A winner of the 1981 British Gold Cup he beating John Corfe, Skuse reached the quarter-finals of the 1982 British Professional was beating Tim Gould and Les Capewell before losing 5–0 to Eric Bristow, who eventually won the tournament.
In 1981, Skuse won the British Gold Cup, defeating John Corfe. He then advanced to the quarter-finals of the 1982 British Professional, where he beat Tim Gould and Les Capewell before losing to Eric Bristow in the semi-final, who went on to win the tournament.