Grant Thornton Invitational Releases Full List of PGA Tour-LPGA Mixed Teams
The star-studded list of pairings for the LPGA and PGA Tour’s revived mixed team event is finally here.
For the first time since the 1999 JC Penney Classic, the two tours will merge for one week and compete for a shared $4 million purse. The Grant Thornton Invitational is Dec. 8-10 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla.
The teams of Nelly Korda/Tony Finau and Jessica Korda/Rickie Fowler were some of the first pairings to be announced, but the elder Korda’s pregnancy has taken her out of the event. Fowler will instead team up with fellow Cobra-Puma athlete Lexi Thompson, who made waves earlier this month in Las Vegas when she nearly made the cut at a PGA Tour event.
Other notable teams include the all-England duo of Charley Hull and Justin Rose. Both Rose and Hull represented Team Europe on winning Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup teams this fall. Ludvig Aberg and Madelene Sagstrom, who both hail from Sweden, also appeared on the victorious European teams. Aberg’s caddie Jack Clarke is engaged to Sagstrom.
There are 11 major champions in the field of 32, including all five major winners from the 2023 LPGA season.
Check out all 16 teams:
Nelly Korda / Tony Finau
Lexi Thompson / Rickie Fowler
Lilia Vu / Joel Dahmen
Brooke Henderson / Corey Conners
Rose Zhang / Sahith Theegala
Charley Hull / Justin Rose
Megan Khang / Denny McCarthy
Lydia Ko / Jason Day
Celine Boutier / Harris English
Andrea Lee / Billy Horschel
Mel Reid / Russell Henley
Cheyenne Knight / Tom Hoge
Madelene Sagstrom / Ludvig Aberg
Allisen Corpuz / Cameron Champ
Ruoning Yin / Nick Taylor
Leona Maguire / Lucas Glover
During the three-day event, the pairs will play foursomes, modified four-ball and a scramble to determine the champion.