WNBA star Caitlin Clark made another pro-am appearance in a professional golf tour at the RSM Cassic.
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ST.SIMONSISLAND,Ga.—CaitlinClarkhasneverbeenshyabouttakingthenextshot,evenifshe’salreadymissedafew.
The2024WNBARookieoftheYearisknownforgettinghotandstayingsoonthebasketballcourt,andsomethingsimilarcouldbesaidforherappearanceatWednesday’sRSMClassicpro-amatSeaIslandGolfClub.
Clark,whowaspairedwithPGATourCommissionerJayMonahanand2023RyderCupcaptainZachJohnson,pulledheropeningdriveleftintothewateratthePlantationCourse.Ittookherallof10secondstore-teeanddropanothershotnearthegreenonashortpar4.Andwhileshestruggledalittletogetrolling,oncetheIowangotloose,shewasconsistentlylongoffthetee,tothepointwhereJohnsonandMonahanmarveledathertalent.
Ononethree-holestretch,shebombedhugedrivesthat,fromherforwardtees,putherinfrontofmostofthegroupshewasplayingwith.
ZachJohnsonpraisedClark’simprovementJohnson,whohasadozenPGATourvictoriesunderhisbelt,playedwithClarkatthe2023JohnDeereClassicandhasnoticedanimp
