Welcome to CaddyBytes.com’s tournament page for the 2013 Tyco Skills Challenge golf tournament.  

The Tyco Skills Challenge will be in it's 22nd year of competition and is an officially sanctioned PGA TOUR Challenge Season event.

In the past the competition challenges players through a series of eight skills: Long Drive, Mid Iron Shot, Greenside Bunker, Pitch Over Hazard, Trouble Shot, Chip Shot, Putting and the culminating skill, Short Iron.  In 2009 - 2011 a new format was established and that will be the format again here in 2012.  

Contrary to the traditional “Scramble” format, the rules of the “Reverse Scramble” call for the opposing team to select which shot its rival twosome must play, adding a new dimension to the competition.  The format is especially conducive to the ADT Skills Challenge TV production approach, which showcases the personalities of the players, all of whom are equipped with microphones throughout the taping of the event.  Following is this year's field and following that is the breakdown of the format and purse:

 IN 21st TYCO SKILLS CHALLENGE:

The PGA Tour-sanctioned competition is one of the longest-running post-Fed Ex Cup events in golf and the only one that remains on broadcast network TV.  NBC Sports will televise the event on Saturday, December 29, and Sunday, December 30th, from 4-6 p.m. ET as the only golf on network television that holiday weekend, the final full weekend of the year.  

“It’s the caliber of talent, the unpredictable nature of the event, and the unprecedented access to the players’ conversations and banter that has ensured the longevity of this spectacular competition,” said John Kenning.  

“TYCO has built a tremendous partnership with NBC Sports over the past decade as the title sponsor of this event.   We have enjoyed the relationship and are pleased to host the event in South Florida where TYCO an International company, is headquartered.”  

“One of TYCO's missions is to give back to the communities where it does business, so this year in honor of the 21st  anniversary of The Skills Challenge. 

The six mainstay skills – Long Drive, Mid-Iron, Bunker Shot, Chip Shot, Trouble Shot and Short Iron -- will be followed by the “Reverse Scramble,” representing the seventh and eighth skills.  In the “Reverse Scramble,” the four teams will be seeded according to prize money won in the first six skills. With 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3, the teams will play the 10th hole at The Breakers’ Ocean Course.  The two surviving teams will then compete in another one-hole “Reverse Scramble” for the weighted sum of $200,000 in prize money, enabling most pairs to remain in contention to the end.  

Contrary to the traditional scramble format, the rules of the “Reverse Scramble” call for the opposing team to select which shot its rival twosome must play, adding a new dimension to the competition.  The format is especially conducive to the ADT Skills Challenge TV production approach, which showcases the personalities of the players, all of whom are equipped with microphones throughout the event.  

Where – Ocean Course, The Breakers - Palm Beach, FL

 

Prize Money - Total prize is $800,000        

 

The prize money for Skills #1-5 will be as follows:

1^st Place Team will Split $25,000

2^nd Place Team will Split $15,000

3^rd Place Team will Split $13,000

4^th Place Team will Split $10,000

 

The prize money for Skill #6, the Korbel Short Iron, is:

1^st Place Team will Split $35,000

2^nd Place Team will Split $20,000

3^rd Place Team will Split $16,000

4^th Place Team will Split $14,000

 

The Reverse Scramble payout is as follows:

1^st Place Team will Split $200,000

2^nd Place Team will Split $100,000

3^rd and 4^th Place Team will Split $50,000

 

Past Champions

 

2009- Brandt Snedeker and Boo Weekley               2000- Lee Janzen

2008- Greg Norman and Gregory Norman Jr.         1999- Bill Andrade

2007- John Elway and Natalie Gulbis                      1998- Nick Price

2006- Jason Gore and Dan Marino                         1997- Bill Andrade

2005- Peter Jacobsen                                             1996- Brad Faxon

2004- Nick Faldo                                                   1995- Brad Faxon

2003- Mark McGwire                                            1994- Gary Player 

2002- Matt Kuchar                                                 1993- Peter Jacobsen

2001- Vijay Singh                                                  1992- Peter Jacobsen

 
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