The Grant Thornton Invitational is a mixed-team co-sanctioned event between the LPGA and PGA TOUR hosted at Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. Stars from the men’s and women’s games will pair up into 16 teams and will play three different formats over three rounds.
Round 1: Scramble – The first round will feature Scramble, where each player hits a tee shot and then the team selects the ball to be used for the next stroke. From there, both players hit their next shots from that spot. This process continues until the ball is holed.
Round 2: Foursomes – The second round will utilize Foursomes (also called alternate shot), where each player on a team alternates hitting shots with the same ball until the ball is holed. One player is elected at the start of the round to tee off on the odd-numbered holes, while the other will tee off on the even-numbered holes.
Round 3: Modified Four-ball – The third round will feature a new format for team play. In the “Modified Four-ball,” both players will tee off and then they will switch balls for their second shots and play that ball until holed. The lower score of the partners will count as the team score.
