WiretoWire: Jake Knapp, Patty Tavatanakit victorious in team debut at Grant Thornton Invitational

Written by Staff@PGATOUR

PGA TOUR winner Jake Knapp and LPGA star Patty Tavatanakit went wire-to-wire in their team debut at the Grant Thornton Invitational. Knapp and Tavatanakit opened with a bogey-free, 14-under 58 in Friday’s Scramble. They followed with a 6-under 66 with one bogey in Saturday’s Foursomes (alternate shot) and then brought it home in Sunday’s Modified Four-ball with a bogey-free, 7-under 65. The UCLA duo rode the hot Scotty Cameron SB-2 Tour Prototype putter of Tavatanakit who mentioned she had cut it down by an inch and changed to a smaller grip prior to teeing it up in Naples. Pre-tournament favorites Tom Kim and Jeeno Thitikul settled for second, finishing one stroke back of Knapp and Tavatanakit.