What you need to know about the Skins Game on Black Friday: Players, format, golf course

Golfers may have to delay their holiday shopping on the morning of Black Friday.

That's because the Skins Game returns on that day after a 16-year hiatus and the matchup will bring together four Ryder Cuppers, although one of the original participants has since pulled out.

Justin Thomas was on the original list but announced that he had surgery to repair a back injury on Nov. 14. He was subsequently replaced by European Ryder Cupper Shane Lowry.

The other three set for the revived Skins Game are Xander Schauffele, Keegan Bradley and Tommy Fleetwood.

When is the Skins Game going to be played?

The reboot of the iconic ‘Silly Season’ competition will be held the day after Thanksgiving. It is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video. It will be the first leg of a quadruple-header of live sports on the streaming service that day.

Where will the Skins Game be played?

The 2025 Skins Game will be held at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Palm Beach County’s first new private golf community in 20 years. Thomas consulted with Jack Nicklaus on the design of the course, which opened for play in November 2023.

What's the format for the Skins Game?

Remaining true to the traditional Skins Game, organizers say each hole carries a dollar value and tied holes will roll over, which can raise the stakes pretty quickly.

But, there's a twist: it's called a "reverse purse," in which each player starts with $1 million and that amount will go up or down based on whether a player wins or loses a hole.

"We’ve taken up the mantle to bring back The Skins Game," said Chad Mumm, co-founder and president of Pro Shop "and reclaim its rightful place on the sports calendar. By keeping the traditional format intact and adding some creative twists, we’re giving fans an experience that honors the past while delivering pure, high-stakes competition where the pressure builds with every shot."

The Skins Game is a collaboration between Pro Shop, the crew that produced the Netflix documentary "Full Swing," as well as PGA Tour Studios and Propagate Content.

When was the Skins Game first played?

An unofficial money event on the PGA Tour, the Skins Game was first played in 1983 between Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Tom Watson. Desert Highlands in Scottsdale, Arizona, a real-estate development with a new Nicklaus course, hosted the event in the early years.

More: It was 40 years ago that the Skins Game launched made-for-TV golf during Thanksgiving weekend

What's on after the Skins Game on Amazon Black Friday?

Following the golf will be the NFL's "Black Friday Football" game between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles and then it's back-to-back NBA games with the New York Knicks-Milwaukee Bucks leading to the nightcap of the Los Angeles Lakers-Dallas Mavericks.

With made-for-TV golf kicking off one of the best sports-watching days of the year, consider yourself having the perfect excuse to get out of holiday shopping.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: What you need to know about the Skins Game on Black Friday on Amazon