Golf legend Annika Sorenstam credits Caitlin Clark with bringing a new demographic to women's golf

While immoderate successful nan WNBA whitethorn not admit it, LPGA fable Annika Sorenstam surely does: Caitlin Clark is awesome for women’s sports.

In a caller question and reply pinch Fox News Digital, Sorenstam talked astir really Clark has helped bring a caller demographic into golf.

"She's evidently very popular. She brings a caller demographic to nan game, and erstwhile she's location playing nan pro-am, I mean we person a batch of group attending and wanting her autograph. Following her and each shot, and she's conscionable awesome for women's sports and we emotion to person her a portion of it," Sorenstam told Fox News Digital.

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Former master golfer Annika Sorenstam and master hoops subordinate Caitlin Clark airs for a photograph anterior to The Annika driven by Gainbridge astatine Pelican 2025 astatine Pelican Golf Club successful Belleair, Florida, connected Nov. 12, 2025. (Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

Sorenstam is playing successful nan American Century Championship connected Friday and is 1 of nan contenders to triumph nan tournament. Clark cannot play successful nan personage play tourney because of nan WNBA schedule, but believes Clark would do well.

Clark has played successful nan ANNIKA Pro-Am, and Sorenstam has been impressed pinch her game.

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Annika Sorenstam looks connected from nan seventh greenish during nan first information of nan 2026 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions astatine Lake Nona Golf & Country Club successful Orlando, Florida, connected Jan. 29, 2026. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

"I deliberation she would do rather good (at nan American Century Championship.) I mean, she's rather an athlete, arsenic you know. That's benignant of stating nan obvious. But she loves golf. She's played play for galore years, and I cognize each clip she gets a chance, she goes to nan course," Sorenstam told Fox News Digital.

Sorenstam is 1 of nan favorites to triumph nan tournament. Sorenstam, who won 72 LPGA Tour tournaments, including 10 majors, during her illustrious career, will raise consciousness for nan Annika Foundation.

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) greets Annika Sorenstam aft nan The Annika play tourney pro-am astatine Pelican Golf Club successful Belleair, Florida, connected Nov. 13, 2024. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)

"We effort to empower and beforehand young women done nan game of golf, but besides successful life, different life skills, and it's been really rewarding and satisfying to spot really acold women's play has travel and really galore of these young women are pursuing their dreams. It's been a batch of fun, and conscionable watching nan quality we're making successful these young women's life," Sorenstam said.

With nan Stableford scoring format, Sorenstam talked astir needing to beryllium much aggressive, and prosecute much birdies and eagles. The tourney will beryllium broadcast connected NBC and Peacock.