Amanda Balionis recently posted a story on her Instagram profile, posing in a new outfit on Thursday (Dec. 12). The CBS Sports Journalist is all set to participate in the Grant Thornton Invitational event this year.
Balionis will be covering this event from the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The 39-year-old journalist looked classy as she sported a red and white combo outfit. In the picture, Balionis could be seen wearing a white top and matching white trousers. To top it up, she wore a bright red blazer, bringing in the festive Christmas spirit with her outfit. While posting the story, Amanda Balionis wrote:
"Back with the @grantthortoninv for a couple days"
The pundit is popular for her enthusiasm regarding football and golf mainly. She keeps covering tournaments and interviews popular golfers on the field.
Amanda Balionis recently held a Question and Answer session with Lexi Thompson. Balionis reposted the story from Thompson's Instagram story while tagging the pro golfer and Rickie Fowler. In the photo, she could be seen posing with Thompson. Balionis wore the same Christmas-themed outfit with a red blazer and a white top and pants.
"Such a great/inspirational chat with @Lexi tonight! Excited to watch her and @rickiefowler do their thing this week," she captioned it.
Amanda Balionis and other stars set to participate in the Grant Thornton Invitational
The Grant Thornton Invitational is a unique golf tournament held every year. On December 5, The Grant Thornton USA posted a reel about this event on their official Instagram profile. They shared every detail of this upcoming event, including venue and opening dates. Tagging popular golfers like Nelly Korda, Tony Finau, Mel Reid and Cameron Champ, they wrote:
"Trust us, you don't want to miss this. The Grant Thornton Invitational begins next Friday, December 13, on NBC and Golf Channel. You ready? #GrantThorntonlnv #LPGA #PGATOUR #GTAmbassadors"
Amanda Balinois is returning to this event, which will start from December 13, 2024. This weekend, 16 teams of golfers from the LPGA and PGA Tour will participate. The tournament will be played between 8 pairs, where one player from the LPGA will be grouped with one player from the PGA.
The Grant Thornton Invitational features a hefty prize money of $4,00,000. The final field distribution was posted by Grant Thornton Invitational on their Instagram profile on October 29.
Popular names like Amanda Balionis, Lexi Thompson, Nelly Korda, Rickie Fowler and Tom Kim will be a part of this. Apart from covering this tournament, Amanda hosted a Q&A session with Lexi Thompson recently. Thompson will be playing the last tournament of her career.
The 29-year-old retiring golfer will tee off with her teammate Rickie Fowler. The golf course power couple will vie for the trophy in the 36-hole course this weekend. Lydia Ko and Jason Day are the current title holders.