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Defending champions Lydia Ko and Jason Day lead the PGA Tour power rankings for the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational. The second edition of the tournament will take place at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida from Friday, December 13 to Sunday, December 15.
Day comes to the tournament after tying for 19th at the Hero World Challenge in a 20-man field whereas Ko comes after finishing third at the CME Group Tour Championship. The duo won the inaugural edition of the tournament last year by one stroke over Corey Conners and Brooke Henderson.
Ko has had a dream run in the 2024 season with three wins and eight top-10 finishes while Day has had four top-10 finishes. The LPGA player is currently ranked third on WWGR while Day is ranked 34th in the OWGR rankings.
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Nelly Korda and Tony Finau are second on the list. The duo had a decent finish last year where they tied for fourth and would look to win the tournament this time. Korda has had a once-in-a-lifetime season with seven wins and 11 top-10 finishes whereas Finau had one runner-up and six top-10 finishes in 2024.
In the last start, Korda tied for fifth at the CME Group Tour Championship while Finau tied for 23rd at the Tour Championship. Here's a look at their best performances this year:
Nelly Korda:
- The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican: 1
- AIG Women's Open: T2
- Mizuho Americas Open: 1
- Cognizant Founders Cup: T7
- The Chevron Championship: 1
- T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards: 1
- Ford Championship presented by KCC: 1
- FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship: 1
- LPGA Drive On Championship: 1
Tony Finau:
- Farmers Insurance Open: T6
- Texas Children's Houston Open: T2
- the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday: T8
- U.S. Open: T3
- Travelers Championship: T5
Full list explored of PGA Tour power rankings at the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational
Canadian duo Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners were runner-ups at the 2023 Grant Thorton Invitational. Henderson has nine top-10 finishes and 12 top-25 finishes while Conners has four top-10 finishes and 13 top-25 finishes this year.
Other notable duos at the tournament are Rose Zhang / Sahith Theegala, Andrea Lee / Billy Horschel, and Jennifer Kupcho / Akshay Bhatia. Here's a look at the PGA Tour power rankings list for the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational:
- Lydia Ko - Jason Day
- Nelly Korda - Tony Finau
- Brooke Henderson - Corey Conners
- Jeeno Thitikul - Tom Kim
- Megan Khang - Matt Kuchar
- Allisen Corpuz - Sahith Theegala
- Jennifer Kupcho - Akshay Bhatia
- Maja Stark - J.T. Poston
- Andrea Lee - Max Greyserman
- Lexi Thompson - Rickie Fowler
- Celine Boutier - Matthieu Pavon
- Lauren Coughlin - Cameron Young
- Lilia Vu - Luke List
- Gabriela Ruffels - Nick Dunlap
- Patty Tavatanakit - Jake Knapp
- Mel Reid - Cameron Champ
