{"id":337043,"date":"2025-12-10T15:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/337043\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:23:09","slug":"grant-thornton-invitational-2025-field-tee-times-and-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/337043\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Thornton Invitational 2025 Field, Tee Times And How To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Grant Thornton Invitational returns for a third year this week at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. Here’s which players are teeing it up, what format they’ll be playing and the tee times for Friday’s opening round scramble.<\/p>\n

The event features 16 pairs of PGA and LPGA Tour pros teamed up for three days of mixed doubles, with day one’s format a scramble, day two foursomes and then modified four-ball for Sunday’s final round.<\/p>\n

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The modified four-ball format will see each player drive off and then switch balls for their second shots and play the hole as normal from there.<\/p>\n

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The inaugural winners Jason Day<\/a> and Lydia Ko are one of the headline teams, while defending champions Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit are also back.<\/p>\n

Knapp makes his first start since August following the tragic passing of his girlfriend, Makena White, in September.<\/p>\n

Former Florida State University golfers Luke Clanton and Lottie Woad are an exciting addition to the field while Jessica Korda makes her first start in two-and-a-half-years<\/a> alongside Bud Cauley.<\/p>\n

Other star names playing include World No.2 Nelly Korda, who plays with Denny McCarthy, Lexi Thompson, who is paired with Wyndham Clark, and two-time Major winner Lilia Vu, who plays alongside Tony Finau<\/a>. World No.5 Charley Hull is also teeing it up, with the Englishwoman now playing with Michael Brennan after Daniel Berger withdrew<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The women’s field is stronger than the men’s, with 12 of the top 50 women playing and seven of the top 50 men. Chris Gotterup, World No.28, is the highest-ranked male player in the field, ahead of No.30 Corey Conners.<\/p>\n

Grant Thornton Invitational teamsPatty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp (defending champions)Lydia Ko and Jason Day (2023 champions)Lilia Vu and Tony FinauNelly Korda and Denny McCarthyJessica Korda and Bud CauleyBrooke Henderson and Corey ConnersAndrea Lee and Billy HorschelCharley Hull and Michael BrennanLottie Woad and Luke ClantonLexi Thompson and Wyndham ClarkJennifer Kupcho and Chris GotterupRose Zhang and Michael KimLauren Coughlin and Andrew NovakMaja Stark and Neal ShipleyAngel Yin and Tom HogeMegan Khang and Keith MitchellGrant Thornton Invitational tee times<\/p>\n

All times ET<\/p>\n

9am: Angel Yin\/Tom Hoge, Maja Stark\/Neal Shipley9.15am: Megan Khang\/Keith Mitchell, Lauren Coughlin\/Andrew Novak9.30am: Rose Zhang\/Michael Kim, Jessica Korda\/Bud Cauley9.45am: Andrea Lee\/Billy Horschel, Jennifer Kupcho\/Chris Gotterup10am: Lottie Woad\/Luke Clanton, Charley Hull\/Michael Brennan10.15am: Nelly Korda\/Denny McCarthy, Brooke Henderson\/Corey Conners10.30am: Lilia Vu\/Tony Finau, Lexi Thompson\/Wyndham Clark10.45am: Lydia Ko\/Jason Day, Patty Tavatanakit\/Jake KnappGrant Thornton Invitational formatRound one: ScrambleRound two: Foursomes (alternate shot)Round three: Modified four-ballGrant Thornton Invitational: key info<\/p>\n

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Dates: Dec 12-14Course: Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, FloridaPar\/Yardage: Par 72 (36-36), 6,788 yards (women), 7,382 yards (men)Defending champions: Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit (-27)Prize money: $4m total, $1m winning team ($500,000 each)How to watch the Grant Thornton InvitationalRound one, Friday:\u00a01-4pm (Golf Channel)Round two, Saturday:\u00a02-3pm Golf Channel, 3-5pm NBCFinal round, Sunday:\u00a01-2pm Golf Channel, 2-4pm NBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Grant Thornton Invitational returns for a third year this week at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":337044,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-337043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}