BELLEAIR, Fla. — Caitlin Clark tightened her ponytail, fixed her hat, took a deep breath, put her hands together, looked upward and pointed her two index fingers in the air—as if to give thanks for what had just happened.

Before playing in this week’s LPGA Pro-Am in Florida, Caitlin Clark explained how she pursued basketball instead of other sports, like golf.

Caitlin Clark has risen to fame over the past few years for her basketball talent. At the University of Iowa, she led the Hawkeyes to two national championship appearances and won the Naismith Award twice as the best college player in the country.