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A skins game is a type of scoring for various sports. It has its origins in golf but has been adapted for disc golf, curling and bowling.

Nicklaus, Palmer, Player, and Watson Signed 1983 Skins Game Program - FIRST Jack Nicklaus nicknamed 'The Golden Bear', is an American professional golfer. By winning a total of 18 career major championships while producing 19 second place and 9 third place finishes in major events on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years, he is widely regarded. November 29, 1983 A troubled Tom Watson reiterated his opinion yesterday that Gary Player had, knowingly or unknowingly, cheated at a vital moment in Sunday's nationally televised high-stakes.

• Nov 29, 1983 If you ever want a golf tournament or golf match to be run right, get Joe Dey. He was PCA Tour Commissioner at one time. Last Sunday, he was the rules referee in The Skins Game in Scottsdale. Aril., a newly formulated. Nationally televised four-man match which wound up with Gary Player winning SI70.000 and Tom Watson accusing him of cheating.
• Feb 13, 2020 This event was a made-for-TV tournament that drew huge ratings for its 1983 debut for two reasons: The skins format had never been used in a televised golf event before; and the four golfers who took part in that first Skins Game were Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Tom Watson.
• May 20, 1989 12 AM Tom Watson probably wishes he could change a few things in his career, but nothing more than his controversial accusation that Gary Player cheated in the 1983 Skins Game.
• Nov 28, 1983 ABOUT an hour after Gary Player won $150,000 with a 5-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole in The Skins Game golf event yesterday, Tom Watson accused the South African, who won a total of $170,000, of.

Golf[edit]

In golf, a skins event has players compete for prize money on each individual hole.

Skins Game, PGA Tour[edit]

There was an annual skins game for male professional golfers which took place in November or December each year after the end of the official PGA Tour season (1983–2008). It was recognized by the PGA Tour but did not count towards the official money list.

Telus Skins Game[edit]

There is an annual skins game in Canada for male professional golfers which takes place in June or July each year. It is recognized by the PGA Tour but does not count towards the official money list. It is currently sponsored by Telus and is officially known as the Telus World Skins Game, hosted at a different golf course each year within Canada.

The Telus Skins Game also incorporated a theme, a 'world' theme. The 'world' theme incorporates five golfers from different countries).

Notes[edit]

The popularity of the tournament led to the term skins game being used to refer to progressive jackpot events where if a prize is not won, it is carried over to the next round for a combined jackpot.

At least in the early versions of the Jack Nicklaus Golf series of computer games, players were given a choice of stroke play or Skins rules (and in the initial set-up of a game, could set any value for any hole).

Curling[edit]

A skins game format has also been adapted to the game of curling. In this format, teams play for ends, not scoring within an end, though points (or in some competitions, prize money as in golf's version) may be assigned to each end. To win an end, the team that has 'the hammer' — the one which throws the last stone in the end, an inherent advantage — must score at least two points (under normal scoring rules) to win the end. The other team may win the end by stealing one point. If the team with the hammer gets only one point or the end is blanked, then the game points or prize money associated with that end carry over to the next, as with the golf skins game. If there are unclaimed skins after the final end, they are usually played off with a 'draw to the button' — each team throws a single stone into an empty house (target), with the stone coming closest to the button (center) winning.

Scoring in curling skins games is done in one of two methods: in one method, an 'S' is denoted if a team wins a skin, and a 'C' is denoted for the team with the hammer if there is a carryover. In any event, a '0' is denoted for the other team, and an asterisk is placed beside the team with the hammer. In the other method, an 'X' is denoted if a team wins a skin, and a '0' is denoted if the skin is carried over (under the team with the hammer), with the other team's entry for the end being blank. This method, however, does not keep track of which team will have the hammer in an end (which instead must be determined based on the score markings).

The Continental Cup of Curling is the best-known bonspiel to utilize the skins format. In this bonspiel, the skins portion is played for a total of 30 points, with point values assigned to each end as follows: One half point each for the first six ends, one point each for the seventh and eighth ends. There are 6 skins games with 5 skins available each game. These points are combined with those earned in earlier matches of mixed doubles, singles skills and traditional team games to determine the winner of the Cup. ^[1]

The TSN Skins Game was an annual tournament which featured skins games. The Network was restarted in 2007.

The Skins Game was thought to have been invented by Doug Maxwell, a noted innovator in the sport. Early skins games often consisted of ten ends, the standard length of a modern competitive curling game. Today, largely on account of the influence of television, eight end games (the usual length of a recreational or semi-competitive curling game) has become the standard for skins competition.

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It was 50 years ago, on May 3, 1970, that Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus battled in a playoff after 36 exhausting holes at the Byron Nelson Open in Dallas. To commemorate the day, Golfweek looks back at some shots of the two icons through the years.

When Palmer died in 2016, Nicklaus had the following to say:

1983 Skins Game Cheating Scene

“He was one of my best friends, closest friends, and he was for a long, long time. I will miss him greatly,” Nicklaus said.

“Arnold transcended the game of golf. He was more than a golfer or even great golfer. He was an icon. He was a legend. Arnold was someone who was a pioneer in his sport. He took the game from one level to a higher level, virtually by himself. Along the way, he had millions of adoring fans—Barbara and I among them. We were great competitors, who loved competing against each other, but we were always great friends along the way. Arnold always had my back, and I had his. We were always there for each other. That never changed.”

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