Sonny Skinner

Sonny Skinner (born August 18, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour.

Sonny Skinner
Personal information
Born (1960-08-18) August 18, 1960
Portsmouth, Virginia
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceSylvester, Georgia
Career
CollegeAbraham Baldwin Agricultural College and Shorter College
Turned professional1982
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2008, 2010, 2013
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Professional of the Year2008
Senior PGA Professional
of the Year		2010

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)

Nike Tour wins (2)
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.YearTournamentOpponent(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)

Results in major championships
Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Skinner only played in the PGA Championship.

U.S. national team appearances
  • PGA Cup: 2009 (winners), 2011 (winners)

See also
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