LPGA rookie Gabriela Ruffels expects to be starstruck Wednesday at Pelican Golf Club when Clark plays in the event’s pro-am alongside World No. 1 Nelly Korda on the front nine and tournament host Annika Sorenstam on the back. Tickets sales for the Belleair, Florida, event are 12 times the typical number.

Clark split the 18 holes of The Annika by playing the front nine with world No. 1 golfer Nelly Korda and shot the back nine with one of the winningest female golfers of all-time in Annika Sorenstam. During a brief interview with Golf Channel, Clark was asked if she learned any tips from golfing with Korda.

BELLEAIR, Florida – Let’s start with the shoes. From the moment Caitlin Clark walked on the driving range at The Annika driven by Gainbridge – only 18 minutes before her tee time – there was immediate buzz about her flashy golf shoes.

The pro-am at Pelican Gold Club attracts a bigger crowd than the LPGA Tour often gets for its tournament rounds.

Caitlin Clark brought her golf game and a big buzz to the LPGA Tour on Wednesday when the basketball star played in a pro-am that attracted a bigger crowd than the tour often gets for its tournament rounds.

Apart from being able to make her much-anticipated golf pro-am debut on Wednesday, one of the biggest takeaways for Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark during The Annika tournament in Belleair, Florida is the fact that she was able to rub elbows with some of the biggest names in the sport.