One of the most-loved formats of golf is returning to the PGA Tour after 17 years. After the 2025 Thanksgiving, fans will be treated to an exciting match of the Skins Game for the first time since 2008. Keegan Bradley, Xander Schauffele, and Tommy Fleetwood were already confirmed for the tournament. Reports also revealed that Justin Thomas was also roped in at the end to join the group. As all of them prepare for a format they have never played in their pro career, Thomas reveals one thing that he won’t do if the competition gets too intense.

The 2-time major winner joined the SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio with Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz. During one of the segments, he was talking about his competitors when he mentioned, “Tommy is one of those guys, even playing him on Sunday in singles, I wanted to dislike him, but he and (Ian) Finnis, they’re the best. Even if I didn’t like Finnis, I wouldn’t say that because he might decimate me. He’s very scary. But he’s such a good dude. He’s more of a ‘kill you with kindness’ kind of thing and throws in those subtle digs every once in a while, as we’ve learned on TGL.”

The gentle giant, Ian Finnis, is certainly quite intimidating. Coming in at 6 feet & 7 inches, he stands quite tall in front of most of the players on the Tour. Apart from having a great height, he is also quite fit, which makes him seem even more frightening to confront on the course. But in general, he is a very kind soul and complements Fleetwood’s personality well. The two often enjoy a healthy banter with their pairs on the course, as long as no one crosses the line. Even in tense situations like the one on the second day of the 2025 Ryder Cup, the Englishman and his bagman have managed to remain composed and ignore the noise around them.

While remaining cautious about Tommy Fleetwood and Ian Finnis, Justin Thomas didn’t have such strong feelings about avoiding confrontation against his other opponents. Let’s see what he said about them.

Justin Thomas is more cautious about Tommy Fleetwood than his other Skins rivals

Keegan Bradley won the Travelers Championship this year. Tommy Fleetwood came off a win in the TOUR Championship. Most recently, Xander Schauffele delivered a near-perfect performance at Bethpage for Team U.S. While all three opponents pose a huge threat to Justin Thomas in the Skins Games, he was only more cautious about playing with Fleetwood.

When it came to Bradley, Thomas said, “Keegan definitely has that side to him when he’s in a comfortable and familiar setting like that, being with guys that he knows and plays with it a decent bit.” Bradley was quite threatening to his rivals when he could read their game. That’s why he was able to make that excellent comeback to steal Tommy’s first PGA Tour win at TPC River Highlands from him.

As far as Schauffele goes, Thomas said, “Xander, he will just be talking to himself. He may be talking to you, he may talk to himself, or he may be talking when no one’s listening. But he will definitely bring the most volume of chatter and trash-talking.” While most fans viewed him as calm and modest, his more vibrant personality has been showing up a lot recently during interviews and events.

This is not the first time Justin Thomas has spoken about Xander Schauffele’s trash-talking. He also revealed it to the world back during the TGL final, calling him an ‘Energizer bunny.’ While that personality may not always come out in front of the fans, the 2-time major winner certainly keeps his peers on their toes.