Get ready for the highly anticipated Grant Thornton Invitational 2025! This year’s event features an incredible lineup of 16 mixed teams, comprising some of the biggest names in golf.
Returning to the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida, from December 12-14, the tournament promises thrilling competition. With a combined 137 LPGA and PGA TOUR career victories, including nine wins in 2025, this year’s field is stacked with talent. Among the participants are 10 major champions, including the reigning U.S. Women’s Open Champion.
Here’s a sneak peek at the teams:
– Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp
– Lydia Ko and Jason Day
– Lilia Vu and Tony Finau
– Nelly Korda and Denny McCarthy
– Jessica Korda and Bud Cauley
– Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners
– Andrea Lee and Billy Horschel
– Charley Hull and Daniel Berger
– Lottie Woad and Luke Clanton
– Lexi Thompson and Wyndham Clark
– Jennifer Kupcho and Chris Gotterup
– Rose Zhang and Michael Kim
– Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak
– Maja Stark and Neal Shipley
– Angel Yin and Tom Hoge
– Megan Khang and Keith Mitchell
Stay tuned for more updates as we count down to the exciting Grant Thornton Invitational 2025!
The stage is set for an extraordinary golf showdown at the 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational. But who will be teeing off in Naples, Florida this December? Get ready for some thrilling mixed team action. Tournament organizers have revealed the 16 dynamic duos who will battle it out on the fairways of Tibberon Golf Club. This year’s lineup features a star-studded roster with a combined 137 LPGA and PGA Tour career victories, including a whopping nine wins in 2025 alone. And that’s not all. 10 major champions will be in attendance, among them the reigning US Women’s Open champion. Golf enthusiasts can expect a truly international affair with seven different countries represented. Rob Hartman, the tournament director, expressed his excitement. We couldn’t be happier with the teams we’ve assembled. The interest from both tours remains high and were delighted to welcome a stellar group of players to Tibberon Golf Club. Hartman further emphasized the diversity of the teams comprising current year winners, rising stars, seasoned veterans, and major champions. Let’s take a closer look at these power pairs. Defending champions Patty Tavatonic WWGR 55 and Jake Knap O WGR87. This Thai American duo has a total of three tour wins between them. Tavatonic, 26, boasts two LPGA Tour victories and the 2021 Rookie of the Year title, while Nap 31, has one PGA Tour win. Inaugural champions Lydia Co. WWGr 4 and Jason Day WGR 45 former world number ones. This pair has the most individual career titles in the field. Kobu, 28, a Hall of Famer from New Zealand has 23 wins including Olympic gold in 2024. Dean, 37, from Australia, has 13 wins, including the 2015 PGA Championship. But here’s where it gets controversial. Both players are Grant Thornton ambassadors, which might spark some interesting discussions about sponsorship influence. New team, old faces. Lilia Vu, WWGr 34, and Tony Feno, Owgr 72, VU, 28, is a five-time LPGA Tour winner with four of those victories in 2023, including two majors. Fenawa, 36, returns to the tournament after a two-year break, having finished T4 with Nelly Corda in 2023. They also represent Grant Thornton as ambassadors. Consistent contenders. Nelly Corda, WWGr 2, and Denny McCarthy, O WGR, 57, Corda, 26, is a force to be reckoned with, boasting 15 career wins and two major titles. She was the 2024 Rolex Player of the Year. McCarthy VA, 32, is back for his second appearance, aiming to improve on his T4 finish with Megan Kang in 2023. Newcomers with a bang. Jessica Corda, WWGrNa, and Bud Collie, O WGr 66. Both players are new to the tournament. Corda, 32, has six LPGA Tour wins, while Collie, 35, has overcome injuries to qualify for the 2025 PGA Tour playoffs, rising to number 66 in the world. Canada’s finest. Brooke Henderson, WWGr, 25, and Cory Connors, O WGR, 27. This Canadian duo is the highest ranked pairing. They’ve been partners for three consecutive years, finishing second in 2023 and T4 in 2024. Henderson, 28, has 14 LPGA Tour wins, and Connors, 33, has two PGA Tour victories. Rising stars and veterans. Andrea Lee, WWGr 20, and Billy Horschel, owlgr 40, Lee, 27, and Horchel, 38, have nine tour wins combined. Horchel is a FedEx Cup champion with eight PGA Tour victories. English return. Charlie Hull WWGr 5 and Daniel Berger Owgr 52 Holy 29 is back for her second appearance while Burgerer 32 aims to improve on his 13th place finish last year. Hull has three career wins including one this season. youngest team Lahi WWGr 11 and Luke Clanton OWGr 151 both 21 W and Clanton were college teammates W from England is a rising star with amateur and professional wins reached number one in the world amateur golf ranking in 2024 major champions unite Lexi Thompson WWGR71 and Windham Clark, O WGR, 33, Thompson, 30, and Clark, 31, both major winners, will pair up for the first time. Clark had a stellar 2023 with three PGA Tour wins. Rookie and veteran Jennifer Cupcho, WWGr 41, and Chris Goodup, O WGR, 26. Cupcho, 28, returns after finishing third in 2024. Goodup, 26, is a rookie with two PGA Tour wins, including the 2025 Scottish Open. Young Gun and veteran. Rose Jenang, WWGr, 56, and Michael Kim, O WGR, 37, Jiang, 22, made history with her LPGA Tour debut win in 2023. Kim, 32, has won PGA Tour victory from 2018 and was the college national player of the year in 2013. Swedish star and rookie Lauren Coughlin WWGr 16 and Andrew Novak O WGR 35, Coughlin, 33, is back for her second start. Novak, 30, is a rookie with his first PGA Tour win this year. Swedish sensation and cornfairy star Maya Stark WWGr 15 and Neil Shipley Owgr 89. Stark 25 returns after 89 finish in 2024. Shipley 24 has two corn ferry tour wins this season and is new to the competition. LPGA and PGA Tour winners Angelin WWGR10 and Tom Hogue OGR 85 in 27 has two LPGA Tour wins while Hogue 36 has one PGA Tour victory from the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm third times the charm. Megan Kang, WWGr 35, and Keith Mitchell, O WGR124, Kang 28, is back with a new partner, having finished T9 in 2024 and T4 in 2023. Mitchell, 33, is a PGA Tour winner making his tournament debut. There you have it, a sneak peek at the team set to light up the Grant Thornton Invitational. With such a talented field, the competition promises to be fierce. Who do you think will rise to the top? Will the defending champions retain their title, or will a new duo claim the crown? Share your predictions and thoughts in the comments below. And don’t forget to tune in to witness golf’s finest showcase their skills in Naples this December.
