Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp increase their lead at the Grant Thornton Invitational heading into final round.
Tournament news
December 7 – 13, 2026
Tiburón Golf Club & The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón
Second-Round Notes
Weather: Scattered showers. High of 79. Wind ENE 13-18 mph, with gusts to 27 mph.
Format: Three-round 54-hole stroke-play event with 16 teams of two. R1/Scramble, R2/Foursomes, R3/Modified Four-Ball
Foursomes: Each team’s players alternate hitting shots with the same ball until the ball is holed. One player will tee off on the odd-numbered holes, and the other tees off on the even-numbered holes.
| Team | Total | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Strokes | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knapp/Tavatanakit | -20 | 58 | 66 | 65 | 124 | $1,000,000.00 |
| Kim/Thitikul | -18 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 126 | $560,000.00 |
| Bhatia/Kupcho | -17 | 59 | 68 | 64 | 127 | $330,000.00 |
| Day/Ko | -15 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 129 | $190,000.00 |
| Conners/Henderson | -14 | 59 | 71 | 62 | 130 | $250,000.00 |
| Pavon/Boutier | -14 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 130 | $215,000.00 |
| Greyserman/Lee | -14 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 130 | $175,000.00 |
| Young/Coughlin | -12 | 63 | 69 | 65 | 132 | $175,000.00 |
| Theegala/Corpuz | -12 | 61 | 71 | 67 | 132 | $142,500.00 |
| Poston/Stark | -11 | 61 | 72 | 65 | 133 | $155,000.00 |
| Berger/Korda | -11 | 63 | 70 | 67 | 133 | $135,000.00 |
| List/Vu | -9 | 63 | 72 | 64 | 135 | $142,500.00 |
| Champ/Reid | -9 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 135 | $125,000.00 |
| Kuchar/Khang | -8 | 64 | 72 | 62 | 136 | $155,000.00 |
| Fowler/Thompson | -8 | 63 | 73 | 67 | 136 | $130,000.00 |
| Dunlap/Ruffels | -3 | 65 | 76 | 64 | 141 | $120,000.00 |
Jake Knapp/Patty Tavatanakit (1st/-20)
- 18-hole leaders record seven birdies and one bogey (No. 4) for a 66 in Foursomes
- Hold the 36-hole lead by two strokes, equaling the largest 36-hole lead at the event (Jason Day and Lydia Ko/2023)
- At 20-under 124, tie the tournament 36-hole scoring record (Day/Ko/2023)
- Represent the only team in the field with both players having won on their respective Tour this season
- Tavantanakit is in her fifth season on the Tour and is one of six LPGA Tour players in the field with wins this season (2024 Honda LPGA Thailand)
- Knapp finished No. 64 in the FedExCup Fall standings after qualifying for the FedExCup Playoffs in his rookie season on TOUR and winning the 2024 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
- Knapp is one five PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour rookies in the field (others: Nick Dunlap, May Greyserman, Matthieu Pavon, Gabriela Ruffels)
- First-time Grant Thornton Invitational participants Knapp and Tavatanakit played college golf at UCLA
Miscellaneous Notes
- Tom Kim/Jeeno Thitikul (2nd/-18) set the Grant Thornton Invitational 18-hole Foursomes scoring record with a second round 8-under 64 (previous: 66/Jason Day and Lydia Ko/2023); one of four teams in which both players participated in the women’s and men’s golf competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympics (Kim/Republic of Korea, Thitikul/Thailand)
- Defending champions Jason Day/Lydia Ko (4th/-15) follow an opening round 10-under 62 with a 5-under 67 to sit five shots back entering the final round
- Grant Thornton ambassadors: Nelly Korda/Daniel Berger (T10/-11), Cameron Champ/Mel Reid (T12/-9), Rickie Fowler/Lexi Thompson (T14/-8)
