The people behind takes deep breath The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican got a taste of that viral life a year ago with Caitlin Clark’s pro-am appearance, and have doubled down on it.
Clark was back on Wednesday, the most famous women’s basketball player in the world, playing a very relatable version of golf, this time surrounded by Indiana Fever teammates Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull. The Fever play in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, and the “direct-to-consumer digital annuity platform” is why those three, along with former USWNT star Briana Scurry and NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar, all showed up in the Tampa Bay area this week.
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Pro-ams are a great place for such stunts. There’s an unseriousness baked into the entire thing, as wealthy individuals or representatives of well-heeled corporations pay for the chance to rub shoulders with the pro golfers a day or two ahead of the actual tournament.
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