Caitlin Clark is ready to play with “two of the best probably ever to play this game” on Wednesday when she plays nine holes each with World No.1 Nelly Korda and 10-time Major winner Annika Sorenstam in the The Annika Driven by Gainbridge at Pelican Pro-Am.
The NCAA Div 1 all-time leading scorer makes her second Pro-Am appearance of the year after also teeing it up in the John Deere Classic equivalent, and she’s been featuring the sport fairly regularly on her huge social media channels.
Yet Clark admits she’s just an “average golfer” and revealed her handicap is somewhere around the 16 mark.
“I can get in the mid-80s, if I’m lucky, but usually I’m just praying to break 100,” Clark said on stage at The Annika Women’s Leadership Summit.
“I’ve tried to take as much time as I can to practice, but there is only so much hope.
“You just cross your fingers, pray,” she joked before revealing her number one priority for the event.
“I’ve tried to practice as much as I can. I’m just the average golfer. I’m going to hit some good, I’m going to hit some bad. It is what it is. I’m strong, and I can hit it. It just doesn’t usually go straight.
“I mean sometimes it goes straight, but it depends. You just step up there and you hope for the best. I’m a good sport about it, I just don’t want to hit anyone with a golf ball. That’s my number one priority.”
Clark was speaking at The Annika Women’s Leadership Summit
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Golf Channel has added extra coverage of the Pro-Am thanks to Clark’s participation, with highlights and live ‘look-ins’ set to be broadcast from 7am ET.
The Indiana Fever player caught headlines earlier this fall when she joked on social media that her off-season goal would be to become a pro golfer. That was, of course, a joke but she clearly has a passion for the game that she has been playing since she was a little girl.
“Well, first of all, I love golf and being around it. I think it’s so cool and special and I grew up playing golf. Obviously Annika, a legend in this game. Like for me this is just fun. It’s cool,” she said.
“Getting to be with two of the best probably ever to play this game, it’s super fun and special for me. I’m a fan of both of them and a fan of all the women on this Tour. I think it’s absolutely incredible. It’s…
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