The team of Andrew Novak and Lauren Coughlin posted tournament record 28-under 188 for the victory. The winning duo splits $1 million for the title.
Tournament news
December 7 – 13, 2026
Tiburón Golf Club & The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón
Final-Round Notes
Weather: Mostly cloudy. High of 78. Wind ESE 8-12 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, and then they 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.
Final-Round Leaderboard
| Place | Team | Total | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Strokes | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novak/Coughlin | -28 | 57 | 68 | 63 | 188 | $1,000,000.00 |
| T2 | Gotterup/Kupcho | -25 | 58 | 70 | 63 | 191 | $380,000.00 |
| T2 | McCarthy/Korda | -25 | 58 | 70 | 63 | 191 | $380,000.00 |
| T2 | Brennan/Hull | -25 | 55 | 71 | 65 | 191 | $380,000.00 |
| T5 | Kim/Zhang | -23 | 58 | 70 | 65 | 193 | $202,500.00 |
| T5 | Conners/Henderson | -23 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 193 | $202,500.00 |
| T7 | Clanton/Woad | -22 | 63 | 69 | 62 | 194 | $175,000.00 |
| T7 | Hoge/Yin | -22 | 60 | 70 | 64 | 194 | $175,000.00 |
| 9 | Knapp/Tavatanakit | -21 | 59 | 74 | 62 | 195 | $160,000.00 |
| T10 | Horschel/Lee | -20 | 61 | 73 | 62 | 196 | $147,500.00 |
| T10 | Clark/Thompson | -20 | 55 | 72 | 69 | 196 | $147,500.00 |
| 12 | Shipley/Stark | -18 | 62 | 72 | 64 | 198 | $140,000.00 |
| T13 | Cauley/Korda | -17 | 62 | 74 | 63 | 199 | $127,500.00 |
| T13 | Mitchell/Khang | -17 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 199 | $127,500.00 |
| T13 | Finau/Vu | -17 | 61 | 72 | 66 | 199 | $127,500.00 |
| T13 | Day/Ko | -17 | 60 | 72 | 67 | 199 | $127,500.00 |
Lauren Coughlin/Andrew Novak (1st/-28)
- After entering the final round of the Grant Thornton Invitational with a one-stroke lead, post a 9-under 63 in Modified Four-Ball to win by a tournament-record three strokes
- At 28-under 188, set the tournament scoring record previously held by Patty Tavatanakit/Jake Knapp (189/2024)
- Third straight team to carry the 36-hole lead on to victory at the event (Lydia Ko/Jason Day/2023, Tavatanakit/Knapp/2024)
- Posted both the low start by a winner (57) and the low finish by a winner (63) at the Grant Thornton Invitational
- Win in their first appearance as a team at the Grant Thornton Invitational; Coughlin finished T7 in 2024 with partner Cameron Young, while Novak wins in his debut start at the event
- Novak finished No. 25 in the 2025 FedExCup standings after posting six top-10 finishes in 27 starts, led by a victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (with teammate Ben Griffin)
- Coughlin, a two-time winner on the LPGA Tour, had five top-10 finishes in 22 starts this season
Miscellaneous Notes
- With matching 9-under 63s and playing in the same pairing, Nelly Korda/Denny McCarthy and Jennifer Kupcho/Chris Gotterup finish T2 (along with Charley Hull/Michael Brennan)
- Lottie Woad/Luke Clanton (T7/-22), Patty Tavatanakit/Jake Knapp (9th/-21) and Andrea Lee/Billy Horschel (T10/-20) turn in the rounds of the day in Modified Four-ball with 10-under 62s
- Defending champions Tavatanakit/Knapp (9th/-21) finish seven back
- Grant Thornton ambassadors Lydia Ko/Jason Day and Lilia Vu/Tony Finau finish T13 (-17)
