Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark has become one of the biggest names in professional sports since being selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 WNBA draft.
Her second year in the league didn’t go exactly as planned, as it was plagued by injuries. However, she has made a full recovery and recently competed for the second straight year in The Annika Pro-Am, hosted by golf legend Annika Sorenstam at Pelican Golf Club, ahead of the LPGA event.
Clark’s love for golf has been evident not only by her participation in the pro-am over the last two years but also by attending this year’s Masters tournament and playing during her free time in the offseason.
Now, it seems she’s ready to raise the stakes. On Thursday, Barstool Sports CEO and partial host of the Internet Invitational, Dave Portnoy, revealed that Clark has given a firm yes to participating in next year’s edition of the popular tournament, which features golf and social media influencers. The purse is expected to jump to $10 million, a massive increase from the $1 million prize in this year’s tournament.
“I’d like to do a $10 million pool next year,” Portnoy said. “I’ve invited two people so far. They both said yes… Caitlin [Clark] said yes, Kai Trump said yes. Those are the two I asked. Whether push comes to shove and they’re both available, who knows.”
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Barstool Sports partnered with Bob Does Sports for the Internet Invitational, which was recently released on YouTube months after filming. The series drew remarkable viewership and drama, engaging fans around the world.
The multi-episode series spanned roughly 14 hours of content and featured internet personalities from all walks of life — some highly skilled golfers, others more there for their humor and personality. As Portnoy expected, it turned out to be a hit.
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever looks on prior to the game against the Chicago Sky at the United Center on July 27, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images/Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images
“I have now consumed all 14 hours of the Internet Invitational, which, no hyperbole, has to be one of the most entertaining golf products ever made,” Shane Ryan of Golf Digest wrote. “I was captivated from moment one, to the extent that after about 20 minutes of viewing, I stopped to look at the run time for all six videos in the series just to see what kind of commitment I was signing up for.
“Faced with the staggering total—I had been hoping for maybe 10 hours—I sighed deeply and pressed on anyway. I’m so glad I did. It was psychologically riveting, laugh-out-loud funny (I’ll never forget the name Fasoli), and wildly dramatic all the way to the final hole.”
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