What Does Skins Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Play & formats
Golf term
Skins
Skins in practice
The carryover rule creates late-round drama, since a single putt on the eighteenth hole can suddenly be worth four or five skins if earlier holes all tied.
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