Val Skinner

Val Skinner (born October 16, 1960) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Val Skinner
Personal information
Born	(1960-10-16) October 16, 1960 (age 64) Hamilton, Montana, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Bay Head, New Jersey, U.S.
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1982
Current tour(s)	Legends Tour
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1983–2003) 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	T5: 1996
U.S. Women's Open	T8: 1996
du Maurier Classic	T4: 1985
Women's British Open	DNP
Achievements and awards
LPGA Komen Award 1999

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.^[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 Tour wins

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

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1985	Konica San Jose Classic	Pat Bradley	Won with par on first extra hole
2	1996	Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic	Kelly Robbins	Lost 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)