Val Skinner | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Hamilton, Montana, U.S. | October 16, 1960||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Residence | Bay Head, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
Career | |||
College | Oklahoma State University | ||
Turned professional | 1982 | ||
Current tour(s) | Legends Tour | ||
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1983–2003) Ladies European Tour (joined 1982) | ||
Professional wins | 10 | ||
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.
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.
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]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Sep 22, 1985 | Konica San Jose Classic | −7 (71-71-67=209) | Playoff | Pat Bradley |
2 | Jan 26, 1986 | Mazda Classic | −8 (74-69-68-69=280) | 1 stroke | Sandra Palmer |
3 | Aug 16, 1987 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | −4 (67-70-75=212) | 1 stroke | Shelley Hamlin |
4 | May 23, 1993 | Lady Keystone Open | −6 (70-73-67=210) | 2 strokes | Betsy King |
5 | Apr 17, 1994 | Atlanta Women's Championship | −10 (70-68-68=206) | 1 stroke | Liselotte Neumann |
6 | Apr 30, 1995 | Sprint Championship | −15 (71-65-70-67=273) | 2 strokes | Kris Tschetter |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1985 | Konica San Jose Classic | Pat Bradley | Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 1996 | Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic | Kelly Robbins | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
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