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<p>“Kelly Shon profiled in Golf Week Magazine” (New York)</p>

<p>[Today</a>, Canon Cup; tomorrow, Ivy League](<a href=“http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/jul/27/today-canon-cup-tomorrow-ivy-league/]Today”>Today, Canon Cup; tomorrow, Ivy League | Golfweek)</p>

<p>"PLYMOUTH, Mass. – Here amid the scrub pines and sandy soil where Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore worked their magic to create the Old Sandwich Golf Club, the breath of fresh air you felt on yet another gloriously warm summer day was courtesy of the nearby Atlantic.</p>

<p>Then again, it could have been thanks to youngsters named Seiji Liu and Kelly Shon.</p>

<p>In a sports world where perspective is fast becoming a rare commodity, Liu and Shon provide buckets of it. Standing on a sparkling stage such as Old Sandwich in a prestigious production called the AJGA Canon Cup, Liu and Shon are enveloped by the very best junior golf has to offer, yet they haven’t forgotten that a bigger picture takes precedence. </p>

<p>Being a professional golfer might be the dream that is shared by all at this level, but Liu and Shon approach this intersection with great care.</p>

<p>“I never want to take away from the dream, but the facts of the reality don’t lie,” Liu said. “(Pro golf) is a tough road. That’s why I’ve always felt it’s nice to have a strong academics background.”</p>

<p>Shon feels similarly.</p>

<p>“In order to have fun, I don’t want to force myself to play golf to make a living,” she said. “I know there has to be a Plan B.”</p>

<p>Let the record show each of them is throwing great humility into the mix. “Strong academics” and a “Plan B” are vast understatements, for Liu is headed to Harvard, Shon to Princeton, and trust us on this point: Those schools based their letters of acceptance not on how the kids handle titanium and graphite, but rather physics and economics… . . (continued)"</p>

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<p>Another article about Shon:</p>

<p>[Port</a> Washington Patch, NY - Female Golfer Leads Boys Team To Fourth-Place Finish at Counties; Qualifies for States in the Process](<a href=“http://portwashington.patch.com/articles/female-golfer-leads-boys-team-to-fourth-place-finish-at-counties-qualifies-for-states-in-the-process]Port”>http://portwashington.patch.com/articles/female-golfer-leads-boys-team-to-fourth-place-finish-at-counties-qualifies-for-states-in-the-process)</p>