PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) \u2014 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley won 11 skins, nine of them on two holes, and won the Skins Game with $2.1 million in the return of the competition Friday after 17 years.<\/p>\n
Bradley made a 7-foot putt on No. 13 at Panther National to win $900,000 because money from the previous three holes had carried over. Bradley’s first win was worth five skins on the first hole when no one won the opening four holes.<\/p>\n
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Tommy Fleetwood won the final hole that was worth three skins with carryovers. And because money increased toward the end of the 16-hole competition, Fleetwood picked up $1,125,000. That was the largest skin payoff, inevitable considering the entire purse was only $1 million when the Skins Game was last held in 2008.<\/p>\n
Fleetwood finished at $1.7 million to finish second. Shane Lowry, who filled in for the injured Justin Thomas, won one skin and finished with $200,000. Xander Schauffele was shut out.<\/p>\n
There were a few tweaks this time. It was held over 16 holes on Friday morning, instead of 18 holes over two days during Thanksgiving weekend. And while each player started with $1 million, they had money deducted when someone else won skins.<\/p>\n
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