{"id":292611,"date":"2025-11-15T05:48:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T05:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/292611\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T05:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T05:48:12","slug":"caitlin-clark-sinks-long-putt-at-the-annika-pro-am-wftv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/292611\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark sinks long putt at The Annika pro-am \u2013 WFTV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">BELLEAIR, Fla. \u2014 WNBA star Caitlin Clark does more than sink 3-pointers on the basketball court. She can also drain long putts on the golf course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">The Indiana Fever star made a long putt at No. 10 during The Annika Pro Am golf tournament on Wednesday, drawing an appreciative response from the gallery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">It was not at the level of Arnie\u2019s Army, but Caitlin\u2019s Crew was locked in as Clark competed at <a href=\"https:\/\/theannika.com\/tickets?utm_source=localiq&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=pmax&amp;gad_source=1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/theannika.com\/tickets?utm_source=localiq&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=pmax&amp;gad_source=1\">Gainbridge at Pelican Golf Club<\/a> in Belleair, Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Clark had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/2025\/11\/12\/how-to-watch-caitlin-clark-the-annika-live-stream-tv-tee-time\/87214942007\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/2025\/11\/12\/how-to-watch-caitlin-clark-the-annika-live-stream-tv-tee-time\/87214942007\/\">a strong tee shot<\/a> off No. 10 and pumped her first. Her Fever teammate, Sophie Cunningham tried to duplicate Clark\u2019s effort but failed, yelling \u201cHappy Gilmore\u201d as she sliced her shot into the crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Cunningham and another Fever teammate, Lexie Hull, also served as Clark\u2019s caddies, rocking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/2025\/11\/12\/how-to-watch-caitlin-clark-the-annika-live-stream-tv-tee-time\/87214942007\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/2025\/11\/12\/how-to-watch-caitlin-clark-the-annika-live-stream-tv-tee-time\/87214942007\/\">Indiana Fever bibs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Clark played with two-time majors champion Nelly Korda and sponsor invite Lauryn Nguyen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">\u201cI actually grew up playing a little bit. I remember for one of my birthdays, I got this cute little set of pink golf clubs,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/2025\/11\/12\/how-to-watch-caitlin-clark-the-annika-live-stream-tv-tee-time\/87214942007\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/2025\/11\/12\/how-to-watch-caitlin-clark-the-annika-live-stream-tv-tee-time\/87214942007\/\">Clark said<\/a>. \u201cThen, I kind of stopped playing and then during COVID, I picked it back up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">It was Clark\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/46935596\/caitlin-clark-annika-lpga-pro-2025-indiana-fever-best-moments\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/46935596\/caitlin-clark-annika-lpga-pro-2025-indiana-fever-best-moments\">second appearance<\/a> at The Annika. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Women\u2019s golf legend Annika Sorenstam, for whom the tournament is named for, said that Clark brings a new audience to the LPGA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">\u201cIf you\u2019re here, you would see the amount of people that are here, you see the atmosphere, I mean, she\u2019s very popular and great to have a part of this event in many ways,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/2025\/11\/12\/how-to-watch-caitlin-clark-the-annika-live-stream-tv-tee-time\/87214942007\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/2025\/11\/12\/how-to-watch-caitlin-clark-the-annika-live-stream-tv-tee-time\/87214942007\/\">the 10-time LPGA majors champion said<\/a>. \u201cI played with her last year and, you know, quite the athlete. What can I say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a9 2025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BELLEAIR, Fla. \u2014 WNBA star Caitlin Clark does more than sink 3-pointers on the basketball court. 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