Caitlin Clark sliced her shot and almost hit a crowd member at the 2024 Annika Pro-Am. Fortunately, no one was hit, and the WNBA star responded with a quick “sorry” that drew laughter from the gallery. As many expected, a huge crowd had swarmed around Clark last year at the Pro-Am, and the same is expected for this year. However, Clark’s consistent participation at the Pro-Am actually predates the growth of the tournament as a whole.

“Do you think that her involvement is helping raise up the Annika program, or are they like: listen, she’s one of our average ones, we’re just trying to bring her on board with what we typically do around here?” asked Zena Keita on No Offseason: the Athletic Women’s Basketball Podcast . Gabby Erzig, who is the Athletic’s Golf writer, explained the

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