Scarlett Schremmer was in a physics class when Miami teammate Kai Trump started "pysho dialing" her over and over. Schremmer decided she better leave class to take the call.
"I actually took my backpack out with me," recalled Schremmer, "and she was like, 'Scarlett, you got into the tournament. You're going to play The Annika. And you should be so thankful I broke my arm or else you wouldn't be playing.'
"I took my bag and went back to my car and went to practice."
Kai Trump, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump, made her LPGA debut last year in The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, playing on a sponsor invitation. Trump recently underwent left wrist surgery to address an injury she suffered last month at the Golfweek Fall Classic.
It was her second surgery on that wrist.
Now her teammate, Schremmer, one of the hottest players in college golf this fall and a member of the USGA's 2026 Elite Amateur Program, will take that spot. Schremmer posted wins at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic and Boilermaker Classic during the fall season and makes her LPGA debut this week, following in the footsteps of mother, former LPGA player Patricia Ehrhart, her caddie for the week.
"I've always said that my mom quit playing golf to raise three children," said Schremmer, "and I kind of hope I can take her career from where she left it and keep it going. It's really special to me."
Though the college golf season is over, Schremmer said her teammates have helped her prepare to play in the same field as world No. 1 Nelly Korda.
"The girls, the last couple weeks we've been playing qualifying and they're not even in the season any more," she said, "so it's been a group effort by everyone to help me get ready for this week."
Schremmer, a former top surfer from Hawaiiwho was great friends with the late great Jimmy Buffett, played a practice round with fellow Hurricane golfer Nataliya Guseva this week, and said Kai Trump will be on hand for Thursday's opening round. Both Schremmer and Trump were invited on the club's sponsor invitation.
"Kai is really good at a little bit of tough love, and she's been out to practice with me the last couple weeks," said Schremmer, when asked about any advice Trump has given. "And, yeah, I mean, we spend so much time together that it's more of a friendly thing.
"I think Kai sometimes thinks I'm a little bit better than I actually am at golf. She's like, 'Screw it. You're as good as anyone out there. You could go out and win.' I'm like, I don't know if I'm going to go toe to toe with Nelly on the first round."
Beth Ann Nichols is a senior writer for Golfweek covering the LPGA and all things women's golf. Follow her on X/Twitter (@GolfweekNichols).
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Scarlett Schremmer on the phone call from Kai Trump that led to LPGA debut
