Video: Caitlin Clark Laughs Off Errant Tee Shot at LPGA Pro-Am Golf Event

Caitlin Clark is hitting the links this week at The Annika Pro-Am at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida.

While she's a competitive player on the basketball court, she's a little more laid-back on the course, as evidenced by her reaction to this errant tee shot.

One fan collected quite the souvenir:

The Annika is named after and hosted by golf legend Annika Sörenstam. The Swede won 10 major tournaments across her career and has the third-most victories (72) in LPGA history.

Clark met with Sörenstam for the event and called her "one of those trailblazers" for women's sports writ large.

The Fever's season ended on Sept. 25, when they were swept out of the first round of the WNBA playoffs by the Connecticut Sun. In her postgame press conference, Clark told reporters she intended to play a lot of golf during her offseason.

The 2024 WNBA All-Star said to Big Ten Network in 2023 that her passion for the sport dates back to her childhood, when she'd play in her hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. She previously showed off her skills in the 2023 John Deere Classic Pro-Am.

Clark's invitation to The Annika was another sign of how quickly her star has risen. She became a household name at Iowa, and her profile only grew further in her first professional season.

The 22-year-old averaged 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists en route to the Rookie of the Year award and a fourth-place finish in the MVP voting. Few rookies have ever arrived in the WNBA with more hype, and she managed to exceed expectations.

Given both Clark's popularity and her love of golf, The Annika probably won't be the last time fans get to watch her step up to the tee box.