Sonny Skinner

Sonny Skinner
Skinner at the 2010 PGA Championship
Personal information
Born	(1960-08-18) August 18, 1960 (age 64) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Sylvester, Georgia, U.S.
Career
College	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Shorter College
Turned professional	1982
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	2
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2008, 2010, 2013, 2021
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Professional of the Year 2008 Senior PGA Professional of the Year 2010

Sonny Skinner (born August 18, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour.

Early life

Skinner was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Professional career

In 1982, Skinner turned professional. In 1990, Skinner joined the PGA Tour after going through qualifying school. He played on the Ben Hogan Tour in 1991 after a poor performance in his rookie year on the PGA Tour. He went through qualifying school again in 1991 and returned to the PGA Tour in 1992. He returned to the Nationwide Tour in 1993 where he won the first event he entered, the NIKE Shreveport Open. He picked up his second win on Tour in 1994 at the NIKE Dominion Open. He played on the Nationwide Tour until earning his PGA Tour card through qualifying school for the third time in 1996. In the 1997 Buick Open, he tied the course record at the Warwick Hills Golf Course with a 62 but Billy Mayfair shot a 61 in 2001 to break the record. He failed to retain his card in 1997 but went through qualifying school for a fourth time to earn his card for 1998. He returned to the Nationwide Tour in 1999 where he would play full-time until 2004. He played on the Nationwide Tour part-time until 2010.

Skinner joined the Champions Tour in 2010 once he turned 50.

Skinner was named the PGA Professional of the Year in 2008 and the Senior PGA Professional of the Year in 2010, becoming the first person to win both awards. He is a PGA teaching professional at the River Pointe Golf Club in Albany, Georgia.

Awards and honors

• Skinner has been inducted into the Abraham Baldwin Agrircultural College Athletic Hall of Fame
• He has been inducted into the Shorter College Athletic Hall of Fame
• Skinner has been inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
• In 2008, he was named the PGA Professional of the Year
• In 2010, Skinner was named the Senior PGA Professional of the Year

Professional wins (4)

Nike Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Apr 18, 1993	Nike Shreveport Open	−10 (74-70-69-65=278)	1 stroke	Bob May
2	Jun 19, 1994	Nike Dominion Open	−17 (70-65-67-69=271)	Playoff	Jim Carter

Nike Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1993	Nike Bakersfield Open	Clark Dennis, Jim Furyk	Dennis won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1994	Nike Dominion Open	Jim Carter	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

• 2009 Georgia PGA Championship
• 2012 Georgia PGA Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	2008	2009
PGA Championship	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
PGA Championship	CUT			CUT

Tournament	2020	2021
PGA Championship		CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Skinner only played in the PGA Championship.

U.S. national team appearances

• PGA Cup: 2009 (winners), 2011 (winners)

See also

• 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1991 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• Sonny Skinner at the PGA Tour official site