner
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Hamilton, Montana, U.S. | ||
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| Residence | Bay Head, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Oklahoma State University | ||
| Turned professional | 1982 | ||
| Current tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | Legends Tour | ||
| Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | LPGA Tour (1983–2003) Ladies European Tour (joined 1982) | ||
| Professional wins | 10 | ||
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| Number of wins by tour | |||
| LPGA Tour | 6 | ||
| Ladies European Tour | 4 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | 2nd: 1986 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T5: 1996 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T8: 1996 | ||
| du Maurier Classic | T4: 1985 | ||
| Women's British Open | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Val Skinner (born October 16, 1960) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
Skinner was born in Hamilton, Montana. She was the 1974 Nebraska Junior Girls champion and the 1976 Nebraska High School State champion and won both these titles in 1978. She was also the 1980 Nebraska Match Play champion. She played her collegiate golf at Oklahoma State University where she was 1980 and 1982 Big Eight champion and the 1982 Big Eight Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year.
Professional career
She began her professional career on the Women Professional Golfers' European Tour (WPGET) as the Ladies European Tour was known at the time and had four wins. She gained exempt status for the LPGA Tour in 1983 by finishing tied for third at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She has six LPGA career victories and was a member of the 1996 U.S. Solheim Cup team and Captain of the 2003 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup team.[1][2]
She has established the Val Skinner Foundation to promote awareness of breast cancer risks and early breast cancer detection.[3]
Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of Victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 22, 1985 | Konica San Jose Classic | −7 (71-71-67=209) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Pat Bradley |
| 2 | Jan 26, 1986 | Mazda Classic | −8 (74-69-68-69=280) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Sandra Palmer |
| 3 | Aug 16, 1987 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | −4 (67-70-75=212) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Shelley Hamlin |
| 4 | May 23, 1993 | Lady Keystone Open | −6 (70-73-67=210) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Betsy King |
| 5 | Apr 17, 1994 | Atlanta Women's Championship | −10 (70-68-68=206) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Liselotte Neumann |
| 6 | Apr 30, 1995 | Sprint Championship | −15 (71-65-70-67=273) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Kris Tschetter |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985 | Konica San Jose Classic | Template:Flagicon Pat Bradley | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1996 | Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic | Template:Flagicon Kelly Robbins | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
Team appearances
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1996 (winners)
- Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2014 (winners)
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."LPGA Biography". LPGA. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
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Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rosaforte, Tim (May 8, 1995). "A Fresh Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Val Skinner Foundation". Val Skinner Foundation. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Val Skinner at the LPGA Tour official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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