Leading money earner Sungjae Im extended his advantage with a runner-up performance, his third of the season. Fellow Tour rookie and 2017 Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Player of the Year Kramer Hickok all but secured his PGA TOUR card with a solo third.

Skinns turned professional in 2006 after an outstanding collegiate career at the University of Tennessee where he was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and a part of Europe’s winning 2003 Palmer Cup team. The father-of-two was poised for success in the professional ranks after racking up the accolades during his tenure in Knoxville.

It took a few years for Skinns to get settled in on the Web.com Tour. During his rookie season in 2012, the Suwanee, Georgia resident played in eight events, recorded three top-25s and ended the year No. 125 on the money list. He had similar results in 2014 with one top-10 in 11 starts and a 101st-place finish.

Fast forwarded to 2017 where Skinns needed a good week in Oregon to keep his Tour card for the following season. Entering the WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft Heinz at No. 115 on the money list, he delivered a runner-up performance that secured him a spot in the Web.com Tour Finals, but more importantly his Tour membership for the following season.

A week later, Skinns missed the first cut in the first Finals event and was poised for another breakout performance, this time at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco. After scores of 69-66, Skinns was T9 heading into the weekend and received a call that his wife, Kristin, was going into labor. He quickly withdrew from the tournament as the two celebrated the birth of their second son, Bennett.

“Having that happen in Boise last year, it feels good to have that pay off, “ he said. “I know I made the right decision, but to get a win kind of validates it.”