Kelly Shon
Hometown: Long Island, New York, United States
College: Princeton University
2017 KPMG WOMEN'S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (NINTH PLACE)
Rookie Year 2015
Personal
Shon, born in South Korea, is 5’5” and started playing golf at the age of 12. She played on her high school’s boy’s golf team, leading them to three straight conference titles. At Princeton, Shon was consistently one of the top female golfers in the Ivy League her entire college career. She credits her mother as the person who most influenced her career. Shon’s hobbies include strolling through New York City, hanging out with friends, skiing and sleeping.
2018
19 events, eight cuts made, $52,429
2017
24 events, eight cuts made, $146,866
Recorded a career-low round of 63 on the second day of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, where she posted her first career top-10 finish in a major finishing at T9
2016
27 events, 19 cuts made, $209,015
Earned $209,015, the highest single-season earnings of her LPGA career
2015
23 events, 16 cuts made, $170,895
Finished 12th in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year standings
Recorded a season-best finish tie for third at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Amateur
Qualified for both the 2011 and 2012 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur
Third Ivy League golfer to play on Tour, joining Heather Daly-Donofrio (Yale) and Jeehae Lee (Yale) and is the first ever player from Princeton to play on Tour
Two-time Ivy League Player of the Year and All-American
Three-time All-Ivy League at Princeton