Archive for Skins Game


Couples takes second in Skins Game

Fred Couples captured $325,000 in the LG Skins Game over the Thanksgiving weekend. It was good enough for second place to Stephen Ames, who won $650,000 with a birdie on the 18th hole.
The Palm Springs’ Desert Sun speculates that Fred Couples will be back in next year’s Skins Game.
So, here’s your 2008 LG Skins Game [...]

Schedule page has been updated

Fred’s schedule for the remainder of the year has been updated on the Schedule page.
In addition to the the Skins Game and Merrill Lynch Shootout, Fred is also playing in the Target World Challenge.
It was also announced that Fred’s playing partner for the Merrill Lynch Shootout is John Daly.
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Sporting News updates on what Fred’s up to

Silly season is just a few weeks away, and that means Fred Couples is set to appear for the first time since the Masters. The Sporting News has a lengthy article on what Fred’s been doing and how the back is. Below is a few highlights from the article, which can be found here.
Couples, [...]

Couples scheduled to appear in Skins Game

Fred Couples is scheduled to take part in the Thanksgiving tradition of the Skins Game. This year’s field includes Stephen Ames (the defending champion), Zack Johnson (Masters Champion) and Brett Wetterich. You may ask yourself why Wetterich is part of the field, and Doug Ferguson of the AP explains.

One of the criteria is for the [...]

Fred finishes second @ Skins Game

Despite shooting a stellar round of 61 (-11) over two days of competition, Fred Couples had to settle for second place at the 2006 Skins Game, held in La Quinta, California.
Fans saw once again why Couples was called the “King of Skins”, as the man earned nine more for a $385,000 paycheck. Here are the [...]

King Of Skins

Monday, December 13 2004
from pgatour.com
Minutes after hitting into the water to blow a chance at winning the Merrill Lynch Skins Game, Tiger Woods smiled and jokingly walked arm-in-arm down the fairway with Fred Couples.
Hey, what else can you do when you’re playing Mr. Skins himself?
Couples continued his amazing run in the Thanksgiving weekend [...]