The 21st edition of the Wendy's Champions SKINS GAME moves to the stunning Royal Ka'anapali Golf Course on Feb. 23-24, 2008.

For the third consecutive year, the players will compete in the alternate-shot, team format that lends itself to drama and spectacular shots. The players will play nine holes each day, with ESPN televising the Wendy's Champions SKINS GAME on a same-day, tape-delayed basis Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. PT and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. HT. (Times vary in different areas; check your local listings).

In a skins format, each golf hole is assigned a dollar value.  To win a "skin," a player needs to win the hole outright. In the case of a tie, the hole's skin is added to the value of the next, and the players will proceed to play the next hole.
 
Weekend golfers have played the highly popular skins format for years. The format can lead to dramatic shifts in a golfer's skins score, especially if the value of a particular skin escalates after a series of ties.
 
The history behind the word "skins" as it applies to golf is not clear. Some believe it comes from a time when European fur traders sailing in to the British Isles would use their animal pelts to make wagers on the course.  Others believe it is a corruption of the word "syndicates."

In The Wendy's Champions Skins Game, the first six holes are worth $30,000 each, the next six are $40,000 each, the next five are $50,000 each, and the final hole is worth a minimum of $100,000.