Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp extended their lead heading into the final round of the Grant Thornton Invitational after a strong showing on day two.
Although the pair failed to match their first day heroics where they bogeyed their first nine holes en route to a 14 under par 58, Tavatanakit and Knapp extended their lead to two shots over one while they went around in 66 to. sit atop the leaderboard at 20-under par.
The mixed team event featuring PGA and LPGA Tour stars at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, uses three different formats over three rounds and concludes with a modified four-ball, where the two player leaving and turning balls for their second shot before then. playing the same ball until it is holed.
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Jeeno Thitikul and Tom Kim climbed into second place after shooting an eight-under-par 64, to move to 18-under par, pushing ahead of Jennifer Kupcho and Akshay Bhatia who shot further back.
Three-time major winner Lydia Ko and former No. 1 Jason Day, who won last year's event, followed Friday's 10-under 62 with a 67 to sit at 15 under par, five shots off the lead.
What is a Grant Thornton invitation?
The 54-hole tournament is a mixed team event where 16 LPGA Tour and 16 PGA Tour professionals compete against each other in a special sanctioned tournament.
The three-day tournament offers three different formats of team play and allows the 32-player field to compete for equal prize money and exposure.
This is the second consecutive year the tournament has appeared on the schedule, having launched in 2023 as the first co-sanctioned event between the LPGA Tour and the PGA Tour from JCPenney Classic in 1999.
Watch the Grant Thornton Invitational this weekend live on Sky Sports. Live coverage of the third round starts on Sunday from 6pm on Sky Sports Golf. Stream the PGA Tour and more with NOW.
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