LPGA rookie Gabriela Ruffels expects to be starstruck Wednesday at Pelican Golf Club when Clark plays in the event’s pro-am alongside World No. 1 Nelly Korda on the front nine and tournament host Annika Sorenstam on the back. Tickets sales for the Belleair, Florida, event are 12 times the typical number.

Clark, 22, is now a global superstar, having led her Iowa Hawkeyes into the NCAA championship game last spring and then immediately being drafted No. 1 overall by the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. She ended the season seventh in scoring and was tops in both assists and three-pointers made, all leading to the rookie honor.

Caitlin Clark has one goal when she plays in an LPGA pro-am. “I've tried to practice as much as I can,” Clark said Tuesday. “I'm just the average golfer. I'm going to hit some good, I'm going to hit some bad.