The Skins Game is back after a 17-year hiatus, featuring the PGA Tour players. It’s an unofficial money event on the circuit, which was initially held from 1983 to 2008. However, this year marks its return with the latest edition, which is scheduled to take place on Black Friday, November 28. It features Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Keegan Bradley, and Shane Lowry. Notably, initially, Justin Thomas was scheduled to compete in the event. However, the American golfer had undergone a microdiscectomy surgery and was replaced by Lowry. Below are the details of the Skins Game on Black Friday. Thanks for the submission! The Skins Game on Black Friday format The Skins Game takes place in a match play format, where players need to win each hole. For winning on each hole, the player will be awarded with a skin, adding money to their pocket. A player who scores the lowest on a hole will win the hole. For example, if three out of the four players on a hole make a par while the fourth settles for a birdie, the latter will win the skin. However, if two or more players tie for the lowest score, skin points will carry on to the next hole. The next hole will now have two points, and it will continue until someone scores the lowest and wins. This year, the Skins Game also had a reverse purse. The players will start the game with $1 million to their name, unlike in the last edition, where they started with $0, and throughout the game, they will play to increase the amount. Then we always had this thing to look forward to, watching the legends of the game play, watching Jack and Lee Trevino, that shot of him making the hole-in-one on 17 at PGA WEST. And then being able to watch Tiger and Fred Couples.”That was the first time we’d ever seen guys interact with each other while they were playing, and hear what they were saying to their caddies, and it was always just a really exciting thing to look forward to,” he added. Where to watch the Skins Game on Black Friday? The Skins Game on Black Friday will be available to watch on Prime Video. It will start on Friday at 9 a. m. ET and will be hosted by Andrew Catalon, Colt Knost, and Dan Rapaport. The Skins Game has been a popular event, and when it was last held in 2008, K. J. Choi won the competition.
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