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The Skins Game returned Friday for the first time since 2008, and while there were big winners, there was one big loser.
Last held in 2008, the event featured four players from September’s Ryder Cup: Keegan Bradley and Xander Schauffele of the United States, and Team Europe’s Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry, the latter of whom retained the cup on the 18th hole at Bethpage Black.
Bradley was the big winner of the day, taking home $2.1 million, $900,000 of which came on a birdie on the par-3 12th at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It had been the biggest prize ever in the Skins Game until Fleetwood earned $1.25 million three holes later.
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Xander Schauffele and Keegan Bradley shake hands after The Skins Game at Panther National on November 28, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Bradley won 11 skins in total, nine of them in two holes, while Fleetwood took home $1.7 million in total. Lowry’s winnings were significantly lower at $200,000, but Schauffele goes home empty-handed.
After the match, each of the golfers was awarded large checks for their winnings. Despite not winning a crown, Schauffele was not left out.
Xander Schauffele of the United States is presented with a check for zero dollars after The Skins Game at Panther National on November 28, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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The two-time major champion’s check was for “zero dollars.” But he remained a good sport.
“This is actually the first check I’ve ever gotten,” Schauffele said. “I want to frame this in the living room.
“That’s the motivation. Probably the last Skins game I’ll ever play, to be honest.”
Players started with $1 million. They got money withdrawn every time someone else won a skin.
Xander Schauffele of the United States is presented with a check for zero dollars after The Skins Game at Panther National on November 28, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
The Skins Game used to be a Thanksgiving weekend telecast, running from 1983 to 2008 before the recent hiatus. Fred Couples won the event five times in his career.
