Known for having an aggressive style, dribbling, passing, and scoring skills, Caitlin Clark is an admired athlete. She currently plays for Indiana Fever in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Clark also likes to spend her off-season on the greens. When she shared her golfing plans, Joaquin Niemann and other pro golfers couldn’t contain their excitement.

When asked about her off-season plans, Caitlin Clark revealed, “Play some golf. That’s what I am going to do until it’s too cold in Indiana,” in a post-match conference. Foreplay also shared a post on Instagram. Following that, Torque GC’s Instagram handle commented, asking, “Should we play a match with her?” while tagging the team captain, Joaquin Niemann. Niemann also seemed excited about it as he responded by saying “Sounds good,” with a thumbs-up emoji.

Not only the LIV Golfer but the LPGA Tour is also excited to see Clark with clubs and re-shared her clip saying, “Count us in, @CaitlinClark22.” Michelle Wie West was also excited about it and said, “Haha YESS…let’s play,” while tagging her on Instagram. Who knows? We might see some action between LPGA golfers and the WNBA star.

 

Last year, Caitlin Clark played at the John Deere Classic pro-am. She played the first nine holes with the Swedish pro-Ludvig Aberg. Later, she showcased her skills with Zach Johnson for the back nine holes. Following that, Johnson talked about Clark showing his admiration. “I can’t speak highly enough about how she handles herself, whether it’s in interviews or just the way she goes about her work. Obviously, she’s had a lot of awards and success, but she always goes back to her team,” he said.

Interestingly, she also has a strong history with golf, and she once revealed it in a press conference, saying, “It’s just cool getting to interact with all the young kids that were here today and really enjoy being around them. I used to run around golf courses and want to go to golf events when I was a young kid or basketball events, and it can really change your life if they can have one interaction with you.” History isn’t the only thing that motivates her to play golf.

Caitlin Clark uses golf to “escape reality” 

Clark shows her admiration for the course just like she shows it for the basketball court. Last year in September, she shared an Instagram story from Brown Deer Golf Club with a golf emoji saying

“So back.” Clark likes to stay active even though her coach advises her to rest once in a while. Talking about it, the Iowa basketball superstar said, “Our coaches were like, ‘You need to get away from the gym,’ even though that’s really hard for me to do sometimes. I still want to be active and do something, so I’m going to go to the golf course,” as revealed on Golf Digest.

When asked why, Clark reasoned,

“You can clear your mind, do something you really love, and have the peace and quiet of just your friends around or even just yourself.” Not only that, but golf also helps her to forget the world for a while, as she said, “I love being able to escape reality for a little bit.”

Now that she is coming back to grace the greens again in the off-season, it will be interesting to see the WNBA star with a golf club. Are you excited to see Catlin Clark on the golf course? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below!