Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp birdied their first 9 holes and added a late eagle on their strategy to claiming a one-stroke lead after day one of many Grant Thornton Invitational.
The combined workforce occasion that includes PGA and LPGA Tour stars employs three completely different codecs over three rounds. In Friday’s scramble format — wherein each gamers every a shot and choose which ball they will use for the next shot — Tavatanakit and Knapp put collectively a 14-under-par 58 on the Tiburon Golf Membership in Naples, Florida.
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Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp birdied your complete entrance 9 to guide the Grant Thornton Invitational by one shot after day one
That was ok to nudge them forward of Jennifer Kupcho and Akshay Bhatia and Canadians Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners in a tie for second at 13 below.
The second spherical will probably be performed in foursomes (alternate shot) and the third spherical will probably be a modified four-ball, the place each gamers tee off and change balls for his or her second pictures earlier than then enjoying that very same ball till it’s holed.
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Maja Stark and JT Poston are three off the lead after a gap 61, joined in a tie for fourth by Sahith Theegala and Allisen Corpuz.
Three-time main winner Lydia Ko and former males’s No 1 Jason Day, who gained final yr’s occasion, opened with a 10-under 62 on Friday and are tied for sixth with Jeeno Thitikul and Tom Kim.
One additional again are Lexi Thompson and Rickie Fowler, in addition to girls’s world No 1 Nelly Korda and Daniel Berger.
Tony Finau was slated to be Korda’s accomplice however withdrew whereas recovering from knee surgical procedure, and Berger took his spot.
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Tavatanakit stated after her and Knapp secured a lead on day one: “I feel like we kept it pretty chill, we just talked about random things
“I really feel like I have not performed golf like this free shortly, so it’s truly a very nice feeling. I really feel very safe on the market as a result of I do know I’ve a extremely good accomplice.”
What’s the Grant Thornton Invitational?
The 54-hole competitors is a mixed-team occasion that sees 16 LPGA Tour and 16 PGA Tour professionals compete collectively in a novel co-sanctioned match.
The three-day match presents three completely different codecs of workforce play and permits the 32-player subject to compete for equal prize cash and visibility.
It’s the second successive yr the match has featured on the schedule, having been launched in 2023 as the primary co-sanctioned occasion between the LPGA Tour and PGA Tour because the JCPenney Traditional in 1999.
Watch the Grant Thornton Invitational all through the week reside on Sky Sports activities. Dwell protection from the second spherical begins on Saturday Friday from 7pm on Sky Sports activities Golf. Stream the PGA Tour and extra with NOW.
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