Former Ohio college teammates reuniting at LPGA's Queen City event
Former Xavier teammates Madison Reemsnyder and Emma McMyler will tee off together in the LPGA's Kroger Queen City Championship on Thursday, May 14.
BOND HILL, Ohio − As Emma McMyler walked Maketewah Country Club during a pro-am on Wednesday, May 13, memories kept surfacing. On one hole, she remembered rounds during an illustrious career for Xavier women's golf . On No.
8, a 400-yard, par-4, she recalled winter days sledding down the hill while snow covered the prestigious course. Now, the former Xavier star is back at her former home course for the LPGA's Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G . This time, McMyler is no longer the college athlete trying to climb the ranks.
She returns to Maketewah as an LPGA Tour rookie and will be alongside a familiar face. McMyler was paired with current Xavier senior and former teammate Madison Reemsnyder in the opening round of the tournament on Thursday. "It's going to be a fun two rounds," McMyler said in her pre-tournament press conference.
"I know it's going to be her (Reemsnyder's) first LPGA Tour event, so hopefully ease her nerves a little bit. (I'm) super good friends with Maddie, so excited to get to tee it up with her. " Reemsnyder, the Big East Golfer of the Year, spent the first part of this week playing for Xavier in the NCAA Regionals in Louisville.