Val Skinner
| Val Skinner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Bay Head, New Jersey, USA | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Oklahoma State University | ||
| Turned professional | 1982 | ||
| Former tour(s) | LPGA (joined 1983) 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 | T5th: 1996 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T8th: 1996 | ||
| du Maurier Classic | T4th: 1985 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Val Skinner (born October 16, 1960 in Hamilton, Montana, USA) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
Skinner 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 wins
- 1985 Konica San Jose Classic
- 1986 Mazda Classic
- 1987 MasterCard International
- 1993 Lady Keystone Open
- 1994 Atlanta Women’s Championship
- 1995 Sprint Championship
Notes and references
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"LPGA Biography". Ladies Professional Golf Association,. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "A Fresh Start". Sports Illistrated. 1995-05-08. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Val Skinner Foundation". Val Skinner Foundation. Retrieved 2010-01-09.