PGA Tour and LPGA get together for mixed team as European tour stays in South Africa

PGA Tour and LPGA Tour

GRANT THORNTON INVITATIONAL

Site: Naples, Florida.

Course: Tiburon GC. Men's yardage: 7,382. Women's yardage: 6,788. Par: 72.

Prize money: $4 million. Winner's share: $500,000 per player.

Television: Friday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-5 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-4 p.m. (NBC).

Defending champions: Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit.

FedEx Cup champion: Tommy Fleetwood.

Race to CME Globe champion: Jeeno Thitikul.

Last week: Hideki Matsuyama won the Hero World Challenge.

Notes: The mixed-team tournament features players from the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, with women playing from a different set of tees. ... Defending champions Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit are both UCLA alums. ... Seven of the 16 players fr