Caitlin Clark almost blows fans away with a golf shot gone wrong

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Caitlin Clark has risen in leaps and bounds over the past year as one of the newest breakout stars in women's basketball. But he doesn't just stick to his sport; he is also participating in a golf tournament this week.

The Annika Golf Tournament, which pits pros against amateurs in its pro segment, will be held this week at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. On November 13, Clark took a shot from the field that could have ended very badly for a spectator on the sidelines. Instead of flying up in the air and forward toward the green, his shot flew left and over the heads of spectators standing a few sides away. “Front!” someone in the crowd shouted after the fans chuckled in relief.

Clark was joined by fellow amateurs Dan Towriss and Jason Rickard for 7am today. The three-person team competed against professional golfers Nelly Korda and Annika Sörenstam, two of the most successful women in the sport. Korda is a 14-time LPGA winner with an Olympic medal, while Sörenstam holds the record for most professional tournament wins by a female golfer in history.

is talking to Sports Illustrated After the match, Korda was happy with the turnout and revealed that he was trying to speed up his recovery from a neck injury in order to play against Clark. “I really, really wanted to play this week, so in a way, maybe I rushed my rehab to get to those two events,” Korda said. “Just a lot of rehab. I haven't really played too much golf.”

“[It] it was great to see how calm he is, Korda remarked. “Obviously with the media attention he's gotten probably over the last year and a half or two, you can see how comfortable he is playing in front of bigger crowds. And he just really enjoyed it. You can tell.”

“He's definitely very talented. He took the ball very cleanly,” Korda continued. “He lost a couple of shots to the right, but I asked him how many times a week he plays and I think he goes to the golf course once a week because of his commitments.”

Clark cut a fan with another mistake later in the game, but both he and the fan made good on it. He autographed the ball and apologized for the potentially painful hit.

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