LPGA rookie Gabriela Ruffels expects to be starstruck Wednesday at Pelican Golf Club when Clark plays in the event’s pro-am alongside World No. 1 Nelly Korda on the front nine and tournament host Annika Sorenstam on the back. Tickets sales for the Belleair, Florida, event are 12 times the typical number.

BELLEAIR, Fla. — Caitlin Clark wants to set the record straight. The reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year does not have plans to “become a professional golfer.” She loves the game, is nearly obsessed with it. She plays or practices as often as she can.

Caitlin Clark has one goal when she plays in an LPGA pro-am. “I've tried to practice as much as I can,” Clark said Tuesday. “I'm just the average golfer. I'm going to hit some good, I'm going to hit some bad.