{"id":256227,"date":"2025-11-02T07:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T07:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/256227\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T07:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T07:15:18","slug":"wnba-star-caitlin-clarks-golf-presence-dubbed-eye-opening-by-lpgas-the-annika-host-course-executive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/256227\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA star Caitlin Clark&#8217;s golf presence dubbed &#8216;eye-opening&#8217; by LPGA&#8217;s The Annika host course executive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WNBA star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/caitlin-clark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> is returning to play at The Annika Pro-Am tournament next week. The Indiana Fever point guard caught people\u2019s attention last year when she played in the Pro-Am event of the LPGA Tour tournament. She will be joining the stellar lineup once again this year.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, 30 October, the Chief Operating Officer of the Pelican Golf Club, venue of The Annika, Justin Sheehan, opened up about the event and talked about Clark\u2019s presence in the event last year. He shared his excitement for the upcoming tournament and said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/kai-trump-surprising-lpga-invite-achieving-goal\/?amp=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Golf<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would imagine, since the Tuesday announcement, that this is one of the most talked-about women\u2019s golf tournaments that has probably ever existed. It\u2019s on news channels and sports channels.                            <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The numbers of social-media impressions, I guess they call it, are staggering. Love it or hate it, it\u2019s getting people to talk about the event. We\u2019re on a mission to grow this game. Seeing the impact Caitlin had last year was fairly eye-opening,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Annika features a star-studded field, including the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/nelly-korda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Nelly Korda<\/a>, who won the event last year and will return to defend her title. The tournament also features U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s granddaughter, Kai Trump, who received a sponsor\u2019s exemption for the event. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/golf\/news-not-based-merit-golf-world-reacts-kai-trump-s-debut-lpga-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Kai Trump<\/a> announced the big news by sharing a post on her Instagram account. She wrote:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will be making my LPGA Tour debut in November at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican! See you November 10-16 &#8211; at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, FL. Visit theannika.com @theannikalpga for more information. However, fans were critical of her getting an invitation to play in the LPGA Tour event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The tournament is scheduled to take place in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Annika S\u00f6renstam shared excitement for Caitlin Clark\u2019s return to the Annika<\/p>\n<p>Annika S\u00f6renstam had earlier shared her excitement for Caitlin Clark playing in The Annika Pro-Am tournament. Last month, following the big announcement, she said that the crowd was amazing in 2024 when Clark played in the tournament and expressed her excitement for this year\u2019s event as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an honor to play in the pro-am with Caitlin last year. The crowds were amazing, and we are excited for her return to The ANNIKA in November,\u201d S\u00f6renstam said via LPGA&#8217;s official website. \u201cShe added such a great dynamic to our event, and her passion for golf and competitiveness were fun to witness first hand. I look forward to having her back and continuing to introduce the great game of golf to the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark is an avid golfer and plays the game whenever she can. The Pro-Am event will take place on Wednesday, November 12, and the official tournament will start on Thursday, November 13, and wrap up on Sunday, November 16. It also features Rio Takeda, Nitu Yashmita, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/charley-hull\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Charley Hull<\/a>, and Mami Katsu, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p>\nCancel<br \/>\nSubmit\n<\/p>\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<p>\nEdited by Ankita Yadav<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WNBA star Caitlin Clark is returning to play at The Annika Pro-Am tournament next week. 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