Superstar Caitlin Clark joked that she planned to become a professional golfer during the WNBA’s offseason. Well, she’ll have a front-row seat to some of the best to ever play the game at an LPGA event next month.
Last week, The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican announced that Clark will participate in the event’s Wednesday pro-am on Nov. 13 in Belleair, Florida. She’ll also take part in a Women’s Leadership Summit panel the day prior at the club.
In addition to playing alongside tournament host and 10-time major winner Annika Sorenstam, Golfweek has learned that Clark will play nine holes with Nelly Korda in the 18-hole pro-am. The World No. 1, a two-time winner of the Pelican, is currently sidelined from the Asian swing with a minor neck injury.
Korda began the year with six victories in her first eight starts, causing many to wonder if the popular American could have a Clark-like impact on the LPGA.
Clark’s historic and electric first season in the WNBA came to an end in late September after the Indiana Fever were knocked out of the playoffs. The former Iowa star and NCAA’s all-time leading scorer routinely drew record crowds at both the collegiate and professional levels. The Clark phenomenon will no doubt create quite the scene at Pelican on what’s normally a quiet day at the office.
Last summer, Clark created a frenzy at the John Deere Classic Pro-Am when she played alongside Zach Johnson and Ludvig Aberg.
Clark became a Gainbridge ambassador last March, joining sports icons Sorenstam and Billie Jean King.
This will be the fifth edition of The Annika, held Nov. 14-17. The course reopened on Wednesday after 100 mph winds and extreme flooding from Hurricane Milton wreaked havoc on the private Tampa Bay area club.
