Val Skinner (born October 16, 1960) is an American

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who played on the

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Amateur career

Skinner was born in

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. She was the 1974

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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

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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

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was known at the time and had four wins. She gained exempt status for the

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

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U.S.

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team and Captain of the 2003 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup team. She has established the Val Skinner Foundation to promote awareness of breast cancer risks and early breast cancer detection.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

Team appearances

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(representing the United States): 2014 (winners)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Val American female golfers Oklahoma State Cowgirls golfers LPGA Tour golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Solheim Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from Montana Golfers from New Jersey People from Hamilton, Montana People from Bay Head, New Jersey Sportspeople from Ocean County, New Jersey 1960 births Living people