Caitlin Clark and teammates Lexie Hull and Sophie Cunningham enjoyed a day on the links during the LPGA pro-am ahead of The Annika at Pelican.

Caitlin Clark, the Indiana Fever and WNBA star whose presence has repeatedly swelled attendance at women’s sporting events, teed off Wednesday in the pro-am that precedes THE ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican Golf Club, drawing teammates Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull as celebrity caddies.

The 18-year-old Trump, entered into The Annika in Belleaire, Fla., thanks to a sponsor’s exemption, got advice from her grandfather, President Donald J. Trump, with whom she’s golfed for years growing up in Florida. “My grandpa pretty much told me go out there and have fun,” Kai Trump said. “Just don't get nervous.

Hisako “Chako” Higuchi won the 1977 LPGA Championship (now KPMG Women’s PGA) to become the first Japanese player to win an LPGA major. There wasn’t another until Hinako Shibuno stunned the world by winning the 2019 AIG Women’s British Open. The effervescent Shibuno, who was playing outside of Japan for the first time, became an overnight sensation.