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The Skins Game returned on 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 September Ryder Cup players: Keegan Bradley and Xander Schauffele of the United States, and Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry of Team Europe, the latter of whom secured retention of 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 with a birdie on the par-3 12th at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. That had been the biggest prize ever in the Skins Game until Fleetwood racked up $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 earnings were significantly less, $200,000, but Schauffele is going home empty-handed.
After the match, each of the golfers received large checks for their winnings. Despite not earning a dime, Schauffele was not left out.
Xander Schauffele of the United States receives 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 read “zero dollars.” But he remained a good sport.
“This is actually the first check I’ve ever received,” Schauffele said. “I’m going to frame this in the living room.
“That’s motivation. Probably the last Skins game I played, to be honest.”
Players started with 1 million dollars. Money was deducted every time someone earned a skin.
Xander Schauffele of the United States receives 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 staple of Thanksgiving weekend television, running from 1983 to 2008 before the recent hiatus. Fred Couples won the event five times in his career.
