Sonny Skinner
| Sonny Skinner | |||||
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 Skinner at the 2010 PGA Championship | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | August 18, 1960 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 and 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 | |||||
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Sonny Skinner (born August 18, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour.
Skinner was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. He turned professional in 1982.
Skinner joined the PGA Tour in 1990 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.
Skinner has been inducted into the Abraham Baldwin Agrircultural College Athletic Hall of Fame, the Shorter College Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (4)
[edit]Nike Tour wins (2)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]Results in major championships
[edit]| 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 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Skinner only played in the PGA Championship.
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]- PGA Cup: 2009 (winners), 2011 (winners)
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Sonny Skinner at the PGA Tour official site