Host of the Skins Game from 1999 through 2002
01/05/2006 12:37 PM
When the Skins Game first was played at Terra Lago in 1999, the front nine of The South Course and the back nine of The North Course were used. Fred Couples, king of the Skins Game, found that combination to his liking, winning 11 skins and taking home $635,000 against Sergio Garcia, David Duval and Mark O'Meara.
In 2000 Colin Montgomerie took six skins against Couples, Garcia and Vijay Singh, and earned $415,000 on the back nine of the South and front nine of the North.
It made for dramatic finishes in the 2000 and 2001 Skins Games, as Couples won the competition with a birdie on 18 in 1999.
The North Course measures 7,123 yards from the tournament tees and plays to a slope of 135, but is very playable from any of the four sets of tees.
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