Caitlin Clark's Endorsements: Nike ($28M Shoe Deal), State Farm, Gatorade, Wilson, Gainbridge, Hy-Vee, Panini Trading Cards, Comcast, Bose, ShootAWay
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We all know what she meant in this quote, "I just want to be better than everybody else" But I'd bet some $$ there will be backlash from the "woke crowd" about that one. Think about it......
she is so super competitive
normally she is more careful with her words
but i agree with you; people will take that quote & run with it
f'ing social media....
Gainbridge & Nike have to be happy with how today turned out.
Actually, no ... I don't see what you mean about that one.
Also, I'd urge you to be more careful about stereotypes ... your issue is with the same folks I have issues with. Our problem is with dogmatists who just follow the riotous crowd and don't think for themselves.
I'm probably among those whom you might label as being a member of the "woke crowd" ... however, I'm also firmly against the "cancel culture" that gets propagated by some of those from this "woke crowd."
Anyhow, those who are willing to think for themselves ... we recognize and celebrate that Caitlin is an intense competitor. We understand the desire and drive to be the best. From my own perspective ... I've always been driven to be the smartest and most knowledgeable.
Anyhow, I don't see where any backlash should come from. Making controversy where there is none helps to further propagate some of the divisiveness that we see in this country.
I get what your saying. And while I'd agree there "should" be no backlash, I still think there will be some, and I don't see myself in either the "woke or cancel cultures".
The story from the AP:
Nov 13, 2024
BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — 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 that attracted a bigger crowd than the tour often gets for its tournament rounds.
Clark played nine holes with Nelly Korda, the No. 1 player in women’s golf who is competing for the first time in nearly two months after a minor neck injury. She played the back nine at Pelican Golf Club with Annika Sorenstam, host of a tournament called The Annika.
During a brief interview with Golf Channel, the WNBA rookie of the year was asked if she picked up any tips from Korda.
“I’ve watched and she’s amazing,” Clark said. “But golf is hard.”
The gallery packed behind the ropes to watch Clark, and she signed autographs for hundreds of fans when the pro-am was over.
Clark has an endorsement deal with Indiana-based Gainbridge, the presenting sponsor of the LPGA’s penultimate tournament on the schedule. She also took part in a women’s leadership summit hosted by Gainbridge.
“It can only help grow women’s golf,” Brittany Lincicome said Tuesday, bringing a basketball for Clark to sign for her daughters.
Korda comes from a top sporting family. Her older sister, Jessica, played in the Solheim Cup and younger brother Sebastian is No. 23 in the men’s tennis ranking. Their father, Petr Korda, won the 1998 Australian Open in tennis.
She said she has messaged with Clark on Instagram, but nothing topped spending time inside the ropes.
“To see the influence that she has on people, bringing people out here, and to see how amazing of an influence she is just for sports, was really cool to see firsthand today,” Korda said.
Clark said she likes getting away to play golf — she played in the John Deere Classic pro-am last summer on the PGA Tour — and she contributed one putt from about 3-point range.
“It was great to see how relaxed she was,” Korda said. “Obviously with the media attention she has gotten probably in the past year-and-a-half, two years, you can see how she’s comfortable playing in front of a larger crowd. And she was just really enjoying it. You can tell.
“She’s definitely very talented. She was picking the ball really clean. She was losing a couple shots to the right, but I asked her how many times a week she plays and I think with the amount of obligations she has she probably gets to the golf course once a week.”
Korda last played at the Kroger Queen City Championship on Sept. 22, a week after she led the Americans to a Solheim Cup victory. She spoke of having migraines and thinks her neck injury that kept her from the Asian swing might have been related.
Korda already has clinched LPGA player of the year for the first time. She leads the Race to CME Globe but still needs to win the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship next week, which awards $4 million to the winner.
Caitlin Clark shows her gold-sole Nike golf shoes to LPGA pro golfer Nelly Korda at the 9th tee.
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Caitlin Clark draws a big crowd for an LPGA pro-am in Florida
Nov 13, 2024
BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — 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 that attracted a bigger crowd than the tour often gets for its tournament rounds.
Clark played nine holes with Nelly Korda, the No. 1 player in women’s golf who is competing for the first time in nearly two months after a minor neck injury. She played the back nine at Pelican Golf Club with Annika Sorenstam, host of a tournament called The Annika.
During a brief interview with Golf Channel, the WNBA rookie of the year was asked if she picked up any tips from Korda.
“I’ve watched and she’s amazing,” Clark said. “But golf is hard.”
The gallery packed behind the ropes to watch Clark, and she signed autographs for hundreds of fans when the pro-am was over.
Clark has an endorsement deal with Indiana-based Gainbridge, the presenting sponsor of the LPGA’s penultimate tournament on the schedule. She also took part in a women’s leadership summit hosted by Gainbridge.
“It can only help grow women’s golf,” Brittany Lincicome said Tuesday, bringing a basketball for Clark to sign for her daughters.
Korda comes from a top sporting family. Her older sister, Jessica, played in the Solheim Cup and younger brother Sebastian is No. 23 in the men’s tennis ranking. Their father, Petr Korda, won the 1998 Australian Open in tennis.
She said she has messaged with Clark on Instagram, but nothing topped spending time inside the ropes.
“To see the influence that she has on people, bringing people out here, and to see how amazing of an influence she is just for sports, was really cool to see firsthand today,” Korda said.
Clark said she likes getting away to play golf — she played in the John Deere Classic pro-am last summer on the PGA Tour — and she contributed one putt from about 3-point range.
“It was great to see how relaxed she was,” Korda said. “Obviously with the media attention she has gotten probably in the past year-and-a-half, two years, you can see how she’s comfortable playing in front of a larger crowd. And she was just really enjoying it. You can tell.
“She’s definitely very talented. She was picking the ball really clean. She was losing a couple shots to the right, but I asked her how many times a week she plays and I think with the amount of obligations she has she probably gets to the golf course once a week.”
Korda last played at the Kroger Queen City Championship on Sept. 22, a week after she led the Americans to a Solheim Cup victory. She spoke of having migraines and thinks her neck injury that kept her from the Asian swing might have been related.
Korda already has clinched LPGA player of the year for the first time. She leads the Race to CME Globe but still needs to win the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship next week, which awards $4 million to the winner.
Caitlin Clark shows her gold-sole Nike golf shoes to LPGA pro golfer Nelly Korda at the 9th tee.
Caitlin Clark draws a big crowd for an LPGA pro-am in Florida
Caitlin Clark drained a 20-footer, this time with a putter. The WNBA rookie of the year played in the pro-am at the LPGA Tour event in Florida called The Annika.
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Clark and Boston should join a celebrity soccer team. Wasn't Boston a goalkeeper back in the days? Add Maddyn Greenway in a few years.
Her popularity is on a scale that’s just out of this world. Fans throwing assists with a IDGAF attitude? Only Clark could get that…I could of used those "Assists" when I played.
