Tickets on sale now for second annual
mixed-team competition
Tournament officials today announced three of the 16 teams who
will compete in the second annual Grant Thornton Invitational, set
to return Dec. 13-15, 2024, at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples,
Florida.
Lydia Ko and Jason Day are scheduled to defend their title from
last December. Ko and Day led after the second round and held on
for a one-stroke victory.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who has won six times in 11 starts on
the LPGA Tour this season, will play with current World No. 18 Tony
Finau. Korda and Finau partnered in last year’s inaugural Grant
Thornton Invitational and finished T4.
“The Grant Thornton Invitational is truly one of one and getting
to drive the game forward alongside such a great player and person
in Tony Finau is something I’m really looking forward to doing
again this year in Naples,” said Korda.
“I’m excited to reunite Team FiNelly at The Grant Thornton
Invitational — seeing the impact Nelly has had on the women’s game
this year has been incredible, and I’m thrilled to have her as my
partner again at one of the coolest events of the year,” said
Finau.
Lexi Thompson, who has announced that this will be her final
full season on the LPGA Tour, will conclude her season in Naples
this December when she once again partners with Rickie Fowler. This
twosome was T6 a year ago. Thompson, 29, turned pro when she was 15
years old and has 11 LPGA Tour wins during her career.
“We are thrilled to welcome back this elite group of players to
Naples this December,” said Rob Hartman, Grant Thornton
Invitational Tournament Director. “We couldn’t be happier with how
the first few teams came together, and we look forward to creating
13 more compelling teams as the year unfolds.”
Tournament officials also announced today that tickets for the
2024 invitational are now on sale. There are three options to enjoy
the mixed-team competition: General admission, the Michelob Ultra
Brew House (an upgraded viewing experience between holes eight and
17) and the Garrison Brothers Distillery Bunker (a premier shared
hospitality venue on the 18th green).
The tournament’s 32-player field, which is evenly comprised of
PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour professionals playing on 16 mixed teams,
will compete for an equal purse of $4 million and experience equal
visibility and a different format of play each day. The unique and
exciting approach during the three-day professional golf
competition will include Scramble, Foursomes and a Modified
Four-Ball format.
For Grant Thornton Invitational tickets and additional
competition format information, visit the official tournament
website: https://grantthorntoninvitational.com/tickets/.
About the Grant Thornton Invitational The second annual
Grant Thornton Invitational will be played in Naples, Florida on
Dec. 13-15, 2024, at Tiburón Golf Club and The Ritz-Carlton Naples,
Tiburón. The invitational is a mixed-team Challenge Season event
that will see 16 LPGA Tour and 16 PGA TOUR professionals compete
together in a unique co-sanctioned tournament. The three-day
tournament will be televised on NBC and Golf Channel and allows the
32-player field to compete for an equal prize and visibility — a
format new to the current era of professional golf. The Grant
Thornton Invitational supports a variety of worthy charities,
including participants in Grant Thornton’s Purple Paladins program,
several historically black colleges and universities, CureSearch
for Children’s Cancer, Warriors of Collier County and Golisano
Children’s Hospital.
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