Nelly Korda was among the high-profile players in action at the highly entertaining Grant Thornton Invitational.
Tiburon Golf Club hosted the latest edition of the Grant Thornton Invitational, which was won by Andrew Novak and Lauren Coughlin.
Novak and Coughlin finished on 28-under in the event involving PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players in Florida.
Korda was among the pairings who finished in a tie for second, having played the tournament with Denny McCarthy.
Nelly Korda says she is a ‘huge fan’ of PGA Tour player Denny McCarthy
Despite ultimately falling short, former world number one Korda and McCarthy were delighted with their partnership.
When asked to discuss their rise up the leaderboard on Sunday, McCarthy said: “I’ll start. I think right now we’re both a little frustrated just because we’re both very competitive and like to win.
“We know we probably left some shots out there. But playing with her is always a treat. I like her caddie a lot, Jay (Jason McDede). He’s great.
“My caddie gets along with him great. Just so much fun being out there with them and competing. Her game is phenomenal.
“I learned a lot three years ago, I continue to learn a lot from her playing with her the last three days. We just had a lot of fun.”
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And Korda added: “Yeah, same for us, same for me. I mean, Jay and I have so much fun with Denny and Derek [Smith].
“It was so nice to kind of get the band back together and team up again. But I have so much respect for Denny and his game.
“I became a huge fan three years ago. Jay and I follow him. I know Jay’s been out to watch him at a couple events, too.
“Yeah, this week is so special in growing the game, but also creating great relationships. And I’m a lifelong fan. And same as Denny said, you learn so much from each other and hopefully that continues to build.”
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Fans were treated to plenty of entertainment at Tiburon Golf Club, where Korda and McCarthy finished three shots behind the winners.
They were joined in joint-second place by Jennifer Kupcho and Chris Gotterup, as well as Charley Hull and Michael Brennan.
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But champions Coughlin and Novak stole the show, with the latter joking before claiming the title that he was eyeing the “modern-day grand slam”.
His light-hearted comments come given that he won the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the only team event on the PGA Tour.
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