The Grant Thornton Invitational closed its inaugural edition this Sunday, December 10. It was a very enjoyable event for the participating players and many of them said goodbye to the Tiburon Golf Club of Florida by calling for the generalization of mixed events.The team of Lydia Ko and Jason Day won the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational with a score of 26-under 190. Ko and Day climbed to the top of the leaderboard after the second day and managed to stay there.Grant Thornton Invitational final leaderboardBelow is the final leaderboard for the Grant Thornton Invitational:1 Lydia Ko / Jason Day -262 Brooke Henderson / Corey Conners -253 Madelene Sagstrom / Ludvig Åberg -24T4 Megan Khang / Denny McCarthy -23T4 Nelly Korda / Tony Finau -23T6 Leona Maguire / Lucas Glover -22T6 Lexi Thompson / Rickie Fowler -228 Angel Yin / Nick Taylor -21T9 Rose Zhang / Sahith Theegala -20T9 Lilia Vu / Joel Dahmen -20T9 Charley Hull / Justin Rose -2012 Celine Boutier / Harris English -1913 Mel Reid / Russell Henley -16T14 Allisen Corpuz / Cameron Champ -14T14 Andrea Lee / Billy Horschel -1416 Cheyenne Knight / Tom Hoge -13Grant Thornton Invitational: HighlightsIt was a great victory for Lydia Ko and Jason Day as the Grant Thornton Invitational undoubtedly left the best emotions for the end. In fact, the champions saw their title threatened by more than one rival.Canadians Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners, as well as Swedes Madelene Sagstrom and Ludvig Aberg had exceptional performances on Sunday. The two teams finished in second and third place, respectively.One of the pre-tournament favorites, the team of Nelly Korda and Tony Finau, fell to fourth after being first on the first day and second after the second day. They finished tied with the Megan Khang / Denny McCarthy team.Ko and Day's victory was supported by six birdies with no bogey, as well as their stability throughout the event. The Kiwi and the Aussie achieved scores of 58-66-66.Both Ko and Day are major champions and have previously been ranked number one in their respective world rankings. This is the second victory of the season for Day (who won the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson) and the first for Ko.The Grant Thornton Invitational generated very favorable opinions among the players. According to Golfweek's Beth Ann Nichols, many of the male players advocated for more mixed tournaments."There’s no reason we can’t have more mixed-team events," said Joel Dahmen, according to Golfweek. "There are so many events on the PGA Tour, ratings aren’t always amazing in some of those fields. To bring in the women’s game would be awesome. I was completely outclassed today by Lexi [Thompson]."Billy Horschel, for his part, had this to say (via Golfweek):"We need to do this for the game of golf. We do a lot of stuff that looks out for the players, but we need to make sure we are taking care of the fans and thinking about the fans more."Other media covering the event have echoed similar sentiments. Players such as Sahith Theegala, Justin Rose and Lucas Glover have also encouraged the possibility of teaming up with LPGA Tour stars.