Who is leading the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational after round 1? Leaderboard explored

The first round of the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational was played at Tiburon Golf Club in Florida. Tournament debutants Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp shot a perfect front nine to take the lead.

Tavatanakit and Knapp lead the Grant Thornton Invitational at 14-under. Four teams follow at three strokes or less, including last year's runners-up Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners.

2024 Grant Thornton Invitational Round 1 Leaderboard

Here is the leaderboard after the first round of the Grant Thornton Invitational:

1 Patty Tavatanakit / Jake Knapp -14
T2 Jenniffer Kupcho / Akshay Bhatia -13
T2 Brooke Henderson / Corey Conners -13
T4 Maja Stark / JT Poston -11
T4 Allisen Corpuz / Sahith Theegala -11
T6 Jeeno Thitikul / Tom Kim -10
T6 Lydia Ko / Jason Day -10
T8 Celine Boutier / Matthieu Pavon -9
T8 Lauren Coughlin / Cameron Young -9
T8 Lilia Vu / Luke List -9
T8 Lexi Thompson / Rickie Fowler -9
T8 Nelly Korda / Daniel Berger -9
T13 Megan Khang / Matt Kuchar -8
T13 Andrea Lee / Max Greyserman -8
15 Gaby Ruffels / Nick Dunlap -7
16 Mel Reid / Cameron Champ -6

Patty Tavatanakit and Jake Knapp made nine consecutive birdies on the front nine to quickly take the lead at the Grant Thornton Invitational. Over the next seven holes, the duo slipped back on the leaderboard with just two birdies and no bogeys, but an eagle and a birdie on the last two holes put them back on top.

Another rookie team, Jenniffer Kupcho and Akshay Bhatia, alternated with Tavatanakit and Knapp for the lead and eventually tied for second. Kupcho and Bhatia carded one eagle and eleven birdies, including seven on the back nine.

Defending Grant Thornton Invitational champions Lydia Ko and Jason Day got off to a slow start with four birdies and a bogey on the front nine. However, they put the pedal to the metal on the back nine where they added an eagle and five birdies to finish in a share of sixth place.

Something similar happened to Nelly Korda and Daniel Berger, who started the first round of the Grant Thornton Invitational with five birdies on the front nine, but only managed two over the next seven holes. That left them way behind in the leaderboard, but they birdied their last two holes to move into a tie for eighth.

The first round was played in a scramble format. In this format, both players hit their tee shots, then decide which ball has the better lie and both players hit their second shot from there. This process is repeated until the ball is holed, and the best score between team members is used as the team score.

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Julio is a Golf specialist for Sportskeeda and boasts immense experience across sports and professions. Having practiced law for 15 years, he then moved to Cuban and International media houses such as Juventud Tecnica Magazine and teleSUR on baseball, track & field and boxing, among other sports, before taking up his current position. He even received an Honorary Mention in the 2023 Cuban National Journalism Contest.

Julio enjoys keeping up with everything that happens in the golf world, which helps him develop interesting angles for even the most mundane stories. What separates him from other journalists is that he has an eye for stats, and is proficient in both Spanish and English. His legal background helps him accurately report non-sporting golf issues such as rules analysis, contract issues, etc.

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Nelly Korda is his favorite golfer due to her pure talent, while he also likes Alison Lee for her perseverance. His non-golf interests include baseball and track & field, while he also enjoys watching TV.

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