2025 Grant Thornton Invitational Round 1 tee times and pairings explored

The 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational begins on Friday, December 12 at Tiburón Golf Club in Florida. This is the third edition of the mixed LPGA and PGA Tour event, and both past champion teams are back in the field. Lydia Ko and Jason Day who won the first event in 2023 return this week. Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp, the 2024 winners are also competing and will look to defend their title.

Both winning teams will play together in the final group of Round 1. The opening round follows the scramble format and starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. Angel Yin and Tom Hoge will hit the first tee shot paired with Maja Stark and Neal Shipley. All eight groups will start from the first tee with Ko and Day playing alongside Tavatanakit and Knapp at 10:45 a.m. ET.

Here are the full tee times for Friday’s first round of the 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational:

Tee No. 1

• 9:00 a.m. – Angel Yin / Tom Hoge; Maja Stark / Neal Shipley
• 9:15 a.m. – Megan Khang / Keith Mitchell; Lauren Coughlin / Andrew Novak
• 9:30 a.m. – Rose Zhang / Michael Kim; Jessica Korda / Bud Cauley
• 9:45 a.m. – Andrea Lee / Billy Horschel; Jennifer Kupcho / Chris Gotterup
• 10:00 a.m. – Lottie Woad / Luke Clanton; Charley Hull / Daniel Berger
• 10:15 a.m. – Nelly Korda / Denny McCarthy; Brooke Henderson / Corey Conners
• 10:30 a.m. – Lilia Vu / Tony Finau; Lexi Thompson / Wyndham Clark
• 10:45 a.m. – Lydia Ko / Jason Day; Patty Tavatanakit / Jake Knapp

What will the winner get at the 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational?

Lydia Ko and Jason Day, winners of the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational - Source: Imagn

The 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational has a $4 million purse, with the winning team earning a combined $1,000,000. This amount is higher than the standard 18 percent payout used in most PGA Tour events. Since this is a team event, the winning pair will split the amount equally giving each player $500,000.

The event has no cut and is considered unofficial though it is sanctioned by both the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour.

Here is the full prize breakdown for all 16 positions:

• 1st place: $1,000,000 total, $500,000 each
• 2nd place: $560,000 total, $280,000 each
• 3rd place: $330,000 total, $165,000 each
• 4th place: $250,000 total, $125,000 each
• 5th place: $215,000 total, $107,500 each
• 6th place: $190,000 total, $95,000 each
• 7th place: $180,000 total, $90,000 each
• 8th place: $170,000 total, $85,000 each
• 9th place: $160,000 total, $80,000 each
• 10th place: $150,000 total, $75,000 each
• 11th place: $145,000 total, $72,500 each
• 12th place: $140,000 total, $70,000 each
• 13th place: $135,000 total, $67,500 each
• 14th place: $130,000 total, $65,000 each
• 15th place: $125,000 total, $62,500 each
• 16th place: $120,000 total, $60,000 each