Shocking moment Caitlin Clark is just inches from seriously injuring fan as she shanks shot at golf tournament

Caitlin Clark was breathing a sigh of relief on Wednesday morning after narrowly avoiding smashing a golf ball into a fan’s head from the tee.

The WNBA superstar was appearing in the Pro-Am golf tournament at The Annika in Florida, but nerves seemed to get the better of her in front of a big crowd on the third hole.

Lining up her shot with a driver, Clark accidentally shanked it straight into the fans watching on to the left, narrowly avoiding disaster.

The ball was just inches from hitting fans at very fast speed, in what surely would have resulted in serious injury.

Immediately, the basketball icon can be seen apologizing, before lining up another ball to try again.

At her second attempt, Clark keeps the ball straight and avoids further disaster.

Despite only narrowly avoiding injury, it appears the fans did not mind and quickly chased after the lost ball in a bid to find a souvenir to take home.

The course was lined with fans in Indiana Fever 22 jerseys, with Clark the big draw for the celebrity tournament at The Pelican Club.

More to follow.