Tournament news

December 8 – 14, 2025
Tiburón Golf Club & The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón

The team of Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit posted 27-under 189 for a wire-to-wire victory. The winning duo splits $1 million for the title.

Final-Round Notes

Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 80. Wind ENE 14-18 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

Modified Four-Ball: Both players tee off. They then switch balls for their second shots and play that same ball until it is holed. The lower score of the partners is then counted as the team score for the hole.

Place Team Total Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Strokes Earnings
1 Knapp/Tavatanakit -27 58 66 65 189 $1,000,000.00
2 Kim/Thitikul -26 62 64 64 190 $560,000.00
3 Bhatia/Kupcho -25 59 68 64 191 $330,000.00
4 Conners/Henderson -24 59 71 62 192 $250,000.00
5 Pavon/Boutier -21 63 67 65 195 $215,000.00
6 Day/Ko -20 62 67 67 196 $190,000.00
T7 Young/Coughlin -19 63 69 65 197 $175,000.00
T7 Greyserman/Lee -19 64 66 67 197 $175,000.00
T9 Kuchar/Khang -18 64 72 62 198 $155,000.00
T9 Poston/Stark -18 61 72 65 198 $155,000.00
T11 List/Vu -17 63 72 64 199 $142,500.00
T11 Theegala/Corpuz -17 61 71 67 199 $142,500.00
13 Berger/Korda -16 63 70 67 200 $135,000.00
14 Fowler/Thompson -13 63 73 67 203 $130,000.00
15 Champ/Reid -12 66 69 69 204 $125,000.00
16 Dunlap/Ruffels -11 65 76 64 205 $120,000.00

Jake Knapp/Patty Tavatanakit (1st/-27)

  • With rounds of 58-66-65, first-time participants win the Grant Thornton Invitational in wire-to-wire fashion by one stroke over Tom Kim/Jeeno Thitikul
  • At 27-under 189, set the tournament scoring record previously held by 2023 champions Lydia Ko/Jason Day (190)
  • Represent the only team in the field with both players having won on their respective Tour this season
  • Tavatanakit 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 rookies in the field (others: Nick Dunlap, Max Greyserman, Matthieu Pavon, Gabriela Ruffels)
  • Both Knapp and Tavatanakit played college golf at UCLA

Miscellaneous Notes

  • Tom Kim/Jeeno Thitikul, 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), finish runner-up
  • Defending champions Jason Day/Lydia Ko finish in sixth place and seven strokes behind Knapp/Tavatanakit
  • Grant Thornton ambassadors: Nelly Korda/Daniel Berger (13th), Rickie Fowler/Lexi Thompson (14th), Cameron Champ/Mel Reid (15th)
  • Returning teams from the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational: Brooke Henderson/Corey Conners (4th), Lydia Ko/Jason Day (6th), Lexi Thompson/Rickie Fowler (14th)

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