The Grant Thornton Invitational 2024 starts on Friday! The Golfing Gazette tells you everything you should know from the format to prize money and much more.
Christmas is now only a fortnight away so this week’s PGA Tour event is the last of the memorable 2024 season.
This tournament is different to any other as many of the top male golfers team up with some of the world’s best LPGA Tour players.
The likes of Tony Finau, Sahith Theegala, Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko are all competing so this is one you won’t want to miss.
Here is all the important information about the Grant Thornton Invitational 2024.
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Everything you need to know about the Grant Thornton Invitational 2024
Grant Thornton Invitational dates
The Grant Thornton Invitational gets underway on Friday, December 13, 2024, and the final round is on Sunday, December 15, 2024. It’s the only PGA Tour and LPGA Tour event this week.
What is the Grant Thornton Invitational format?
Round 1 | Scramble
Both players tee off and then the pair chooses which ball to use for the next stroke. Both players hit their next shot from that spot. This continues until the ball is in the hole.
Round 2 – Foursomes
Players take turns hitting shots with the same ball until the hole is completed. One player tees off on odd-numbered holes and the other tees off on even-numbered holes.
Round 3 – Modified Four-Ball
Both players hit tee shots and then switch balls from the second shot onwards. The lower score of the pair counts towards the team score each hole.
Grant Thornton Invitational course
The Grant Thornton Invitational takes place on the Gold Course at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.
Gold Course, Tiburon Golf Club
- Location: Naples, Florida
- Established: 1998
- Designer: Greg Norman
- Par: 72
- Length: 7,382 yards
Which players are in Grant Thornton Invitational field?
There are plenty of big names in the field for the Grant Thornton Invitational, even though there are only 32 players (16 pairs).
Tony Finau, Jason Day, Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler and Tom Kim are among the PGA Tour stars in action this week.
Meanwhile, Lydia Ko, Lilia Vu, Lexi Thompson, Celine Boutier and, of course, world number one Nelly Korda are some of the high-profile players representing the LPGA this week.
Grant Thornton Invitational Tee Times
Here are the round one tee times for all 32 players at the Grant Thornton Invitational.
Round One / Friday (ET)
- 9:00 a.m. – Cameron Champ & Mel Reid, J.T. Poston & Maja Stark
- 9:15 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia & Jennifer Kupcho, Matthieu Pavon & Celine Boutier
- 9:30 a.m. – Cameron Young & Lauren Coughlin, Matt Kuchar & Megan Khang
- 9:45 a.m. – Max Greyserman & Andrea Lee, Nick Dunlap & Gabriela Ruffels
- 10:00 a.m. – Jake Knapp & Patty Tavatanakit, Luke List & Lilia Vu
- 10:15 a.m. – Tom Kim & Jeeno Thitikul, Corey Conners & Brooke Henderson
- 10:30 a.m. – Sahith Theegala & Allisen Corpuz, Rickie Fowler & Lexi Thompson
- 10:45 a.m. – Tony Finau & Nelly Korda, Jason Day & Lydia Ko
How to watch Grant Thornton Invitational (US)
Golf Channel and NBC will both show live coverage of the action from the Grant Thornton Invitational to fans in the United States.
| Day | Channel (Eastern Time) |
| Friday | Golf Channel (1 – 4 p.m.) |
| Saturday | Golf Channel (2 – 3 p.m.), NBC (3 – 5 p.m.) |
| Sunday | Golf Channel (1 – 2 p.m.), NBC (3 – 4 p.m.) |
Grant Thornton Invitational prize money
The prize money at the Grant Thornton Invitational is $4 million. The event will allocate 25% of the total purse to the winning team ($1m) to be split evenly ($500,000).
The runner-ups will receive $560,000, while $330,000 will go to the third-place team.
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