Angel Reese has taken a dig at Caitlin Clark after seeing her draw a large crowd to the LPGA pro-am in Florida

After Caitlin Clark, her collegiate basketball opponent from Iowa, attracted a sizable crowd at the 2024 Gainbridge LPGA Pro-Am in Florida, Angel Reese made waves on social media by quietly disparaging Clark in the ongoing rivalry between two of basketball’s biggest talents.

Social Media Joke from Reese: “Bare Minimum”
Angel After observing the crowd surrounding Clark, Reese—who is well-known for her competitive spirit and fearless demeanor—took to Twitter (now X) to express her opinions. Reese tweeted the following without specifically naming Clark:

“It appears that people are quick to praise others for doing the bare minimum.”

 

Notwithstanding its subtlety, the post was widely taken as a jab to Clark, who is still quite popular after her historic performances in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Reese’s comment appeared to be an expression of her annoyance at what she believes to be the media’s propensity to highlight Clark, particularly in light of the attention she received at the LPGA event, while her own accomplishments, especially LSU’s historic national title win, have occasionally been eclipsed by Clark’s personal honors.

The basketball player Caitlin Clark brought her golf skills and a lot of attention to the LPGA Tour on Wednesday when she participated in a pro-am that drew a larger audience than the tour often receives for its tournament rounds.

Nelly Korda, the top-ranked woman’s golfer, is playing for the first time in almost two months following a minor neck injury, and Clark played nine holes with her. She and Annika Sorenstam, the host of an event known as The Annika, played the back nine at Pelican Golf Club.

The WNBA rookie of the year was asked if she learned anything from Korda in a quick chat with Golf Channel.
Clark remarked, “I’ve watched, and she’s amazing.” “But golf is challenging.”

 

After the pro-am, Clark signed autographs for hundreds of admirers, and the gallery crowded behind the ropes to watch her.

Gainbridge, a company based in Indiana and the presenting sponsor of the LPGA’s penultimate tournament on the schedule, has an endorsement agreement with Clark. She also participated in a Gainbridge-hosted summit on women’s leadership.

On Tuesday, Brittany Lincicome brought a basketball for Clark to sign for her girls, saying, “It can only help grow women’s golf.”

Korda comes from a family of elite athletes. Sebastian, her younger brother, is ranked No. 23 in the men’s tennis rankings, and Jessica, her older sister, participated in the Solheim Cup. Petr Korda, their father, was a tennis champion in the 1998 Australian Open.

She claimed that although she had messaged Clark on Instagram, nothing compared to being within the ropes.

“It was really cool to see firsthand today the influence she has on people, bringing people out here, and how amazing of an influence she is just for sports,” Korda said.

Clark, who participated in the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic pro-am last summer and made one putt from roughly three feet out, stated that she enjoys taking time out to play golf.

Korda commented, “It was wonderful to see how at ease she was.” Given the amount of media exposure she has likely had over the last year and a half to two years, it is clear that she feels at ease performing in front of a wider audience. And she was simply having a great time. It’s obvious.

She certainly has a lot of talent. She was plucking the ball with such precision. She was losing a few shots to the right, but I asked her how often she plays, and I figured that with her many responsibilities, she probably only visits the golf course once a week.

On September 22, one week after leading the Americans to a Solheim Cup win, Korda made her final appearance at the Kroger Queen City Championship. She mentioned getting migraines, which she believes may have been related to the neck injury that prevented her from participating in the Asian swing.

For the first time, Korda has already won LPGA Player of the Year. She still needs to win the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship next week, which will give the winner $4 million, even if she is leading the Race to CME Globe.