Tournament news

December 7 – 13, 2026
Tiburón Golf Club & The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón

After entering the second round trailing by two strokes, Lauren Coughlin/Andrew Novak posted a 4-under 68 in Foursomes to take a one-stroke lead into the final round.

Second-Round Notes

December 13, 2025

Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 81. 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

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.

Second-Round Leaderboard

Team Total Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Strokes Earnings
Novak/Coughlin -19 57 68 63 125 $1,000,000.00
Brennan/Hull -18 55 71 65 126 $380,000.00
Clark/Thompson -17 55 72 69 127 $147,500.00
Gotterup/Kupcho -16 58 70 63 128 $380,000.00
McCarthy/Korda -16 58 70 63 128 $380,000.00
Kim/Zhang -16 58 70 65 128 $202,500.00
Conners/Henderson -16 61 67 65 128 $202,500.00
Hoge/Yin -14 60 70 64 130 $175,000.00
Clanton/Woad -12 63 69 62 132 $175,000.00
Day/Ko -12 60 72 67 132 $127,500.00
Knapp/Tavatanakit -11 59 74 62 133 $160,000.00
Mitchell/Khang -11 64 69 66 133 $127,500.00
Finau/Vu -11 61 72 66 133 $127,500.00
Horschel/Lee -10 61 73 62 134 $147,500.00
Shipley/Stark -10 62 72 64 134 $140,000.00
Cauley/Korda -8 62 74 63 136 $127,500.00

Lauren Coughlin/Andrew Novak (1st/-19)

  • After entering the second round trailing by two strokes, posted a 4-under 68 in Foursomes to take a one-stroke lead into the final round
  • 36-hole total of 125 falls one shy of the tournament 36-hole scoring record (124: Lydia Ko/Jason Day/2023, Patty Tavatanakit/Jake Knapp/2024)
  • Making their first appearance as a team at the Grant Thornton Invitational; Coughlin finished T7 in 2024 with partner Cameron Young, while Novak is making his debut appearance 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, had five top-10 finishes in 22 starts this season

Charley Hull/Michael Brennan (2nd/-18)

  • First-round co-leaders bogey the final hole for a second-round 71, falling one stroke out of a share of the 36-hole lead
  • Hull is making her second start at the Grant Thornton Invitational (T9 with Justin Rose in 2023), while Brennan is making his debut appearance (gained entry into the field following Daniel Berger’s WD earlier this week)
  • Hull finished No. 14 in the LPGA’s season-long standings, second only to Nelly Korda (No. 5) among players in the field; picked up her third LPGA title at the 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship
  • Brennan won the 2025 Bank of Utah Championship during his PGA TOUR Rookie season and finished No. 98 in the FedExCup Fall standings

Miscellaneous Notes

  • Canadians Brooke Henderson/Corey Conners (T4/-16) post the round of the day with a 5-under 67
  • 2023 champions Lydia Ko/Jason Day (T9/-12) trail by seven following a second-round 72
  • Defending champions Patty Tavatanakit/Jake Knapp (T11/-11) trail by eight following a second-round 74
  • Grant Thornton ambassadors: Lydia Ko/Jason Day (T9/-12), Lilia Vu/Tony Finau(T11/-11)

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