England’s Charley Hull and playing partner Michael Brennan sit one shot off the lead going into the final round of the Grant Thornton Invitational mixed-team event.
American Lauren Coughlin holed a bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 17th as she and Andrew Novak teamed for a 4-under 68 in foursomes to build a one-shot lead after two rounds. They are at 19-under, one stroke clear of Hull and Brennan, who were poised to share the lead until a three-putt bogey on the last after Hull lipped out from just outside three feet.
“We played pretty steady,” Hull said. “It was a shame I missed that short putt at the last, but it’s obviously a harder format, foursomes. We played decent today. It’s just easy going [playing with Brennan]. I really, really enjoy his game. I like the way he is and his game’s great. Like I’ll definitely be sitting down watching the PGA Tour more now to see how he gets on. He’s got all the shots, I think he’ll win more.”
Lexi Thompson and Wyndham Clark are two shots behind the leaders after finishing with eight straight pars for a 72.
The final round is modified fourballs: each player tees off, they switch golf balls and then play with their partner’s ball for the remainder, with the lower score counting. This format should lead to lower scoring, although the Canadian duo of Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners produced seven birdies in the tougher foursomes format and briefly shared the lead until a bogey at 18. They sit three shots back, alongside Nelly Korda and Denny McCarthy (70) and Jennifer Kupcho and Chris Gotterup (70).
Both the Kupcho–Gotterup and Coughlin–Novak teams made double bogeys on the par-5 14th, but Coughlin recovered with her 17th-hole bunker eagle.
What is the Grant Thornton Invitational?
The 54-hole event is a mixed-team competition featuring 16 LPGA and 16 PGA Tour professionals competing together in a co-sanctioned tournament. Over three days the field plays three different team formats and competes for equal prize money and exposure. This is the tournament’s second year on the schedule; it was launched in 2023 as the first LPGA–PGA Tour co-sanctioned event since the JCPenney Classic in 1999.
Watch the Grant Thornton Invitational throughout the week live on Sky Sports. Live coverage of the final round starts on Sunday from 6pm on Sky Sports Golf. Stream options are available via NOW for those without Sky.