Will represent the U.S. against Europe
BRASELTON, Ga. – Birmingham’s Scarlett Schremmer is among eight junior girls players named by the American Junior Golf Association to the 2024 PING Junior Solheim Cup United States team.
The first eight players were selected based on the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of July 23. The final four spots on the U.S. Team are reserved for Beth Daniel’s captain’s picks on Aug. 6.
Earning entry through the Rolex AJGA Rankings were:
- Gianna Clemente of Estero, Florida
- Asterisk Talley of Chowchilla, California
- Nikki Oh of Torrance, California
- Sofia Cherif Essakali of Orlando, Florida
- Elizabeth Rudisill of Charlotte, North Carolina
- Jude Lee of Walnut, California
- Scarlett Schremmer of Birmingham, Alabama
- Mia Hammond of New Albany, Ohio
Of the eight girls selected Clemente, Talley and Rudisill have experience from the 2023 PING Junior Solheim Cup, won by the European team in Spain. The 2023 US Team fell 15-9 against the Europeans.
Schremmer, a high school senior who is committed to the University of Texas at Austin and holds the No. 18 ranking in the Rolex AJGA rankings, was recently named to the U.S. National Junior team. Schremmer tied for second at the inaugural The Nelly Invitational in May and won the Pete & Alice Dye Junior Invitational in June. The Birmingham native is a 2022 AJGA Junior All-Star Team Member and a 2023 Rolex Junior All-American. The future Longhorn was on the victorious East Team at the 2024 Wyndham Cup.
Modeled after the Solheim Cup, the PING Junior Solheim Cup biennially features the 12 best female junior golfers (ages 12-18) from the United States against their counterparts from Europe. The team match play event includes foursomes, four-ball and singles matches played over two days and rotates between U.S. and European host sites coinciding with the Solheim Cup. This year’s event includes both teams watching the final days of the Solheim Cup matches at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, September 10-15.
LPGA legend Beth Daniel will serve as the junior United States team captain. Daniel has many credits to her name, but the most noteworthy includes captaining the 2009 U.S. Solheim Cup team to a 16 to 12 victory at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Prior to her captaincy, Daniel competed on eight U.S. Solheim Cup teams consecutively from 1990 to 2005. She is tied second all-time for most Solheim Cup appearances for the United States behind Cristie Kerr and Juli Inkster who each played nine times. Throughout her eight appearances, Daniel competed in 26 Solheim Cup matches.
Prior to her Solheim Cup Career, Daniel was a 33-time champion on the LPGA Tour. She won her sole Major in 1990 at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship played at Bethesda Country Club. Her first victory came in 1979 at the Patty Berg Classic, which later turned into Rookie of the Year honors. Daniel won her first of three Player of the Year titles in 1980, after winning three times that season.
“I think any time you are asked to be a Captain it’s an honor and a big responsibility.” Daniel said. “You have to put the time and effort into it to be successful. I have a passion for junior golf so I couldn’t pass on this opportunity.”
The United States Team will be co-captained by the AJGA’s South Central Regional Manager, Riley Corona. Corona grew up golfing in Arizona and went on to play collegiately at The College of William & Mary. She credits this experience as the reason she chose to pursue a career in junior golf, as she hopes to help the next generation expand their educational opportunities through golf.
Gwladys Nocera will return as the junior European Team Captain. She competed in four Solheim Cups for Team Europe and will bring plenty of experience to the team of 12 junior Europeans. Nocera also brought the junior European Team to victory in 2023.
The United States leads the all-time PING Junior Solheim Cup series 7-4-1. Team Europe won the last time the event was contested in the United States, which marked the European’s first win since 2007.
AJGA alumnae who have graduated from the PING Junior Solheim Cup to the Solheim Cup on Team USA include Paula Creamer, Brittany Lang, Alison Lee, Angel Yin, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel, Yealimi Noh and Lexi Thompson.
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