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- Year:
- Fy.
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- Hometown:
- Walnut, CA
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- High School:
- Walnut
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
At CMS
2022-23 (First-Year)
WGCA First-Team All-American WGCA Freshman of the Year ... SCIAC Athlete of the Year ... SCIAC Newcomer of the Year ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... Medaled at the SCIAC Championship with a league-record -10 over three rounds ... Tied the program record with a 67 (-5) on the final round of SCIACs to secure individual medalist honors and help CMS to a three-round team title, after shooting a 68 on her second round ... Tied for 13th at the NCAA Championships (+15) out of 152 to help CMS earn third place as a team ... Took second place at the Westbrook Invite at the Lakes with a 144 (+2), earning SCIAC Athlete of the Week honors ... Began her career with a top 10 finish (ninth, out of 59) at the California State Intercollegiate ... Finished ninth at the Jekyll Island Invitational (out of 140), including a 72 on her second round ... was seventh at the UC Santa Cruz Invitational (out of 57) .. Tied for ninth (out of 40) at the second SCIAC regular season tournament.
Prior to CMS
Attended Walnut High School, where she played golf ... Helped her team to the CIF title three straight seasons, as well as its first ever state championship berth as a junior, where they finished third ... Placed second at the Anaheim Hill Summer Championship in 2020 with a 75 ... Had a 69-72-141 to place eighth at the Toyota Tour Cup at Arrowood in 2021.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna.
News Mentions
Esther Lee Wins WGCA Freshman of the Year Award for CMS Women's Golf
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Esther Lee of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team captured the Women's Golf Coaches Association Division III Freshman...
June 5, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Finishes Third at NCAA Division III Championships
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - After the third round was erased due to a single hole deemed unplayable, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team...
May 12, 2023
Esther Lee Earns First-Team All-America Honors, Stella Cheng Named to Second Team
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - First-year Esther Lee earned first-team All-America honors from the Women's Golf Coaches Association, and sophomore...
May 11, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Moves Up to Second Place at Midway Point of NCAA Championships
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team scored eight shots better than its opening round as it moved up four spots...
May 10, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Just Six Back in Tight Team Battle after First Day of NCAAs
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team stands in sixth place, just six shots off the lead, after the first day of...
May 9, 2023
Esther Lee Sweeps SCIAC Athlete of the Year, Newcomer of the Year Awards
CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Esther Lee earned both the SCIAC Athlete of the Year and the SCIAC Newcomer of the Year honors in a vote of the...
May 3, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Earns Invitation to NCAA Division III Championships
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Championships and will head to...
May 1, 2023
Esther Lee (-10) Shatters SCIAC Championship Record to Lead CMS Women's Golf to Tournament Title
VENTURA, Calif. - Esther Lee tied the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf single-round program record with a 67 on the final day of the SCIAC...
April 25, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Opens Up 10-Shot Lead at SCIACs, Esther Lee Takes Individual Lead
VENTURA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team shot -4 as a team, its second straight day in the red, as it opened up a 10-shot...
April 24, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Has Six-Shot Lead After Opening Round of SCIAC Championships
VENTURA, Calif. - All four scorers for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team shot even par or better as the Athenas took a six-shot lead...
April 23, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Finishes Third at UC Santa Cruz Invitational
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team finished third out of 10 teams at the UC Santa Cruz Invitational on Sunday...
April 9, 2023
Cheng Leads After First Day of UC Santa Cruz Invitational, Athenas in Second
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. - Stella Cheng shot an even-par 72 in the opening round of the UC Santa Cruz Invitational at Pacific Grove Golf Links on...
April 8, 2023
CMS Women's Golf End Up Third at SCIAC No. 2
POMONA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team improved by six shots on the second day of SCIAC No. 2 with a 298, but was unable to...
April 2, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Comes in Seventh at Jekyll Island Invitational
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team finished in seventh place out of 24 teams after three rounds of the Jekyll...
March 19, 2023
Athena Golf in Second After First Day of Jekyll Island, Cheng Has One-Shot Lead
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team is in second place out of 24 teams after the first day of the Jekyll Island...
March 17, 2023
Esther Lee Earns SCIAC Athlete of the Week for CMS Women's Golf
CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Esther Lee of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team earned the SCIAC Athlete of the Week Award for events...
March 13, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Takes Team Title at Westbrook Invite
PEORIA, Ariz. - First-years Esther Lee and Ella Chiu each shot even-par 71 on the second day as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team won...
March 12, 2023
Jun Shoots -2 as CMS Women's Golf Stands Three Shots Back after First Day of Westbrook Invite
PEORIA, Ariz. - Irene Jun shot a two-under 69, the only golfer in the 55-player field in the red, to help the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf...
March 11, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Shoots +15 to Win Dual with Calvin
UPLAND, Calif. - Stella Cheng shot -1, keyed by an eagle chip on the fourth hole, as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team earned a win...
March 3, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Comes in Fourth at First SCIAC Regular Season Tournament
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team finished in fourth place at the first SCIAC regular season tournament, which was...
February 12, 2023
CMS Women's Golf Wins Claremont Challenge By 12 Shots, Cheng Shoots 70 to Set 36-Hole Record
SAN DIMAS, Calif. - Stella Cheng shot a 70 for her second straight round under par, setting a new program record with a 137 over 36 holes, as the...
September 25, 2022
Stella Cheng (67), Athenas (-5), Score Low Rounds in Program History on First Day of Claremont Challenge
SAN DIMAS, Calif. - Stella Cheng shot a 67, the lowest round in CMS women's golf history, and Esther Lee added a 68 to lead the CMS women's golf...
September 24, 2022
CMS Women's Golf Battles Biola to One-Shot Defeat in Dual
GLENDORA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team played Biola in a fall dual match on Friday and fell by just one stroke at the...
September 16, 2022
CMS Women's Golf Finishes Third at Season-Opening Tournament
VENTURA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team ended in third place at the season-opening California State Intercollegiate...
September 13, 2022
CMS Women's Golf in Third after First Day of California State Intercollegiate
VENTURA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team stands in third place after the first of two rounds at the California State...
September 12, 2022