Although The Annika has not yet gotten underway on the LPGA Tour, Wednesday’s pro-am brought more than weekend crowds to the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. World No. 1 Nelly Korda and WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark were the main attractions as the two superstars joined forces for nine holes of fun in the morning.
“It was a great to see how relaxed she was,” Korda said. “Obviously, with the media attention she has gotten probably in the past year and a half, two years, you can see how she’s comfortable playing in front of a larger crowd.
“And she was just really enjoying it. You can tell. Like, she’s definitely very talented. She was picking the ball really clean. She was losing a couple shots to the right, but I asked her how many times a week she plays, and I think with the amount of obligations she has she probably gets to the golf course once a week. So just play once a week she was playing really well.”
Korda is, of course, extremely well versed in the game as she was recently named the 2024 Player of the Year herself thanks to six victories, including a second major title at The Chevron. Meanwhile, Clark was coming off her immense rookie campaign with the Indiana Fever and in the…
