Caitlin Clark plays golf with Nelly Korda, Annika Sörenstam in Florida pro-am

Posted by Admin November 13, 2024 Golf

Even though it’s the offseason, Caitlin Clark is staying busy.

The WNBA Rookie of the Year teed off with LPGA Player of the Year Nelly Korda and golf legend Annika Sörenstam during Wednesday morning’s pro-am at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida.

The outing didn’t start quite as Clark would have liked. On her opening drive, she nearly hit a member of the crowd. The fan was fine, and Clark apologized and autographed the ball for them.

Clark made up for it later, sinking a putt on the fifth hole.

Is Caitlin Clark an avid golfer?

After getting swept 2-0 by the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA Playoffs, Clark said during Game 2’s postgame press conference that she wanted to do a lot of golfing in the offseason.

“That’s what I’m gonna do until it gets too cold in Indiana. I’ll become a professional golfer,” Clark joked.

She told ESPN that she considers herself an “average golfer,” with about a 16 handicap. She also said that she played golf with her father growing up.

This isn’t Clark’s first golfing tournament Clark. She participated in the 2023 John Deere Classic Pro-Am in Silvis, Illinois, helping her team at -5 for the day.

What awards did Caitlin Clark win this year?

Clark capped off her historic WNBA rookie season as the near-unanimous Rookie of the Year winner. Clark helped lead the Indiana Fever to their first playoff appearance since 2016, and finished fourth in MVP voting.

Clark can add her Rookie of the Year trophy to her already packed shelves. At the University of Iowa, Clark was a two-time AP Player of the Year, two-time Naismith College Player of the Year, a three-time Big Ten Player of the Year, three-time Nancy Leiberman Award winner, and finished her career as the NCAA’s D1 all-time leading scorer. She also holds the record for most three-pointers in a career and a single season.

Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.