Just In: Caitlin Clark Set to ‘Tee It Up’ with Golf Legend Annika Sorenstam in Debut LPGA Showdown
various events during the LPGA Tour’s Annika Driven tournament, scheduled for November 14-17, including the Pro-Am event. The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star is one of the brand ambassadors for Gainbridge, which is also sponsoring the event.
Clark said that taking part in this event was a very “exciting” opportunity for her. This was part of what she said (according to theannika.com):
“I love golf so the opportunity to play in the Pro-Am for a tournament with a legend like Annika Sorenstam’s name on it is so exciting…I’m looking forward to seeing all the LPGA players on the driving range, being part of the Women’s Leadership Summit, and, of course, teeing it up in the pro-am with Annika.”
Annika Sorenstam, meanwhile, said that Caitlin Clark’s contributions to raise the profile of women’s sport has been “outstanding”:
“I have been following Caitlin’s career during college and now on the WNBA stage, and what she is doing to bring attention to women’s sports both on and off the court is outstanding. I’m excited to meet Caitlin and for her to join us at Pelican Golf Club in November in what will be an exciting week for women’s sports,” she said
The Annika Driven is the penultimate event on the official LPGA Tour schedule for 2024. The event has already confirmed the participation of the tour’s top stars, including world number one Nelly Korda and defending champion and world number two Lilia Vu.
Caitlin Clark is an avid golfer
In an interview with Golf Digest in September 2023, Caitlin Clark said that her golfing journey started at the age of six. Her father introduced her to the sport, and by the time she was eight, she was already playing with a set of plastic clubs..
The 22-year-old never stopped playing golf, even though her main focus was on other sports. As mentioned in the interview, the only reason she didn’t play golf in high school was because it coincided with the soccer season, a sport she alternated with basketball. She didn’t give up golf during his college years either, despite becoming a college basketball superstar. In fact, golf became her favourite off-season activity.
While Clark doesn’t currently maintain a golf handicap, she reports scoring in the low 80s. Her strength in the game is chipping, and her go-to club is a 3-hybrid.Clark’s sporting idol is none other than Stephen Curry, the renowned basketball star and amateur golfer from the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.