Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark isn’t just one of the best basketball players in the WNBA today. She also happens to have a pretty mean swing on the golf course.

The 22-year-old, though, is not your typical casual golfer. In fact, she’s set to take part in her first pro-am golf tournament on Wednesday as she tees up with other professional and amateur players in The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Bellair, Florida. This includes the tournament’s host, Annika Sorenstam, as well as world No. 1 Nelly Korda, who will be pairing up with Clark.

Clark’s arrival on the golf scene has been met with some cynicism from the fans. This issue was discussed by the hosts of NBC’s “Golf Today” show.

“It’s very easy for cynical golf fans to say we’ve had such a saturation coverage of celebrities around golf for years,” said host Eamon Lynch. “That’s not true in women’s golf. This could really be impactful.”

Award-winning golf reporter Beth Ann Nichols agrees with this notion. In fact, the veteran journalist issued a blunt message to anyone who isn’t too happy to see Clark on the golf course.

“Absolutely,” Nichols said. “I can’t remember a time I was this excited for a Pro-Am. I plan to be out there at 6 a.m. to watch the warm-up session.”

Nichols also pointed out that fans are going to get a rare chance to see a different side of Clark now that she won’t be playing in a fast-paced basketball game.

Clark has had an unprecedented impact on the growth of the WNBA as fandom continues to grow around the 6-foot guard. She won’t be converting her entire following into golf fans just because of a single pro-am tournament, but surely, the exposure won’t hurt.

At the end of the day, The Annika pro-am, and in turn, the sport of golf, is still about to experience the famed Caitlin Clark effect.