David Skinns Facts: 18 Things You Didn't Know About The English PGA Tour Player
Get to know Englishman David Skinns better with these facts about his life and career in the game


David Skinns might not be top of your list when you're asked to name English golfers, but he is immensely talented and can certainly chop it up with the likes of Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick. Yet, if you don't know very much about Skinns, keep reading to find out a little more about his life and career in the pro game.
David Skinns Facts
1. His full name is David Andrew Skinns.
2. He was born in Lincoln, England on February 1, 1982 and went on to attend high school there.
3. Skinns attended the University of Tennessee where he majored in psychology.
4. After college, he worked as a bartender alongside playing golf.
5. Skinns lost to Scotland's David Inglis in the final of the 2000 Boys Amateur Championship - an annual event hosted by the R&A.
6. The Englishman turned professional in 2005 and has since gone on to compete on the NGA Hooters Tour, PGA Tour Canada, and the Korn Ferry Tour.
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7. Skinns won seven times on the NGA Hooters Tour between 2008 and 2012.
8. His first Korn Ferry Tour victory (or Web.com as it was at the time) arrived in 2018 at the Pinnacle Bank Championship.
9. After winning the same event again in 2021, Skinns secured his PGA Tour card for the first time.
10. He was unable to maintain his status, however, but later returned to the PGA Tour ahead of the 2024 campaign after qualifying as part of the top-25 at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship.
David Skinns holds up his PGA Tour card after qualifying through the Korn Ferry Tour Championship in 2023
11. Skinns said that if he did not play golf, he would like to be a pilot. His bucket-list aspiration is to fly in a fast jet.
12. Among the sports teams he follows are Manchester United (soccer), the Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL), the Atlanta Braves (MLB), and the Tennessee Volunteers (college football).
13. Skinns' favorite food is a full English breakfast - which generally consists of bacon, sausage, black pudding, beans, mushroom, tomato, hash browns, eggs, and toast.
14. His favorite genre of music is 'House' - a version of electronic dance music.
15. Skinns' wife is called Kristin, and the pair have three children called Brayden, Bennett, and Colt.
16. The family live in Suwanee, Georgia - which is just north-east of Atlanta.
17. In the first round of the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship, Skinns shot a course-record 12-under 60 and missed a birdie putt on his 18th hole for a 59.
18. In the 2024 PGA Tour season, he had the second-lowest scoring average on par-3 holes with 2.94. Only World No.2 Xander Schauffele was lower (2.93).
David Skinns Bio
Full name | David Andrew Skinns |
Born | Lincoln, England |
Birthday | February 1, 1982 |
Height | 5ft 11in (180cm) |
College | University of Tennessee |
Turned professional | 2005 |
Professional wins | 10 |
Best OWGR position | 133rd |
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