PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Skins Sport is coming again to the golf calendar after 17 years, with just a few new elements.
The Skins Sport will likely be performed on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Because it did when it began in 1983, it’s going to characteristic among the many prime six golfers on the planet: Ryder Cup star and FedEx Cup champion Tommy Fleetwood, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele.
What’s new: The Skins Sport is shifting from the California desert to South Florida and will likely be broadcast on Prime Video as a substitute of community TV.
Will probably be held at Panther Nationwide, a brand new course in Florida that opened two years in the past and was designed by Thomas and Jack Nicklaus. Bradley, Schauffele and Thomas all reside within the space.
The Skins Sport, which started in 1983 with a few of golf’s greatest stars, was final performed in 2008 and gained by Ok.J. Choi. It was the cornerstone of what as soon as was generally known as the “foolish season” in golf. It started in 1983 with Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Gary Participant (Vin Scully was the announcer) and held over Thanksgiving weekend in California.
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The brand new Skins Sport could have the same format. A participant wins the greenback quantity for every gap, and it carries over if the opening is tied. The distinction is a “reverse purse,” wherein all 4 gamers begin with $1 million and their fortunes rise or fall with each gap gained or misplaced.
Protection will begin at 9 a.m. That is the second golf occasion for Prime, which final month introduced it might stream two further hours of weekday protection on the Masters.
