32-player field features 25 of the top 60 in the world from the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour

Canada’s duo of Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners return for a fourth shot at the title of the Grant Thornton Invitational. (GTI image)

Tournament officials just revealed the entire 16 teams that will compete in the Grant Thornton Invitational, set to return Dec. 11-13 at Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, FL.

The 16 mixed teams for the fourth annual event include:

Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners
Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak
Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp
Lydia Ko and Jason Day
Lilia Vu and Michael Kim
Nelly Korda and Michael Brennan
Gaby Lopez and Bud Cauley
Lottie Woad and Alex Fitzpatrick
Haeran Ryu and Tom Kim
Kiara Romero and Jackson Koivun
Lexi Thompson and Harris English
Jennifer Kupcho and Chris Gotterup
Alison Lee and Kurt Kitayama
Esther Henseleit and Jacob Bridgeman
Ruoning Yin and Akshay Bhatia
Yealimi Noh and Ryan Gerard

This year’s field has a combined 144 LPGA Tour and PGA Tour career victories with 21 of those wins coming in 2026. There are nine major champions in the field, including this year’s U.S. Women’s Open and Chevron Championship winner, Nelly Korda, and the Women’s PGA and Evian Championship winner, Haeran Ryu.

A total of 10 different countries will be represented, and all three past championship teams are returning to Naples. There are also 11 new teams competing with 11 first-time Grant Thornton Invitational competitors.

We are incredibly pleased with the 16 teams we’ve assembled for this year. Interest from both tours continues to be extremely strong and we are beyond excited about the mix of young rising stars and established veterans who are heading to Tiburón Golf Club this December,” said Rob Hartman, Grant Thornton Invitational Tournament Director.

The tournament’s 32-player field, which is evenly comprised of LPGA Tour and PGA Tour professionals playing on 16 mixed teams, will compete for an equal purse of $4.1 million, while also experiencing equal visibility and a different format of play each day.

The unique and exciting approach during the three-day professional competition will include Scramble, Foursomes, and a Modified Four-Ball format.

More information on the formats can be found here: Grant Thornton Invitational golf tournament unveils three distinct formats for mixed-team play.

Information on the 16 mixed teams competing can be found below:
WWGR = Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings; OWGR = Official World Golf Ranking

Brooke Henderson (WWGR: 11) and Corey Conners (OWGR: 61)
The Canadian team returns for the fourth consecutive time. The pair has a tournament-best three top-5 finishes, highlighted by a 2^nd place finish in 2023, a T4 in 2024 and a T5 last year. Henderson, 29, has won 14 times on the LPGA Tour, including the Canadian Open last year. Conners, 34, has two career victories on the PGA TOUR, both at the Valero Texas Open.

Lauren Coughlin (WWGR: 19) and Andrew Novak (OWGR: 88)
Last year, this team compiled a tournament-record 28-under-par score to win by three strokes, also a tournament record. The pair recorded 27 birdies in three rounds which is the second most in tournament history. Coughlin is making her third consecutive start in the tournament. This is the second start for Novak. Coughlin, 34, has three LPGA Tour wins, including one this year. Novak, 31, captured his first PGA Tour victory last year in New Orleans at a team event with PGA Tour partner, Ben Griffin.

Patty Tavatanakit (WWGR: 29) and Jake Knapp (OWGR: 51)
The 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational champions, this pair holds a total of three career wins on their respective tours. Tavatanakit, 27, from Thailand, has two wins on the LPGA Tour and was the 2021 Rookie of the Year. Knapp, 31, has one career PGA Tour title. Combined, they have eight top-10 finishes this season.

Lydia Ko (WWGR: 14) and Jason Day (OWGR: 79):
As the inaugural champions of the Grant Thornton Invitational, these former World No. 1 players have the most individual career titles in the field. Ko, 29, an LPGA Hall of Fame member from New Zealand, has 23 victories along with winning the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Day, 38, from Australia, has won 13 times, including a major: the 2015 PGA Championship.

Lilia Vu (WWGR: 276) and Michael Kim (OWGR: 69)
This is a new team this year. Vu, 29, is making her fourth start here. She is a former World No. 1 player, a five-time winner on the LPGA Tour, with four victories in 2023, including two major championships and was named the Rolex Player of the Year that season. Kim, 33, has three top-10 finishes this season and one career victory on the PGA Tour.

Nelly Korda (WWGR: 1) and Michael Brennan (O WGR: 19)
Korda, 27, has accumulated 19 career victories, including four major titles. As World No. 1, she has won four times this season, including two majors. This is her fourth consecutive appearance in the tournament, with her best result being a T4 in 2023, when she was paired with the PGA Tour’s Tony Finau. Brennan, 24, has won twice this year, including a win just over a week ago in Japan. He has three total victories in his short career and is playing in the Grant Thornton Invitational for the second time.

Gaby Lopez (WWGR: 13) and Bud Cauley (OWGR: 46)
A new team competing in the Grant Thornton Invitational this year, with Lopez making her first start and Cauley his second. Lopez, 32, has three LPGA career victories and has finished in the top 10 three times this season. Cauley, 36, earned his first PGA Tour win this year at the Canadian Open. Cauley was named the 2025 recipient of the Ben Hogan Award after suffering multiple injuries in a 2018 car accident and returning to a golf career.

Lottie Woad (WWGR: 7) and Alex Fitzpatrick (OWGR: 59)
This English team is together for the first time with Woad making her second start and Fitzpatrick his first. The second youngest team in the field, Woad, 22, earned her second LPGA Tour title this year and has nine top-10 finishes in her short career as a pro. She was the top-ranked amateur i...

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