2018-19 Men's Golf News

Ken Kong Earns Third-Team All-America Honors for CMS Men's Golf; Alex Wrenn, Mason Chiu Named Honorable Mention
Ken Kong Earns Third-Team All-America Honors for CMS Men's Golf; Alex Wrenn, Mason Chiu Named Honorable Mention

June 18, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Ken Kong was chosen to the NCAA Division III PING All-America third team by the Golf Coaches Association of America, the organization announced this morning.

Senior Alex Wrenn had an eagle on his final collegiate round at the NCAA Championships (photo by Justin Sweeney)
Stags Finish Eighth at NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships

May 17, 2019

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team had its best round of the four-day NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships, shooting a 297, but had too far to climb as it ended the championship in eighth place out of 42 teams on Friday.

Austin Long shot -1 over his last 12 holes on Day 3 of the NCAA Championships (photo by Justin Sweeney)
CMS Men's Golf Moves Up to Eighth with One Round Left at NCAA Championships

May 16, 2019

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team moved up two spots to eighth place with a 303 over the third round of the NCAA Division III Championships on Thursday morning in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

Ken Kong, Alex Wrenn Earn PING All-West Region Honors
Ken Kong, Alex Wrenn Earn PING All-West Region Honors

May 15, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Alex Wrenn and sophomore Ken Kong were named to the PING All-West Region team by the Golf Coaches Association of America, it was announced on Tuesday evening at the awards banquet following the first round of the NCAA Division III Championships

Alex Wrenn shot a 74 as CMS is in 10th place at the midway point (Justin Sweeney photo)
CMS Men's Golf Makes Cut, Enters Third Round in 10th Place at NCAA Championships

May 15, 2019

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team had a solid second round to stand in 10th place after two days of the NCAA Division III Championships, easily staying above the cut line (top 18 teams) to move on to play in the final two rounds on Thursday and Friday at Keene Trace Golf Club.

Mason Chiu continued his strong play at the NCAA Championships with a -2 on the opening day
Mason Chiu (-2) Helps CMS Men's Golf Into Top 10 After First Day of NCAA Championships

May 14, 2019

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - Sophomore Mason Chiu, who won the individual SCIAC Championship by seven strokes the last time he was in action, shot a 2-under 70 to help the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team into a tie for eighth place after the first day of the NCAA Division III Championships on Tuesday at the Keene trace Golf Club.

Ken Kong Named Semifinalist for Jack Nicklaus Award
Ken Kong Named Semifinalist for Jack Nicklaus Award

May 09, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Ken Kong was one of 30 semifinalists for the Jack Nicklaus Award as the top player in NCAA Division III Men's Golf, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced today.

CMS Men's Golf Earns At-Large Bid to NCAA Division III Championships
CMS Men's Golf Earns At-Large Bid to NCAA Division III Championships

May 06, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team was one of seven teams to receive at-large (Pool C) berths to the NCAA Division III Championships, and will head to Nicholasville, Kentucky on May 14-17 for the four-round tournament.

Mason Chiu Wins SCIAC's Lee Fulmer Player of the Year Award, Four Stags Named All-SCIAC
Mason Chiu Wins SCIAC's Lee Fulmer Player of the Year Award, Four Stags Named All-SCIAC

April 30, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Mason Chiu, who finished in first place at the SCIAC Championships by a whopping seven-stroke margin, earned the Lee Fulmer Award as the conference's Athlete of the Year in a vote of the league's coaches, it was announced today.

Mason Chiu won the individual SCIAC title by seven strokes with a -5 over the three rounds.
Mason Chiu Earns Individual SCIAC Title By Seven Strokes, CMS Men's Golf Finishes as Runner-Up

April 20, 2019

PASADENA, Calif. - Sophomore Mason Chiu finished off a wire-to-wire win to capture the individual title at the 2019 SCIAC Men's Golf Championship, finishing with a -5 for a seven-shot margin of victory, but the CMS men's golf team finished second to La Verne by just a stroke to finish as the runner-up after Saturday's final round at the Brookside Golf Club.

Mason Chiu
CMS Men's Golf, Mason Chiu Maintain Leads after Second Day of SCIAC Championships

April 19, 2019

PASADENA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team leads by five strokes in the race for the team title after the second of three rounds at the SCIAC Championships at Brookside Golf Club, while sophomore Mason Chiu holds a seven-shot lead on the individual leaderboard heading into tomorrow's final round.

Mason Chiu had seven birdies and no bogeys on his way to a 63 (-7) on Thursday.
Mason Chiu Shoots 63 (-7) on First Day of SCIAC Men's Golf Championships

April 18, 2019

PASADENA, Calif. - Sophomore Mason Chiu shot a seven-under 63, the lowest round of his career, to help the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team to an 11-shot lead after the first of three rounds at the 2019 SCIAC Championships at Brookside Golf Club's E.O. Nay Course on Thursday.

Senior Alex Wrenn has a chance to help the CMS men's golf team to four SCIAC titles in four years.
CMS Men's Golf Looks to Four-Peat Against Challenging SCIAC Field

April 17, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team will try to win its fourth straight SCIAC Championship as the league hosts its annual three-round postseason tournament on Thursday-Saturday at the Brookside Golf Club in Pasadena.

Ken Kong Repeats as SCIAC Men's Golf Athlete of the Week
Ken Kong Repeats as SCIAC Men's Golf Athlete of the Week

April 08, 2019

CLAREMONT, Calif. - For the second week in a row, sophomore Ken Kong has earned the SCIAC Men's Golf Athlete of the Week for events ending Sunday, April 7, the league office announced today.

Ken Kong finished even par over the two-day SCIAC #2 to win by four strokes and help give CMS the team title
Ken Kong Leads CMS to Comeback Win at SCIAC #2

April 07, 2019

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. - Sophomore Ken Kong shot a 70 to take individual medalist honors, on a day when nobody else in the field shot better than 73, as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team came back from an eight-shot deficit to win the second SCIAC regular season championship by three strokes on Sunday at Industry Hills Golf Club.