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Caitlin Clark Had Classy Gesture and Hilarious One-Liner After Hitting Fan With Errant Golf Shot

Caitlin Clark had a specific—and relatable—goal for her start in the LPGA's Annika pro-am. That didn't go as planned, but it worked out for one lucky fan.

Max Schreiber

Caitlin Clark, pictured during an Iowa football game, is playing in an LPGA pro-am this week.
Caitlin Clark, pictured during an Iowa football game, is playing in an LPGA pro-am this week. / Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Caitlin Clark had a specific—and relatable—goal for her start in the Annika pro-am.

“Just going to try not to hit anyone standing outside of the ropes,” the Indiana Fever guard said Wednesday.

Well, that didn't go exactly as planned.

Early in her round, Clark topped her tee shot left but the ball, thankfully, hopped over the heads of fans in the gallery before Clark reloaded.

On the par-3 9th, her ball again landed outside the ropes, soaring left and clipping a fan. It was their lucky day, though, as Clark autographed the ball for the spectator and apologized, saying “Thanks for the good kick, whoever I hit,” according to Golfweek.

But despite a few errant shots, world No. 1 Nelly Korda, who played the first nine holes with Clark, was impressed with the WNBA Rookie of the Year's game.

“Was a great to see how relaxed she was,” Korda said. “Obviously with the media attention she has gotten probably in the past year and a half, two years, you can see how she's comfortable playing in front of a larger crowd. And she was just really enjoying it. You can tell.

“Like she's definitely very talented. She was picking the ball really clean. She was losing a couple shots to the right, but I asked her how many times a week she plays and I think with the amount of obligations she has she probably gets to the golf course once a week.”

Not many can relate to Clark on the hardwood. But that's a different story on the links.

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Max Schreiber
MAX SCHREIBER

SI contributor Max Schreiber is a Mahwah, New Jersey, native, a graduate of Quinnipiac University and a multiplatform producer at Newsday. He previously worked as an associate editor for Golf Channel and has written for RyderCup.com. In his free time, you can find him doing anything regarding the Yankees, Giants, Knicks and Islanders.

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