The PGA Tour’s silly season rolls on this week in Naples, Florida, with the Grant Thornton Invitational, where Tour stars will be partnered in two-person teams with their LPGA counterparts.
Some of the notable duos include Tony Finau and Nelly Korda, defending champions Jason Day and Lydia Ko, Rickie Fowler and Lexi Thompson, and Sahith Theegala and Allisen Corpuz.
Grant Thornton: Full field, teams
Tiburon Golf Club will play host, and if that name sounds familiar to you, this Greg Norman-designed track is the annual home of the LPGA’s CME Group Tour Championship. This year’s CME winner, Jeeno Thitikul, is in the Grant Thornton field and paired with fan-favorite Tom Kim.
Each round of the three-day tournament — action gets underway Friday — will feature a different format. Friday will be a scramble, Saturday will be foursomes and Sunday will be modified four-ball.
Golf course
Tiburon Golf Club | Par 72 | 7,382 yards
Lydia Ko of New Zealand and Jason Day of Australia walk from the third tee during the second round of the Grant Thornton Invitational at Tiburon Golf Club on December 09, 2023, in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
Grant Thornton Invitational betting odds
| Team | Odds | Team | Odds |
| Korda/Finau | (+450) | Thitikul/Kim | (+500) |
| Ko/Day | (+700) | Henderson/Conners | (+800) |
| Corpuz/Theegala | (+1100) | Kupcho/Bhatia | (+1200) |
| Coughlin/Young | (+1400) | Boutier/Pavon | (+1400) |
| Thompson/Fowler | (+1400) | Lee/Greyserman | (+1600) |
| Khang/Kuchar | (+1600) | Stark/Poston | (+1800) |
| Ruffels/Dunlap | (+1800) | Vu/List | (+2200) |
| Tavatanakit/Knapp | (+2500) | Reid/Champ | (+5500) |
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Grant Thornton Invitational picks to win
Jeeno Thitikul and Tom Kim
Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand poses with the trophy after winning the CME Group Tour Championship 2024 at Tiburon Golf Club on November 24, 2024, in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Odds: 5/1
Analysis: This pick may seem obvious — and that’s because it is. Thitikul won on this very golf course just a few weeks ago, and Kim is fresh off a runner-up finish to Scottie Scheffler at the Hero World Challenge. Tough not to pick the hot hands.
Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners
Corey Conners of Canada and Brooke M. Henderson of Canada walk from the second tee during the second round of the Grant Thornton Invitational at Tiburon Golf Club on December 09, 2023, in Naples, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
Odds: 8/1
Analysis: The Canadian duo is a great team to add to your card. Conners was in South Africa last week for the Nedbank Golf Challenge and finished the event in a tie for sixth. Henderson made it to the LPGA finale and tied for eighth. This team finished second to Day/Ko last year.
Jennifer Kupcho and Akshay Bhatia
Akshay Bhatia of the United States follows a shot on the third hole during the final round of the Hero World Challenge 2024 at Albany Golf Course on December 08, 2024, in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Odds: 12/1
Analysis: Kupcho didn’t quite have the week Thitikul did at Tiburon in November, but she did finish in a tie for 12th. Her teammate Bhatia, like Kim, played in the Hero last week and grabbed solo fourth. Another partnership featuring two players in good form.
Source: Golfweek https://ift.tt/l15HZV8