Mixed PGA Tour/LPGA Tour Event Details

NAPLES, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 15: Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand and Jake Knapp of the United States pose with the trophy after putting in to win on the 18th green during the final round of the Grant Thornton Invitational 2024 at Tiburon Golf Club on December 15, 2024 in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

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It is the quiet season for professional golf, but the Grant Thornton Invitational is back this week for its third annual event at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. Some of the top players from the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour will be in the field for this mixed-team event.

This year’s field features 10 major championship winners and a combined 137 wins between the PGA and LPGA Tours. There will be a different format for each day of play and the total purse for the event is $4 million.

Grant Thornton Invitational TV/Streaming Schedule

Friday December 12: Golf Channel and NBC Sports app from 1pm – 4 pm ET

Saturday December 13: Golf Channel and NBC Sports app from 2pm – 3 pm ET / NBC 3pm – 5 pm ET

Sunday December 14: Golf Channel and NBC Sports app from 1pm – 2 pm ET / NBC 2 pm – 4 pm ET

Grant Thornton Invitational Format

Round 1(Friday) Scramble: Each player hits a tee shot and then the team selects the ball to be used for the next shot. Both players then hit their next shots from that same spot. They continue this way until the ball is holed.

Round 2(Saturday) Foursomes: Each player on a team alternates hitting shots with the same ball being played until the ball is holed out. One player tees off on the odd-numbered holes, and the other tees off on the even-numbered holes.

Round 3(Sunday) Modified Fourball: Both players tee off, and then they alternate balls for their second shots and play the other players ball until it is holed. The lower score of the partners is then counted as the team score for the hole.

Grant Thornton Invitational Teams

NAPLES, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 10: Lydia Ko of New Zealand and Jason Day of Australia celebrate a birdie on the 17th green during the final round of the Grant Thornton Invitational at Tiburon Golf Club on December 10, 2023 in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

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Defending champions Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit are back to defend their title against a great field of players from the PGA and LPGA Tours. The event will be Knapp’s first since the tragic passing of his girlfriend in late September.

Inaugural 2023 champions Jason Day and Lydia Ko are also in the field and looking for another title. One late switch came from Charley Hull’s team. The British star was supposed to be paired with Daniel Berger, but he was a late withdrawal and has been replaced by Michael Brennan. Brennan burst onto the PGA Tour scene this fall with a win at the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert.