'50 Years' Alumna Spotlight: Kelly Shon '14

Shon Surges Up Leaderboard to Finish Runner-Up, Earn Ivy POY

October 20, 2020 | Women's Golf

In Her Career...

• Won the 2013 Ivy League individual title, Princeton's ninth in the first 17 tournaments and 10th in the 23 tournaments all-time.

• Named the 2013 and 2014 Ivy League Player of the Year, an award inaugurated in 2009. She remains the only player to win the award twice.

• Qualified individually for three NCAA regionals and was the second player in program history (Mary Moan '97) to qualify to the NCAA championship, in 2013.

• Four-time All-Ivy League honoree and a three-time first-teamer, becoming the third player in program history (Avery Kiser '05, Susannah Aboff '09) to earn four All-Ivy honors.

After Princeton...

• Played four years on the LPGA Tour, finishing in the top 10 in three tournaments and tying for third at the 2015 ShopRite LPGA Classic in a return to New Jersey.

• Went on to a career in finance, serving as an analyst in investor relations for AlpInvest, part of the Carlyle Group.