His four-year run at Marmion didn’t end the way he wanted, and his college career at Northern Illinois University got off to an unexpected start, but Bryce Emory is pleased with where his golf game is heading.

He should be after a solid second half of his sophomore season and an even stronger summer.

One of two freshman individual qualifiers for the 2005 Class AA state meet, and the Kane County Chronicle Player of the Year as a sophomore, Emory ended his high school career on a somewhat sour note, shooting a 12-over-par 84 at the 2008 Class 3A Naperville Central Regional as the Cadets’ season concluded with a disappointing sixth-place finish.