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Meet the 16 PGA Tour, LPGA mixed teams teeing it up at the Grant Thornton Invitational

Tony Finau and Nelly Korda during the second round of the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational. | Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA Tour via Getty Images

The Grant Thornton Invitational does not disappoint. PGA Tour and LPGA stars will compete side-by-side on 16 mixed teams of two.

The Granton Thornton Invitational debuted one year ago with plenty of fanfare and success. Players, fans, and media alike commended the PGA Tour and LPGA for organizing a mixed event filled with stars, entertainment, and drama.

The format also received critical acclaim; the same structure will apply to the 2024 edition. Day one will feature a two-person scramble. Day two will be alternate shot, as seen in the Ryder Cup. The final round is a modified four-ball—both players hit their tee shots, and then they switch golf balls for their approach until their ball is holed. The lower score of the partners is then counted as the team score for the hole. Jason Day and Lydia Ko won last year, and the all-Aussie duo will return to defend their title this time around.

All 16 teams are listed below, with each player’s rankings included and one tidbit about each team:

1. Lydia Ko and Jason Day

World Golf Rankings: Ko (4), Day (33)

The all-Australian duo won last year, so they can undoubtedly do it again in 2024. Ko has had a terrific season, highlighted by her win at St. Andrews. Day, meanwhile, finished 33rd in the FedEx Cup rankings, but his new deal with Malbon Golf drew more attention to him than his play this year.

2. Nelly Korda and Tony Finau

World Golf Rankings: Korda (1), Finau (26)

Talk about star power. Nelly Korda won six events earlier this year, five of them coming in a row. Tony Finau, meanwhile, has five top 10s this year.

3. Lexi Thompson and Rickie Fowler

World Golf Rankings: Thompson (49), Fowler (66)

This could be Lexi Thompson’s swansong, as she announced her retirement from playing full-time earlier this year at the U.S. Women’s Open in Lancaster. Fowler recently posted his first top 10 this season in Japan, thus keeping a 16-year streak intact.

Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images
Lexi Thompson and Rickie Fowler during the final round of the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational.

4. Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners

World Golf Rankings: Henderson (22), Conners (37)

Oh, Canada! My home and native land... Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners finished runner-up to Ko and Day a year ago, and they have the talent to take home the title this year. These two Canadians have 12 top 10s combined in 2024.

5. Lilia Vu and Luke List

World Golf Rankings: Vu (2), List (101)

After teaming up with Joel Dahmen one year ago, Lilia Vu has a new partner in Luke List, who has two career PGA Tour victories. Vu battled a back injury earlier this year but won immediately upon her return in June. She also finished T-2 at Sahalee and St. Andrews.

6. Rose Zhang and Sahith Theegala

World Golf Rankings: Zhang (12), Theegala (13)

California... knows how to party... Californians are also very good golfers and look no further than this duo, who tied for ninth last year. Both Rose Zhang and Sahith Theegala picked up their first career wins in 2023, and Zhang added a second one earlier this year.

7. Jeeno Thitikul and Tom Kim

World Golf Rankings: Thitikul (7), Kim (25)

Call this the ‘Team of Youth.’ Jeeno Thitikul, who is 21 years old, and Tom Kim, who turned 22 in June, will make their debuts at the Grant Thornton Invitational this year. Combined, Thitikul and Kim have six career victories.

8. Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp

World Golf Rankings: Tavatanakit (23), Knapp (81)

This all-UCLA team features Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp, who will debut in this event this year. Tavatanakit has two wins—one of them a major—to her name, while Knapp’s maiden victory on the PGA Tour came in Mexico in February.

9. Megan Khang and Matt Kuchar

World Golf Rankings: Khang (21), Kuchar (103)

This is an interesting pairing, considering Matt Kuchar is 20 years older than Megan Khang. Kuchar has one top 10 finish and a bizarre Monday finish at the Wyndham Championship this season, while Khang has finished among the top 10 on four occasions.

10. Celine Boutier and Matthieu Pavon

World Golf Rankings: Boutier (8), Pavon (29)

Watch out for this French duo. Celine Boutier is one of the best players in the world and finally won her first major championship last year in her home country. Matthieu Pavon, meanwhile, has quickly become a PGA Tour stalwart, as he kicked off his rookie season with a win at Torrey Pines.

11. Andrea Lee and Billy Horschel

World Golf Rankings: Lee (50), Horschel (17)

After a disappointing T-14 finish last year, Billy Horschel and Andrea Lee reunite after both players had strong seasons. In late February, Horschel almost fell out of the top 100 but has since climbed into the top 20, thanks to solid finishes at The Open and an epic playoff win over Rory McIlroy at Wentworth. Lee, meanwhile, tied for third at the U.S. Women’s Open and has five top 10s this year. They should fare much better this time around.

12. Jennifer Kupcho and Akshay Bhatia

World Golf Rankings: Kupcho (53), Bhatia (31)

Another team that will make its Grant Thornton Invitational debut this year is Jennifer Kupcho and Akshay Bhatia, who have five combined career wins. Bhatia won the Valero Texas Open earlier this year, while Kupcho posted six top 10s.

13. Gabriela Ruffels and Nick Dunlap

World Golf Rankings: Ruffels (46), Dunlap (34)

This young team will also make its first start this year. Gabriela Ruffels, 24, has four top 10s on the LPGA this season, an impressive accomplishment as a rookie. Nick Dunlap, another highly touted rookie, burst into the sporting world’s mainstream by winning The American Express in January—the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since Phil Mickelson did so in 1991.

14. Lauren Coughlin and Cameron Young

World Golf Rankings: Coughlin (14), Young (32)

Another pair of newbies. Lauren Coughlin has had a stellar season, highlighted by her tremendous play at the Solheim Cup in Virginia. Cameron Young, meanwhile, continues to search for his first win. The former Wake Forest Demon Deacon has six top-10s this season, including a T-9 at Augusta National.

15. Mel Reid and Cameron Champ

World Golf Rankings: Reid (374), Champ (373)

Their rankings certainly jump off the page, but Mel Reid and Cameron Champ are Grant Thornton ambassadors, hence their inclusion in the field. But these two players have four combined victories; anything can happen in any given week. Plus, Reid played on four European Solheim Cup teams.

16. Maja Stark and J.T. Poston

World Golf Rankings: Stark (24), Poston (40)

Maja Stark made 15-of-19 cuts this season and has four top-10 finishes, including a solo second to Korda at The Chevron Championship in April. J.T. Poston, meanwhile, just won the Shriners Children’s Open, his third career PGA Tour victory. They will team up together for the first time.

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.

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