A shiny, new event is on tap for pro golf this week, and everyone is invited. The PGA Tour and LPGA Tour are teaming up for the first-ever Grant Thornton Invitational, a co-sanctioned mixed-team event that pairs 16 PGA Tour players with 16 LPGA pros. They’ll compete for a $4 million purse at Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Fla.
Grant Thornton Invitational format
The 16 teams will play three 18-hole rounds in different formats Friday through Sunday. On Friday they’ll play a scramble, on Saturday they’ll play alternate shot, and on Sunday they’ll play a modified four-ball, meaning both players will tee off and then switch balls for their second shots, playing those same balls until holed.
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Grant Thornton Invitational TV schedule
You can watch the first-round action on Golf Channel from 1-4 p.m ET on Friday. Saturday’s broadcast will be 2-3 p.m. on Golf Channel and 3-5 p.m. on NBC, and Sunday’s final round is 1-2 p.m. on Golf Channel and 2-4 p.m. on NBC. (Click here for streaming options.)
Grant Thornton Invitational teams
Madelene Sagström and Ludvig Åberg
Allisen Corpuz and Cameron Champ
Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners
Lilia Vu and Joel Dahmen
Lydia Ko and Jason Day
Céline Boutier and Harris English
Nelly Korda and Tony Finau
Lexi Thompson and Rickie Fowler
Leona Maguire and Lucas Glover
Mel Reid and Russell Henley
Cheyenne Knight and Tom Hoge
Andrea Lee and Billy Horschel
Megan Khang and Denny McCarthy
Charley Hull and Justin Rose
Ruoning Yin and Nick Taylor
Rose Zhang and Sahith Theegala