By Rachel Riley

The inaugural Valley Forge Invitational won’t just be bringing women’s professional golf to Montgomery County, the event this May will also bring two Montco natives home to play right in their own backyards.

Both Emily Gimpel and Isabella DiLisio grew up in Montgomery County and will be participating in the LPGA’s Symetra Tour event at Raven’s Claw Golf Club in Pottstown this spring.

But the women have more in common than just where they grew up. They also attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Flourtown, and both have played Raven’s Claw before.

For 25-year-old Gimpel, who’s entering her fourth year on the Symetra Tour, the homecoming also means a reunion with her long-time good friend, Ed Shearon, the course architect.

“I’m so excited to come back and practice,” said the Lafayette Hill native, who’s been playing since she was four. “I do remember that strategy is definitely important [at Raven’s Claw]. I’m hoping to get out and play with Ed so he can give me some insight.”

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