Lydia Ko and Jason Day are ready to defend their Grant Thornton Invitational title! Other teams include Nelly Korda & Tony Finau, Lexi Thompson & Rickie Fowler, Atthaya Thitikul, and others.  Things will definitely heat up at the Naples-based golf course with so many stars from the PGA Tour & the LPGA Tour fighting it out to top the leaderboard. Last year, Ko’s final putt helped her and Day to finish one up and win the title, and it was exciting. So let’s learn more about the golf course hosting the second edition of this mixed-gender event.

History of the 2024 Grant Thornton Invitational Venue

The LPGA Tour stars will return to the Tiburon Golf Club this weekend after the exciting events of the 2024 CME Group Tour Championship a few weeks ago. Surrounded by a mesmerizing landscape with breathtaking architecture, the golf course in Naples, Florida, is a beautiful sight. Outgoing LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman carefully crafted the design of the award-winning course.

The club has two courses, Gold and Black. Both were designed by Greg Norman in 1998 and 2001, respectively. The Gold Course is the larger of the two at 7,382 yards, while the Black is 6,949 yards long. Despite the difference in size, both courses offer 18 holes of 72 par.

While the courses themselves are worth every minute you spend on them, the Mediterranean-style clubhouse in the Tiburon Golf Club is something you shouldn’t miss out on. Stretching across 27,000 square feet, the clubhouse features three extravagant dining areas, a lounge, locker rooms for the members, and a sports shop for all the enthusiasts visiting the Naples-based club.

While the two courses are regarded as the best Florida has to offer, they also present an intense challenge for anyone who tries to take them on. Norman has ensured that the added water hazards, laborious bunkers, and wayward greens turn every hole into a nightmare for the overambitious. Safe play is the only way to beat the courses, as 2024 CME Group Tour Championship winner Atthaya Thitikul would be aware.

With so much to offer, there is no doubt the Tiburon Golf Club has been recognized by the golf bodies before. So let’s take a look at some of the awards the club has achieved.

Tiburon is a well-celebrated golf course

Omaha Magazine announced that the courses at the Tiburon Golf Club had won the 2016 Golf Course of the Year. Another famed journalistic outlet, the Golf Advisor, named the Gold Course as the top course in Florida in 2023. It was also voted as the Golfers’ Choice of course by the same magazine in 2023.

Beyond that, the two courses at the Tiburon Golf Club are consistently rated highly in the top 20 golf courses in Florida list. The Gold and Black courses have received honors on multiple occasions from Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine.

Having the best pros from men’s and women’s on the Tiburon Golf Club is simply a match made in heaven. There is no reason for any golf fan to miss the events as they happen live from December 13-15, 2024. If you do get the opportunity, you should also visit the course directly to get a first-hand experience of all the action and the beauty that surrounds it. Tickets for the event are still available.