Newly minted Player of the Year Nelly Korda has not played competitively in nearly two months, but based on her opening round at The Pelican on Thursday, you could never have guessed that was the case.

The packed galleries Wednesday at the Annika were fixated on Caitlin Clark, the WNBA superstar who has taken the sports world by storm.

BELLEAIR, Fla. — Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark brought her golf game and a big buzz to the LPGA Tour on Wednesday, when the basketball star played in a pro-am event that attracted a bigger crowd than the women's professional circuit often gets for its tournament rounds.