2 - PGA TOUR Media

SECTION TOURNAMENT HISTORIES
3
3-4
2005 Wendy’s Champions
Skins Game [Unofficial Event]
NICKLAUS
Winner: JACK NICKLAUS
11 Skins $340,000
Holes 1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20,000 each
Holes 7-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000 each
Holes 13-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40,000 each
Hole 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000
KEYS TO VICTORY
Jack Nicklaus clinched his JACK NICKLAUS
second Champions Skins title
and his first since 1991 by
earning $40,000 with a birdie
on the 15th hole. Nicklaus
had picked up $130,000 by
winning five skins with a birdie on No. 9 and
$170,000. He added five more skins with another
birdie on No. 14, which clinched him a tie with
four holes remaining. However, his 14-foot birdie
putt on No. 15 closed the door on the only other
player who had a chance, Craig Stadler. Stadler
got off to an early lead with consecutives skins on
Nos. 2-4, quickly picking up $80,000. He would not
earn another skin until No. 18 as the day belonged
to Nicklaus, who was plagued by a sore hamstring.
Nicklaus dropped in an eight-footer for birdie at
No. 9 and a six-footer for another birdie at No. 14,
which pushed him into a comfortable lead. Stadler,
playing in his first Champions Skins Game, picked
up the Wendy’s Super Skin at No. 18 and $100,000.
Tournament Record:
$450,000, Hale Irwin, 2002
Wailea Golf Club (Gold)
Wailea, Maui, HI
February 5-6, 2005
Purse: $600,000
Par: 36-36—72
Yards: 6,845
Hole No. 1 Tom Watson and Craig Stadler halve with par-4s
Hole No. 2 Stadler, 2 1 /2-foot birdie putt, two skins, collects $40,000
Hole No. 3 Stadler, 20-foot birdie putt, one skin, collects $20,000
Hole No. 4 Stadler, 2-foot birdie putt, one skin, $20,000
Hole No. 5 Jack Nicklaus and Stadler halve with par-4s
Hole No. 6 Nicklaus and Watson halve with birdie 3s
Hole No. 7 Stadler and Watson halve with birdie 4s
Hole No. 8 Stadler and Nicklaus halve with par-3s
Hole No. 9 Nicklaus, 5-foot birdie putt, 5 skins, collects $130,000
Hole No. 10 Stadler and Watson halve with par-4s
Hole No. 11 Watson and Stadler halve with birdie 2s
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Hole No. 12 Nicklaus and Stadler halve with par 4s
Hole No. 13 Nicklaus and Stadler halve hole with birdie 4s
Hole No. 14 Nicklaus, 6-foot birdie putt, 5 skins, collects $170,000
Hole No. 15 Nicklaus, 14-foot birdie putt, 1 skin, collects $40,000
Hole No. 16 Watson, 10-foot birdie putt, 1 skin, collects $40,000
Hole No. 17 Watson, 10-foot birdie putt, 1 skin, collects $40,000
Hole No. 18 Stadler, 25-foot birdie putt, 1 skin, collects $100,000
Final Results:
Jack Nicklaus (11 skins) $340,000
Craig Stadler (5 skins) $180,000
Tom Watson (2 skins) $80,000
Arnold Palmer (0 skins) $0
Year Winner Score Runner-up Score Location Par/Yards
SENIOR SKINS GAME
1988 Chi Chi Rodriguez◊ ..$300,000 Gary Player ................$40,000 Turtle Bay GC, Oahu, HI................................70/6,411
1989 Chi Chi Rodriguez◊ ..$120,000 Gary Player ................$90,000 La Quinta GC, La Quinta, CA........................72/6,613
1990 Arnold Palmer◊ ........$240,000 Jack Nicklaus ............$140,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, Hl..........72/6,763
1991 Jack Nicklaus◊ ........$310,000 Lee Trevino ................$125,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, Hl..........72/6,763
1992 Arnold Palmer◊ ......$205,000 Chi Chi Rodriguez ......$120,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, Hl..........72/6,763
1993 Arnold Palmer◊ ........$190,000 Chi Chi Rodriguez ......$145,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, HI..........72/6,932
1994 Raymond Floyd◊ ......$240,000 Arnold Palmer............$115,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, HI..........72/6,932
1995 Raymond Floyd◊ ......$420,000 Jack Nicklaus ............$120,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, HI..........72/6,932
1996 Raymond Floyd◊ ......$240,000 Jim Colbert................$180,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, HI..........72/6,932
1997 Raymond Floyd◊ ......$210,000 Jack Nicklaus ............$170,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, HI..........72/6,932
1998 Raymond Floyd◊ ......$300,000 Hale Irwin..................$210,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, HI..........72/7,005
1999 Hale Irwin◊ ..............$230,000 Raymond Floyd ..........$160,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, HI..........72/7,005
2000 Gary Player◊* ..........$220,000 Tom Watson ..............$210,000 Mauna Lani Resort, Kohala Coast, HI..........72/7,004
2001 Hale Irwin◊* ............$320,000 Jack Nicklaus ............$260,000 Wailea GC (Gold), Maui, HI..........................72/6,835
2002 Hale Irwin◊ ..............$450,000 Jack Nicklaus ............$150,000 Wailea GC (Gold), Maui, HI..........................72/6,835
THE CONAGRA FOODS CHAMPIONS SKINS GAME
2003 Lee Trevino◊ ............$240,000 Hale Irwin..................$200,000 Wailea GC (Gold), Maui, HI..........................72/6,835
WENDY’S CHAMPIONS SKINS GAME
2004 Tom Watson◊ ..........$400,000 Arnold Palmer............$140,000 Wailea GC (Gold), Maui, HI..........................72/6,844
2005 Jack Nicklaus◊ ........$340,000 Craig Stadler ............$180,000 Wailea GC (Gold), Maui, HI..........................72/6,845
KEY: * = Playoff ◊ = Unofficial Event
NOTES
Jack Nicklaus earned $1,000 worth of Wendy’s food for his son and caddie, Jackie.
By winning the Wendy’s Super Skin, Craig Stadler earned $1,000 of free food for his
caddie…Jack Nicklaus boosted his Wendy’s Champions Skins Game earnings to a
record $2,005,000. He also increased his lead in all-time skins won at the Wendy’s
Champions Skins Game to 78, and his combined all-time Skins Game/Champions Skins
Game skins won to 102. The $340,000 is the largest paycheck Nicklaus has won in his
career…With the $130,000 he earned on the front nine, Jack Nicklaus broke the $1million
mark for front-nine earnings. He has taken home $1,055,000 on the front nine.
His five skins on the outward nine brought his front-nine skins total to 50. He has 30
more front-nine skins than the next closest pursuer, Raymond Floyd…Craig
Stadler’s Wendy’s Champions Skins Game debut was a success. His $180,000 haul
tied Jim Colbert (1996) for the third-largest amount won by a rookie…For only the
fourth time in 18 previous events and the first time since 2002, players didn’t need
extra holes to decide matters. For the first time at Wailea, skins were won on the
ninth (Jack Nicklaus) and 16th (Tom Watson) holes. Watson’s skin was also the first
time a player birdied the 216-yard par-3. That leaves No. 6 as the only hole not to yield
a skin.
Champions Tour 2006 Guide
CRIG STADLER
TOM WATSON
ARNOLD PALMER
PGATOUR.com