Caitlin Clark’s golf game has drawn crowds at LPGA Tour pro-am events. Can it draw a YouTube audience?The Iowa Hawkeye legend and current WNBA star was invited to play in next year’s Internet Invitational, a golf tournament featuring internet personalities and YouTube golfers. Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy, one of the organizers of the event, said in an episode of “The Unnamed Show” released Thursday that he has offered Clark a spot in next year’s field.”I’ve invited two people so far,” Portnoy said. “They’ve both said ‘yes,’ I don’t know how serious the yesses are. Caitlin said yes, Kai Trump said yes. Those are my two that I’ve asked.”Whether push comes to shove and those two are available and do it, who knows.” Clark has played in the pro-am portion of The Annika, an LPGA Tour event in Florida, two years in a row. She drew big crowds both times.The first Internet Invitational featured dozens of entertainers and athletes, such as former NFL coach Jon Gruden, comedian and actor Andrew Santino, and former professional golfers. Entertainment groups Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports teamed up to organize it.This year’s event reportedly included about $1.7 million in prize money. Portnoy said during Thursday’s show he wants to do a $10 million prize pool for next year’s tournament.The tournament was filmed over several days in the summer before being released on YouTube over a period of two weeks in October and November.» Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

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Caitlin Clark’s golf game has drawn crowds at LPGA Tour pro-am events. Can it draw a YouTube audience?

The Iowa Hawkeye legend and current WNBA star was invited to play in next year’s Internet Invitational, a golf tournament featuring internet personalities and YouTube golfers. Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy, one of the organizers of the event, said in an episode of “The Unnamed Show” released Thursday that he has offered Clark a spot in next year’s field.

“I’ve invited two people so far,” Portnoy said. “They’ve both said ‘yes,’ I don’t know how serious the yesses are. Caitlin said yes, Kai Trump said yes. Those are my two that I’ve asked.

“Whether push comes to shove and those two are available and do it, who knows.”

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Clark has played in the pro-am portion of The Annika, an LPGA Tour event in Florida, two years in a row. She drew big crowds both times.

The first Internet Invitational featured dozens of entertainers and athletes, such as former NFL coach Jon Gruden, comedian and actor Andrew Santino, and former professional golfers. Entertainment groups Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports teamed up to organize it.

This year’s event reportedly included about $1.7 million in prize money. Portnoy said during Thursday’s show he wants to do a $10 million prize pool for next year’s tournament.

The tournament was filmed over several days in the summer before being released on YouTube over a period of two weeks in October and November.

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