Everything about Skins Game totally explained
A
skins game is a type of scoring for various sports, most notably
golf but also for
curling and
bowling.
Golf
In
golf, a skins event has players compete for prize money on each individual hole.
LG Skins Game
There is an annual skins game for male professional golfers which takes place in November or December each year after the end of the official
PGA Tour season. It is recognized by the PGA Tour but doesn't count towards the official money list. It is currently sponsored by
LG and is officially known as the LG Skins Game, hosted at the Indian Wells Golf Resort in
Indian Wells,
California.
The Skins Game differs from most PGA Tour golf tournaments in several ways. Only four golfers are invited to the tournament and the golfers play to win individual holes or "skins" in a
match play format. Each hole is assigned a different monetary value and the golfer who wins the hole with the best score outright wins the money for that hole. In the event that two or more golfers tie (which is called "halving") on a hole, the skins carry over to the next hole. In the event that two or more golfers halve the final hole, a playoff begins until one golfer wins a hole outright. (In a playoff that requires more than one playoff hole, if a player isn't one of those that halve the playoff hole, he's eliminated—it isn't "one tie, all tie".)
Fred Couples is given the nickname of "Mr. Skins" because of his dominance in the Skins Game. He has won $3,515,000 and 77 skins in 11 appearances. He has won five of the Skins Games overall.
Prize money is awarded as follows:
| Hole |
Prize Money (per hole) |
| 1-6 |
$25,000 |
| 7-12 |
$50,000 |
| 13-17 |
$75,000 |
| 181 |
$200,000 |
1 This is known as a "super skin"
The total prize money is exactly $1 million.
Rule change
In
2001, the player winning a hole outright had to tie or win the next hole to collect his skins from the previous hole. This was very tough to do.
Greg Norman was the only one that could back up his win on the previous hole. He won the 17th and tied for low on the 18th hole to collect $800,000, the largest skin collected for one hole. He won the $200,000 in a playoff to win the entire $1 million dollar prize money. This rule was rescinded the following year.
Milestones
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Winnings |
| 2007 |
Stephen Ames |
$675,000 |
| 2006 |
Stephen Ames |
$590,000 |
| 2005 |
Fred Funk |
$925,000 |
| 2004 |
Fred Couples |
$640,000 |
| 2003 |
Fred Couples |
$605,000 |
| 2002 |
Mark O'Meara |
$405,000 |
| 2001 |
Greg Norman |
$1,000,000 |
| 2000 |
Colin Montgomerie |
$415,000 |
| 1999 |
Fred Couples |
$635,000 |
| 1998 |
Mark O'Meara |
$430,000 |
| 1997 |
Tom Lehman |
$300,000 |
| 1996 |
Fred Couples |
$280,000 |
| 1995 |
Fred Couples |
$270,000 |
| 1994 |
Tom Watson |
$210,000 |
| 1993 |
Payne Stewart |
$280,000 |
| 1992 |
Payne Stewart |
$220,000 |
| 1991 |
Payne Stewart |
$260,000 |
| 1990 |
Curtis Strange |
$225,000 |
| 1989 |
Curtis Strange |
$265,000 |
| 1988 |
Ray Floyd |
$290,000 |
| 1987 |
Lee Trevino |
$310,000 |
| 1986 |
Fuzzy Zoeller |
$370,000 |
| 1985 |
Fuzzy Zoeller |
$255,000 |
| 1984 |
Jack Nicklaus |
$240,000 |
| 1983 |
Gary Player |
$170,000 |
There is an annual skins game in Canada for male professional golfers which takes place in June or July each year. It is recognized by the PGA Tour but doesn't count towards the official money list. It is currently sponsored by
Telus and is officially known as the Telus World Skins Game, hosted at a different golf course each year within Canada.
Over the past two years the
Telus Skins Game has also incorporated a theme, which has been a "world" theme. The "world" theme incorporates 5 golfers located from different regions across the globe (5 golfers from different countries).
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