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VFL David Skinns Wins Pinnacle Bank Championship, Earns PGA TOUR card
August 16, 2021 | Men's Golf
VFL David Skinns recorded a one-stroke victory at the Pinnacle Bank Championship in Omaha, Neb., earning his PGA TOUR card for the 2021-22 season.
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Skinns entered the regular season finale ranking in 46th place in the 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour points standings, needing to win the Pinnacle Bank Championship to move into the top 25 and earn his first PGA TOUR card.
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The 17-year pro shot 14-under for the weekend overall, winning Omaha's Pinnacle Bank Championship for the second time (2018).
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"It's been a lot of years coming," Skinns said. "That's all I can say and I'm so happy it's finally here. It's taken a lot of years, it's taken a lot of effort and this is just a little surreal right now.
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"I knew I had to win and I knew I could win. The fact that it's happened is just, it's a little surreal right now. But yeah, I'm just really proud of the way I stayed with it one shot by one shot, didn't get ahead of myself. Every time I went into the future, I just pulled myself right back again and that's the thing I'm most proud of."
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A two-time All-American at Tennessee, Skinns played for the Vols from 2001-05.
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Skinns is one of two Vols in program history to be named All-SEC for four consecutive years and also won the SEC individual title as a senior in 2005. Skinns was also named SEC Freshman of the Year in 2002.
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Skinns entered the regular season finale ranking in 46th place in the 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour points standings, needing to win the Pinnacle Bank Championship to move into the top 25 and earn his first PGA TOUR card.
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The 17-year pro shot 14-under for the weekend overall, winning Omaha's Pinnacle Bank Championship for the second time (2018).
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"It's been a lot of years coming," Skinns said. "That's all I can say and I'm so happy it's finally here. It's taken a lot of years, it's taken a lot of effort and this is just a little surreal right now.
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"I knew I had to win and I knew I could win. The fact that it's happened is just, it's a little surreal right now. But yeah, I'm just really proud of the way I stayed with it one shot by one shot, didn't get ahead of myself. Every time I went into the future, I just pulled myself right back again and that's the thing I'm most proud of."
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A two-time All-American at Tennessee, Skinns played for the Vols from 2001-05.
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Skinns is one of two Vols in program history to be named All-SEC for four consecutive years and also won the SEC individual title as a senior in 2005. Skinns was also named SEC Freshman of the Year in 2002.
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