No Words From Caitlin Clark as Nelly Korda Reclaims World No. 1 With Chevron Championship Win

BELLEAIR, FL – NOVEMBER 12: From left to right Lauren Nguyen and Caitlin Clark and Nelly Korda pose for a group photo on the first tee during the Pro Am for The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican on November 12, 2025, at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire GOLF: NOV 12 LPGA, Golf Damen The ANNIKA EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon25111222

“It’s really fun to see her do her craft up close and how good she is. She just makes the game of golf look really easy. You’re almost like, how? But she’s great and I’m rooting for her to win,” Clark said during her round with Korda in November last year. Korda even gifted Clark her designed Nike shoes.

Both are expected to be back at the Annika Pro-Am this year as well. While Clark follows along with golf, she has a task on her hands in getting to No. 1 herself. Despite a rather mediocre outing to start the preseason, a positive thing to take from her game against the Liberty. It was her chemistry with a new signee.

Monique Billings Key In Getting Caitlin Clark Back To Her Best

Caitlin Clark returned for the Indiana Fever after almost 10 months. Her injury-ridden 2025 meant she played only 13 games in a stop-start season. However, things looked rosy when Clark won the MVP at the Team USA Qualifiers. Her WNBA return was not the same. Clark had 7 points while going 2-10 from the field and 1-5 from the three-point line. Yet, there was a silver lining from this game, which showed glimpses of what could be a franchise-defining partnership.

“What stands out to me about Caitlin Clark’s play was she looked fast when she was pushing the ball in transition. She looked strong,” Robin Lundberg of SI said. “And most importantly, when she played with Monique Billings, that is going to be a feast. They are going to kill. They are going to crush. They’ve just got such natural innate chemistry and Billings screens in a way I cannot overstate how big her screening is going to be.”

Clark struggled to get open looks in this game, but almost everytime she did, it was after a Billings screen. She also had 4 assists and 3 rebounds and billings was a very important outlet for Clark. So, her screen either gives Clark a relatively easy shot. She is already being picked up full court even during preseason games. Or Clark can find a cutting Billings for a layup. This is going to be an important factor for Clark to get her shot back. She shot 27.9% from the three-point line last year. The Indiana Fever hedge on Clark to find her form if they are to contend for the title.

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