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Erica Fung Wai-ying started playing golf so she could be 'one of the boys' at Harvard law school.
Although she is fiercely competitive, she only managed to score 86. But this was still good enough for her to win the women's cup at the 11th annual Merrill Lynch Operation Santa Claus Golf Day last Friday at Xili Golf and Country Club in Shenzhen.
Only two women were competing. Her opponent, Victoria Lloyd of Fried Frank law firm, was given a golf bag as a gift 10 years ago. But she only thought of learning how to play golf four months ago after being made a partner in the firm.
She knew that her rival was a 'pro', and although she was proud of her new driver, and it did not let her down, it was not good enough to beat Ms Fung, of Simpson Thacher and Bartlett.
Ms Fung, who attended Hong Kong International School, studied for a finance degree at the University of Pennsylvania before going to Harvard. She has been at the firm for only two months.