Kelli Shean: Not Necessarily An Unknown To Everybody
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Brittany Lang > Kelli Shean golfer > Lang golf lead > NCAA Women's Golf Western Regional > U.S. Women's OpenThe U.S. Women’s Open started play today in Oakmont. And while Brittany Lang ended up as the first round leader, it was the leader in the clubhouse for most of the day that received the most attention. And absolutely nobody knew who Kelli Shean was.
But I did.
In fact, while attending the NCAA Women’s Golf Western Regional in May, I had a nice conversation with the father of Kelli Shean’s University of Arkansas teammate, Kristin Ingram. While we were talking, Kelli walked by and said something to Mr. Ingram, using a combination of spoken words and sign language.
After she had passed I asked if she was hearing impaired, and was told that yes, she was – but that she hated that term and didn’t consider herself handicapped at all. In fact, she was a decorated junior golfer that had been recruited from her native South Africa — and had been Arkansas’ #1 player all year.
I thought that to be noteworthy and included it in my Mother’s Day post, “For The Golf Parents”. So as the golf media scrambled today to get some background on this unknown golfer, I recognized her immediately. And I was happy to see that dozens of people received their first introduction to her background information via my blog today.
Ahh, the advantages that come with always knowing that It’s Game Time Somewhere.
At the age of 40, Tim Forbes walked away from a successful career in Corporate America on the crazy premise that everyone should do what they love for a living. Having survived his first decade in the sports business, he lives in Los Angeles with his exceedingly tolerant wife, The Bird.