THE ANNIKA DRIVEN BY GAINBRIDGE AT PELICAN

November 11, 2026

Scarlett Schremmer

Pelican Golf Club

Press Conference

MALLORY KINAHAN: All right, we are pleased to be joined by Scarlett Schremmer ahead of the The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. Scarlett, this is going to be your remember LPGA Tour debut. What are your emotions and the feelings prior to teeing off tomorrow?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Yeah, I think there is a lot surrounding it. I would be lying if I said I didn't go to bed every day for the last month thinking about teeing off. Just trying to approach it like any other tournament and just going through my routine on every shot.

I'm excited to make my debut with my mom on my bag, especially because she has a history of playing on Tour.

And, gosh, it will be a really fun week. It's awesome to have my first start at Annika's event because she's pretty much done it all. I'm just really excited for what the next few days have in this store.

MALLORY KINAHAN: Yeah, and you mentioned your mom on your bag this week. Just super cool start to the LPGA debut here. Have you received any advice from her being that she does have experience on the LPGA Tour ahead of this week?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Well, as far as advice goes, I would say maybe everything I know about golf, my entire swing. No, just really going into it like I would any other round of golf. Just putting one foot in front of the other and getting ready for it.

At the same time, I am really excited. I think she's really excited. And everyone handles every tournament differently. Everyone has their own routines. So I just think we're really in tune with each other and what works for me, what doesn't work for me.

Yeah, just kind of keeping that flow going the whole week.

MALLORY KINAHAN: You've had tons of success at the University of Miami. How has playing there and that program prepared to you play some of the world's best here at The ANNIKA?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: It's been awesome. Since getting to Miami last spring I've just had so much fun. My eight teammates come and go with graduating classes and new classes coming, and we really have a great time every single day.

But with Coach Janice, she pushes me every day. The girls, the last couple weeks we've been playing qualifying and they're not even in the season any more, so it's been a group effort by everyone to help me get ready for this week.

I don't take that lightly. It just shows how much Janice cares about my successes individually as much as her own program.

MALLORY KINAHAN: And last one from me before we open it up to the media. You kind of spoke a little bit about playing at The ANNIKA and her being the tournament namesake, what does it just mean to you to obviously have Annika to look up to, and your first LPGA event here is at The ANNIKA?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Yeah, it's awesome. I feel like a little bit of an imposter when I can just go up and talk to her. I'm like, I don't know if I should be allowed to just ask you whatever I want. It's really cool. I'm glad she's not playing this week because I think she night give everyone a run for their money.

No, it's just really special. To be able to learn from her and kind of see what she's done for not just the game of golf but the women's game has been really special. Even playing junior golf, I played her AJGA ANNIKA Invitational, so she's really been paving the way since I was a young teenager playing.

Q. You are a sponsor invite from Pelican Golf Club here. Talk about when you got that call or when you found out that you are going to be a sponsor's invitation for the tournament?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: It was pretty cool. I was actually in a physics class and I got a call from Kai, my teammate, and she was psycho dialing me, calling me like four times. I was like, I guess I better get out of here and go answer this phone call.

I actually took my backpack out with me 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. But, gosh, I'm so excited. It's so hard to come across sponsor's exemptions because there so many good amateurs now and young pros who aren't out on tour full time yet.

So, yeah, I'm extremely honored that I was able to get this opportunity, and hoping I can capitalize on to this week.

Q. You've come up here to practice the course. You've practiced this week. Give us your thoughts on playing Pelican Golf Club as not only just a premier course, but hosting this LPGA event this week?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Yeah, I played last of weekend with the Doyle family who built the course golf course and owns the golf course now, and I think it's really special how committed they are to making this tournament even better every year. Whether it's the golf course or player dining or the accommodations, they have both feet in on this week.

The course is amazing. I've been really lucky to play really good college tournaments and junior tournaments over the last couple years, but I think this kind of blows everything else out of the water.

I've been told many, many times that for my first LPGA event I'm certainly being spoiled, and I couldn't agree more.

Q. In addition to having your mom on the bag, as you're making your LPGA debut, family in town this week that will be cheering you on?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Pretty much my whole family. My dad will be here. My sister is here. And I have a bunch of friends coming from Miami to watch. I would be lying if I said it didn't make me a little bit nervous to have all my close friends out seeing what I'm doing every day, but I'm so grateful that everyone is so invested, and it is really cool to know I have so many people cheering me on.

Q. Last one from me: You talked about how special this is for you. How like full circle moment is it for you to make your LPGA debut in the same metropolitan area where your mom went to college, USF?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: I know, yeah. It's really cool. I've always said that my mom quit playing golf to raise three children, 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.

She even now is such a good player, and I see the sacrifices she makes every day for our family and me playing golf. She rarely gets to play golf anymore because she's always just following me around.

So, yeah, just to -- even now that I go to school in Florida I feel almost a little bit closer to my mom, and to have her out caddieing for me, especially for the first time I've ever played a Tour event, I don't think I'll ever forget it.

Q. What kind of advice has Kai given to you for handling this week, the spotlight you're going to be under, playing the course, just everything? What kind of words of wisdom or advice did she give you?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Kai is really good at a little bit of tough love, and she's been out to practice with me the last couple weeks. 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.

She's going to be out here tomorrow and the whole week following, so, yeah, I mean, I think we're all really excited. At the end of the day no one really knows quite what to expect, so we're kind of in it together.

Q. Are you excited? Nervous? Anxious? All the above? You said you haven't really slept. How are your feelings the night before now?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Yeah, really excited to be out here playing. Just really grateful to be in this position. I know there are so many other players that would love to be teeing it up tomorrow, so I really don't take that opportunity lightly.

And, yeah, I would say I'm nervous. Not afraid to admit that. You could probably see it on my nice. But, yeah, it's just a new experience and it's a little bit of a maybe look into what I'll be doing in the future, so just trying to see what I can learn this week and go home and get better.

Q. You seem to be handling it well so far. Good luck to you.

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Thank you.

Q. Last one from me: So your honorary uncle, Jimmy Buffet.

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Yeah.

Q. Talk about, one, you growing up and playing -- you know, because he loved the game of golf, right? You and your family playing golf with him as you were growing up, and how proud would he be right now with you making your LPGA Tour debut?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Yeah, it's funny. Gosh, I'm sure that he's looking down on this whole week and trying to make gravity work and make all my putts go in for me. He loved golf. He was a good player. We played a lot of golf when I was younger.

Gosh, I mean, it's funny. In Miami there is like a family of parrots that live right above our facility. Every time I look up and see them I'm like, oh, Jimmy is watching me practice today.

But, no, I think he would be really proud of me. At the end of the day golf is something I do, not who I am. The memories I have with him, surfing, golfing, it's just more how I developed as a person and not just as is player.

Even looking back, every day I'm more grateful. Just have a lot of love towards all the memories and fun times we've shared together.

MALLORY KINAHAN: Obviously you grew up around golf. As you're kind of around the practice area and just the locker room, has there been any conversations with any players that you grew up looking up to that has kind of stuck out to you here?

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Yeah, I mean, I got invited to play nine yesterday with Nataliya. That was really cool. I think she's awesome. She's had a great year. She played at Miami, which is really cool.

But, no, one thing I've kind of learned since I've been here is everyone has their own routines and their own way about doing things. It's work. It's not all unicorns and rainbows. It's really cool how dedicated everyone is to playing well and playing their own game.

I think that's definitely something I can learn from this week.

MALLORY KINAHAN: Awesome. Thanks for joining us so much Scarlett. Good luck this week.

SCARLETT SCHREMMER: Thank you.