Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Grant Thornton mixed-gender occasion reveals full discipline whereas PGA Tour Champions provides crew match

The three important U.S. excursions now all have tournaments for groups.

The newest version is the American Household Insurance coverage Championship, hosted by Steve Stricker and shifting subsequent 12 months to the TPC Wisconsin in Madison, a course Stricker co-designed within the metropolis he lives.

The main 38 gamers on the PGA Tour Champions will selected their accomplice for the 54-hole occasion that options two days of higher ball with a scramble format within the second spherical. The match is June 6-8 and has a $3 million purse, with gamers on the profitable crew every getting $300,000.

“With this match shifting to a brand new course in 2025, it’s an excellent time to attempt a brand new format as nicely,” Stricker stated.

The PGA Tour’s crew occasion is the Zurich Basic in New Orleans, whereas the LPGA Tour has the Dow Championship in Michigan.

There is also the Grant Thornton Invitational on Dec. 13-15 in Naples, Florida, for LPGA and PGA Tour gamers.

Lydia Ko and Jason Day return to defend their title at Tiburon Golf Membership, and the 16-team discipline has some depth to it. Nelly Korda, the No. 1 participant in girls’s golf, returns to play with Tony Finau.

Korda, Ko and Lilia Vu are amongst 5 of the highest 10 within the girls’s world rating who’re enjoying. The very best-ranked male is Sahith Theegala, presently at No. 13. He’ll play with Twelfth-ranked Rose Zhang.

The LPGA has 14 of 16 gamers from the highest 50 within the girls’s world rating (Jennifer Kupcho at No. 53 and Mel Reid at No. 374 are the exceptions). The PGA Tour has 11 gamers from the highest 50. The record consists of Billy Horschel (paired with Andrea Lee), and Matthieu Pavon within the all-France partnership with Celine Boutier.

Jake Knapp makes his debut and can play with Patty Tavatanakit, a fellow UCLA alum.


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