Background
Skinner was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Skinner was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.
He turned professional in 1982. Skinner joined the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1990 after going through qualifying school. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1991 after a poor performance in his rookie year on the Professional Golf Association Tour.
He went through qualifying school again in 1991 and returned to the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1992.
He played on the Nationwide Tour until earning his Professional Golf Association Tour card through qualifying school for the third time in 1996. In the 1997 Buick Open, he tied the course record at the Warwick Hills Golf Course with a 62 but Billy Mayfair shot a 61 in 2001 to break the record.
He failed to retain his card in 1997 but went through qualifying school for a fourth time to earn his card for 1998. He returned to the Nationwide Tour in 1999 where he would play full-time until 2004.
He played on the Nationwide Tour part-time until 2010.
Skinner joined the Champions Tour in 2010 once he turned 50. He is a Professional Golf Association teaching professional at the River Pointe Golf Club in Albany, Georgia. Nationwide Tour wins (2) 1993 NIKE Shreveport Open Other wins (2) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.