The SKINS GAME celebrates 25 years.

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Stephan Ames 2007 winner.photo by Golf Graphics

The 2007 winner, Stephan Ames looks to make it a repeat like a few great SKINS GAMES champions before him. Notably Fred Couples who some would think he has a special ownership of the SKINS GAME trophy.

By Herschel Caldwell

Fred Couples.Photo by Golf GraphicsThe SKINS GAME 25-year history began in 1983 when the popular two-day event was played at the Desert Highlands in Scottsdale, Arizona for two years before moving to Bear Creek Golf Club in Murrieta, California in 1985. Starting In 1986, the SKINS GAME became a permanent fixture in the Coachella Valley. From 1986-1991, the event was played at TPC at PGA West in La Quinta, California, and from 1992-1995 at Bighorn Golf Club in Palm Desert. Rancho La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, California hosted the SKINS GAME from 1996-1998, followed by Landmark Golf Club in Indio, California from 1999-2002. From 2003-2006, the LG SKINS GAME was played at Trilogy Golf Club in La Quinta, California. Also in 2006, LG Electronics became the title sponsor. In 2007, the Indian Wells Golf Resort in Indian Wells, California hosted the 25th anniversary LG SKINS GAME and will serves as the LG SKINS GAME field for 2008 and 2009.

Over the past 25 years, the list of participants in the SKINS GAME reads like a Who’s Who of the greats in golf-Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, Gary Player, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, Curtis Strange, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, Paul Azinger, Vijay Singh, Colin Montgomerie, the late Payne Stewart, Greg Norman, Mark O’Meara, Tom Lehman, Fuzzy Zoeller, John Daly, Sergio Garcia, Corey Pavin, Adam Scott, Peter Jacobsen, Jesper Parnevik, David Duval, Fred Funk, Stephen Ames and the only female player, Annika Sorenstam.

Indian Wells Golf Resort is honored to have been chosen as the site of the LG SKINS GAME for 2007, 2008 and 2009. With the exception of its first three years of existence, the LG SKINS GAME has visited the Coachella Valley every Thanksgiving.

The Indian Wells Golf Resort is proud to host the 2008 LG SKINS GAME featuring Stephen Ames, Phil Mickelson, K.J. Choi, and Rocco Mediate. The Indian Wells Golf Resort recently underwent an $80 million transformation and has already been ranked by the industry as one of the top public access golf facilities in California.

The 2008 LG SKINS GAME will air on ABC over Thanksgiving weekend.

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