Telus World Skins Game
Golf tournament
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The Telus Skins Game was a Canadian annual summer golf event, sponsored by Telus, and officially known as the Telus World Skins Game. It was hosted at a different golf course each year within Canada.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rotates: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (in 2012) |
| Established | 1993 |
| Course | Rotates: Glen Arbour Golf Course (in 2012) |
| Format | Skins game |
| Prize fund | $360,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 2012 |
| Final champion | |
 Paul Casey | |
Between 2006 and 2012, the Telus Skins Game incorporated a "world" theme, which incorporated five golfers from different countries.
In May 2013, it was announced that the Skins Game would not be played after Telus decided not to renew its deal as title sponsor.[1]
History
2012 Glen Arbour Golf Course, Halifax, Nova Scotia[2]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Paul Casey | 8 | 185,000 |
| Runner-up |  Jhonattan Vegas | 5 | 85,000 |
| Third |  Carl Pettersson | 3 | 60,000 |
| T4 |  Stephen Ames | 1 | 15,000 |
| T4 |  Lucas Glover | 1 | 15,000 |
2011 Banff Springs Golf Course, Banff, Alberta[3]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jhonattan Vegas | 7 | 140,000 |
| Runner-up | Lucas Glover | 5 | 125,000 |
| Third | Stephen Ames | 3 | 45,000 |
| Fourth | Anthony Kim | 2 | 30,000 |
| Fifth | Paul Casey | 1 | 20,000 |
2010 Bear Mountain Resort, Victoria, British Columbia[4]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mike Weir | 12 | 270,000 |
| Runner-up |  Retief Goosen | 5 | 75,000 |
| Third | Ian Poulter | 1 | 15,000 |
| T4 |  Camilo Villegas | 0 | 0 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | 0 | 0 |
2009 La Tempête Golf Club, Lévis, Quebec[5]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner |  Geoff Ogilvy | 7 | 150,000 |
| Runner-up | Fred Couples | 4 | 65,000 |
| Third |  Sergio García | 3 | 45,000 |
| T4 | Ian Poulter | 2 | 50,000 |
| T4 | Mike Weir | 2 | 50,000 |
2008 Predator Ridge Resort, Vernon, British Columbia[6]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Camilo Villegas | 10 | 230,000 |
| Runner-up | Greg Norman | 6 | 100,000 |
| Third | Fred Couples | 2 | 30,000 |
| T4 |  Colin Montgomerie | 0 | 0 |
| T4 | Mike Weir | 0 | 0 |
2007 The Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay, The Blue Mountains, Ontario[7]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | John Daly | 12 | 220,000 |
| Runner-up | Geoff Ogilvy | 5 | 125,000 |
| Third | Stephen Ames | 1 | 15,000 |
| T4 | Retief Goosen | 0 | 0 |
| T4 | Colin Montgomerie | 0 | 0 |
2006 The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course, Banff, AB[8]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | John Daly | 9 | 210,000 |
| Runner-up | Stephen Ames | 6 | 95,000 |
| Third | Sergio García | 3 | 55,000 |
| T4 | Jack Nicklaus | 0 | 0 |
| T4 | Greg Norman | 0 | 0 |
2005 Nicklaus North Golf Club, Whistler, British Columbia[9]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stephen Ames | 7 * | 150,000 |
| Runner-up | Jack Nicklaus | 7 * | 120,000 |
| Third | John Daly | 3 * | 65,000 |
| Fourth |  Vijay Singh | 0 * | 0 |
* No player won the skin on the 18th hole. The players decided to give the money to charity.
2004 Club de Golf Le Fontainebleau, Blainville, Quebec[10]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Phil Mickelson | 8 | 140,000 |
| Runner-up | John Daly | 4 | 95,000 |
| Third | Hank Kuehne | 5 | 85,000 |
| Fourth | Vijay Singh | 1 | 40,000 |
2003 Royal Niagara Golf Club, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario[11]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Vijay Singh | 6 | 140,000 |
| Runner-up | Ian Leggatt | 5 | 95,000 |
| Third | Sergio García | 5 | 85,000 |
| Fourth | John Daly | 2 | 40,000 |
2002 The Mark O'Meara Course at Delta Grandview Resort, Huntsville, Ontario[12]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Sergio García | 8 | 185,000 |
| Runner-up | Vijay Singh | 5 | 90,000 |
| Third | John Daly | 5 | 85,000 |
| Fourth | Mike Weir | 0 | 0 |
2001 Angus Glen Golf Club, Markham, Ontario[13]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Vijay Singh | 9 | 180,000 |
| Runner-up | David Duval | 3 | 75,000 |
| Third | Mike Weir | 4 | 70,000 |
| Fourth | Sergio García | 2 | 35,000 |
2000 Predator Ridge Resort, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia[14]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Fred Couples | 7 | 135,000 |
| Runner-up | Sergio García | 6 | 100,000 |
| Third | Mike Weir | 3 | 75,000 |
| Fourth | Phil Mickelson | 2 | 50,000 |
1999 Le Diable, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec[15]
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mike Weir | 10 | 210,000 |
| Runner-up | David Duval | 5 | 95,000 |
| Third | John Daly | 3 | 55,000 |
| Fourth | Fred Couples | 0 | 0 |
1998 The Links at Crowbush Cove, Morell, Prince Edward Island
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Fred Couples | 10 | 220,000 |
| Runner-up | Mark O'Meara | 4 | 80,000 |
| Third | Mike Weir | 3 | 45,000 |
| Fourth | John Daly | 1 | 15,000 |
1997 Nicklaus North Golf Club, Whistler, British Columbia
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Greg Norman | 13 | 275,000 |
| Runner-up | Fred Couples | 3 | 50,000 |
| Third | Jack Nicklaus | 2 | 35,000 |
| Fourth | Nick Faldo | 0 | 0 |
1996 Summerlea Golf Club, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Fred Couples | 9 | 165,000 |
| Runner-up | Nick Faldo | 7 | 165,000 |
| Third | Ernie Els | 2 | 30,000 |
| Fourth |  Nick Price | 0 | 0 |
1995 The National Golf Club of Canada, Woodbridge, Ontario
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nick Faldo | 8 | 160,000 |
| Runner-up | Ben Crenshaw | 6 | 110,000 |
| Third | Fred Couples | 4 | 90,000 |
| Fourth | Nick Price | 0 | 0 |
1994 Richelieu Valley Golf Club, Sainte-Julie de Vercheres, Quebec
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Fred Couples | 15 | 240,000 |
| Runner-up | Lee Trevino | 2 | 20,000 |
| Third | Nick Price | 1 | 10,000 |
| Fourth | Tom Watson | 0 | 0 |
1993 Devil's Pulpit Golf Club, Caledon, Ontario
| Position | Player | Skins | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Fred Couples | 14 | 210,000 |
| Runner-up | Raymond Floyd | 3 | 50,000 |
| Third | Jack Nicklaus | 1 | 10,000 |
| Fourth | Nick Price | 0 | 0 |