David Andrew Skinns (born 1 February 1982) is an English

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Skinns was born in

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. He was the losing finalist in the 2000

Boys Amateur Championship The Boys Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. The competition is organised and run by The R&A. History The Boys Amateur Championship was first played at Royal Ascot in 1921. In 1921 boys had to ...

. He attended the

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and majored in psychology. Skinns competed on the

NGA Hooters Tour SwingThought, formerly the NGA Pro Golf Tour, is the oldest developmental golf tour based in the United States. The tour was acquired by Golf Interact in 2014 and rebranded as SwingThought. The tour consists of around 25 professional golf tourna ...

and won seven times on the tour between 2008 and 2012. He played in a number of event on the

Web.com Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Th ...

in 2012 and 2014 and on the

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in 2013, 2015 and 2016. In 2017, Skinns started the season Web.com Tour season finale 115th on the money list. A T2 at the

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moved him to 58th. Skinns failed to earn a PGA Tour card, but was guaranteed full Web.com Tour status for the first time in his career. The next year, Skinns earned his first win on a major professional tour at the

Pinnacle Bank Championship The Pinnacle Bank Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in July 2017 at The Club at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska. Winners Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season m ...

. He fell short again of qualifying for the PGA Tour, finishing 41st on the regular season money list and outside the top 25 in the Finals. Skinns won the same event in 2021, but this time, his win was enough to earn him a PGA Tour card.

Professional wins (10)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

NGA Hooters Tour wins (7)

*2008 Dothan Classic, First-Tee Inverrary Country Club Open, Base Camp Realty/Chesdin Landing Open *2011 River Islands Golf Club Classic *2012 Cutter Creek Golf Classic, Three Ridges NGA Knoxville Classic, NGA Tour Classic at Achasta Source:

Team appearances

Amateur *

Men's Home Internationals The Men's Home Internationals were an amateur team golf championship for men between the four Home Nations. Ireland was represented by the whole island of Ireland.The event was organised by The R&A. The inaugural event was held in 1932 and the v ...

(representing England): 2000 – 2006 *

European Youths' Team Championship The European Youths' Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for men under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1961. It was played every year until 1982, then every second year. It ...

(representing England): 2002 *

Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

(representing Europe):

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(winners),

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