Caitlin Clark has already received Tiger Woods praise as she switches attention to golf
Caitlin Clark has been dubbed the WNBA’s own Tiger Woods by former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III, as she heads to the fairway in her off-season from basketball. The popular point guard has enjoyed a record-breaking rookie season with Indiana Fever, which saw her lead the team to the WNBA play-offs for the first time in eight years – only being bested by Connecticut Sun.
However, the 22-year-old is now setting her sights on a different sport, pairing with Annika Sorenstam to take part in the Annika pro-am event in November at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. With this career switch-up, ex-Baltimore Ravens quarterback Griffin III’s comments on the basketball star make even more sense now, as he dubbed Clark the WNBA’s Tiger Woods.
Griffin III has claimed that haters of Clark are “punching air” at the moment as the star has brought more people in to watch the league due to her talents – much like Woods did with golf during the peak of his career. In a lengthy post on X, the ex-NFL star said: “Caitlin Clark haters are punching air right now.
The WNBA All-Star votes says what most of us already knew. Caitlin Clark is the WNBA’s Tiger Woods. More people watch the W because of her. Period. Total votes increased by 598% for the top 5 players from 2023 to 2024. The top 2 vote getters? Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston who are currently ranked 16th and 27th in points per game in the W and are currently the 9th best team in a 12 team league. Last year the top vote getter was A’Ja Wilson, who is still the best player in the World, with 95,860 votes.
“This year Angel Reese, who is breaking records left and right, came in 5th in the fan vote and received 381,518 votes. Yes, the WNBA is more popular than ever. Yes, it’s because of Caitlin Clark. Yes, Angel Reese, A’Ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Kahleah Copper, Diana Taurasi, Arike Ogunbowale, Jewell Loyd and a host of other W players have a hand in it. Yes, every player, organization and TV network is benefiting from the impact.
