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The upcoming Grant Thornton Invitational is set to feature a unique blend of talent from both the LPGA and PGA Tours, with 16 teams comprised of players from each tour competing in the first mixed-team event since the 1999 JC Penney Classic. One team that could fly under everyone's radar once play begins on Friday in Naples, Fla is the British duo of Charley Hull and Justin Rose.

Hull had a solid 2023 LPGA Tour season, recording five top-10 finishes, four of which were runner-up results. She has quite the history at Tiburón Golf Club, winning the 2016 CME Group Tour Championship and finishing T16 or better six other times, one of which was a runner-up result in 2019.

Rose finally broke through on the PGA Tour this season, winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February by three shots over Brendon Todd and Brandon Wu. According to KPMG Performance Insights, the 27-year-old finished the season inside the top 20 in three statistical strokes gained categories, ranking 14th in strokes gained total (+1.35), 15th in strokes gained putting (+0.71) and 16th in strokes gained around the green (+0.27).

Another team that could make some noise is Leona Maguire and Lucas Glover. Maguire has a strong history at Tiburón Golf Club, winning the 2016 CME Group Tour Championship and finishing T16 or better six other times, including a runner-up result in 2019. She also finished solo second at the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links and was solo second at the AIG Women's Open at Walton Heath Golf Club.

Glover is no stranger to success either. He won his 11th career victory at the Farmers Insurance Open in 2019 with a span of 1,471 days between wins. He also finished first in putts from 20-25 feet (24.69%), 13th in putts per round (28.22) and 26th in strokes gained putting (+0.404), which bodes well for the sometimes tricky greens at Tiburón Golf Club's Gold Course.

With such a talented roster of players, it will be interesting to see how these teams perform in the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational. Will Hull and Rose be able to make some noise despite being the underdogs? Only time will tell.

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