Grant Thornton Invitational will take place at the Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Florida. The Tiburon Golf Club was also the tournament venue in 2023 when Lydia Ko and Jason Day jointly lifted the trophy in this team event.
Two weeks before the Grant Thornton Invitational, the CME Group Tour Championship also took place at the Tiburon Golf Club where Atthaya Thitikul won with a score of 22 under. LIV Golf boss Greg Norman crafted the design of the Grant Thornton Invitational golf courses.
There are two courses in the clubhouse, Gold and Black. Both were designed by the LIV CEO in 1998 and 2001, respectively. The Gold course is 7,382 yards and the Black course is 6,949 yards with 18 holes.
The Tiburon Clubhouse is also extravagant, and it extends over 27,000 sq ft. with three dining areas, a lounge, locker rooms, and a sports goody shop. The Tiburon Golf Club also won the 2016 Golf Course of the Year award and the Golf Advisor named it the best course in 2023 Florida.
Both the Gold and Black courses received honors from the Golf Digest and Golf Magazine multiple times. The Grant Thornton Invitational will take place in these heralded courses from December 13 to 15.
What is the field of the Grant Thornton Invitational?
The Grant Thornton Invitational is headlined by defending champions Lydia Ko and Jason Day. Nelly Korda will also play with Tony Finau and there's an array of LPGA golfers paired with PGA players. Here's the entire list:
Lydia Ko and Jason Day
Nelly Korda and Tony Finau
Andrea Lee and Max Greyserman
Mel Reid and Cameron Champ
Gabriela Ruffels and Nick Dunlap
Megan Khang and Matt Kuchar
Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp
Lexi Thompson and Rickie Fowler
Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners
Lilia Vu and Luke List
Jeeno Thitikul and Tom Kim
Céline Boutier and Matthieu Pavon
Allisen Corpuz and Sahith Theegala
Lauren Coughlin and Cameron Young
Jennifer Kupcho and Akshay Bhatia
Maja Stark and J.T. Poston
Who were the top ten on the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational leaderboard?
Lydia Ko and Jason Day won the Grant Thornton Invitational last year with 26 under 190. The second position was occupied by Corey Conners and Brooke Henderson with 25 under 191. Here's the entire list of the standings:
- T1- Jason Day & Lydia Ko- 26 under 190 ( 58-66-66), Earnings- $1,000,000.00
- T2- Corey Conners & Brooke Henderson- 25 under 191 ( 59-69-63) Earnings: $560,000.00
- T3- Ludvig Åberg & Madelene Sagström- 24 under 192 ( 60-72-60) Earnings: $330,000.00
- T4- Denny McCarthy & Megan Khang- 23 under 193 ( 57-71-65) Earnings: $232,500.00
- T4- Tony Finau & Nelly Korda- 23 under 193 ( 56-70-67) Earnings: $232,500.00
- T6- Lucas Glover & Leona Maguire- 22 under 194, 57-69-68 Earnings: $185,000.00
- T6- Rickie Fowler & Lexi Thompson- 22 under 194, 60-68-66 Earnings: $185,000.00
- T8- Nick Taylor & Angel Yin- 21 under 195, 58-70-67 Earnings: $170,000.00
- T9- Sahith Theegala & Rose Zhang- 20 under 196, 58-74-64 Earnings: $151,666.66
- T9- Joel Dahmen & Lilia Vu- 20 under 196, 61-72-63 Earnings: $151,666.66
- T9- Justin Rose & Charley Hull- 20 under 196, 58-72-66 Earnings: $151,666.66