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Val Skinner
Professional golfer

Val Skinner

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Biography

Val Skinner (born October 16, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays 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.

She has established the Val Skinner Foundation to promote awareness of breast cancer risks and early breast cancer detection.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins

No.DateTournamentWinning ScoreMargin of
Victory
Runner-up
1Sep 22, 1985Konica San Jose Classic−7 (71-71-67=209)PlayoffUnited States Pat Bradley
2Jan 26, 1986Mazda Classic−8 (74-69-68-69=280)1 strokeUnited States Sandra Palmer
3Aug 16, 1987MasterCard International Pro-Am−4 (67-70-75=212)1 strokeUnited States Shelley Hamlin
4May 23, 1993Lady Keystone Open−6 (70-73-67=210)2 strokesUnited States Betsy King
5Apr 17, 1994Atlanta Women's Championship−10 (70-68-68=206)1 strokeSweden Liselotte Neumann
6Apr 30, 1995Sprint Championship−15 (71-65-70-67=273)2 strokesUnited States Kris Tschetter

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11985Konica San Jose ClassicUnited States Pat BradleyWon with par on first extra hole
21996Twelve Bridges LPGA ClassicUnited States Kelly RobbinsLost 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)

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