Grant Thornton Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Naples, Florida |
| Established | 2024 |
| Course(s) | Tiburón Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,382 yards (6,750 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$4,000,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 189 Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit (2024) |
| To par | −27 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Jake Knapp and  Patty Tavatanakit | |
| Location map | |
  Tiburón GC Location in the United States  Tiburón GC Location in Florida | |
The Grant Thornton Invitational is an annual golf tournament for two-player mixed teams, consisting of PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players. It is held at the Tiburón Golf Club in the Naples, Florida. It was first played in 2023 and replaced the QBE Shootout on the PGA Tour schedule.[1]
History
[edit]The tournament features 16 mixed teams, each made up of one player from the LPGA Tour and one from the PGA Tour. It debuted as the first mixed-team event since the end of the JCPenney Classic in 1999.[2] It consists of three rounds: 18 holes of scramble, 18 holes of foursomes (alternate shot), and 18 holes of modified four-ball.
The inaugural tournament was won by New Zealander Lydia Ko and Australian Jason Day, who bested a Canadian team by a single stroke.[3]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winners | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit |
189 | −27 | 1 stroke |  Tom Kim and Atthaya Thitikul
|
| 2023 |  Jason Day and Lydia Ko |
190 | −26 | 1 stroke |  Corey Conners and Brooke Henderson
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References
[edit]- ^ Shedloski, Dave (December 10, 2023). "Amid the tense debate over pro golf's future, the LPGA/PGA Tour's mixed event offers a lesson: Don't forget about the golf". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Grant Thornton Invitational". LPGA. February 22, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Grant Thornton Invitational: Lydia Ko delivers big moment to win mixed event with Jason Day". Sky Sports. December 10, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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