Jessie Kong
Jessie Kong
  • Year:
    Fy.
  • Hometown:
    Arcadia, CA
  • High School:
    Arcadia
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio


Clippd Results

At CMS
2023-24 (First-year)
Earned second-team All-SCIAC honors ...
 Ended the year ranked No. 33 in the nation ... Finished in a tie for third to earn her way into the awards ceremony as an individual, helping CMS secure a SCIAC Championship while shooting a 70 (-2) in the final round, which included seven birdies, with three in the final five holes ... Was 33rd out of 150 golfers at the NCAA Championships to help CMS to an eighth place finish ... Closed with a 73 (+1) in the final round to move up 14 spots ... Shot in the red (-4) in her college debut at the California State Intercollegiate, finishing third out of 59 golfers ...Had a 69 (-3) in her first collegiate round, and followed up with a 71 in the final round ... Earned first-place out of 26 golfers at the Chapman Quad in the fall with a +1 finish ... Had top-10 finishes in large fields at the Westbrook Village Invitational (eighth out of 67) and the UC Santa Cruz Invitational (fifth out of 75) ... Had a 68 (-3) in her first round at Westbrook and a 72-73-145 at UC Santa Cruz. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Arcadia High School, where she played golf ... Earned Arcadia High School Girls Golf Sportswoman Award (2022) ... Pacific League First Team selection ... Helped her team to a Pacific League Championship (2022) and the program's first CIF D1 Southern Section Girls Championship (2022) in its first year playing at D1 ... Helped Arcadia qualify for the CIF State High School Girls Championship(2022) for the first time in school history, where they came in second.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna. 

News Mentions

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CMS Women's Golf Finishes in Eighth Place at NCAA Division III Championships

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team earned another top 10 finish by coming in eighth place at the NCAA Division III...

May 24, 2024

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CMS Women's Golf in Fifth After First Day of NCAA Championships

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team got off to a solid start at the four-day NCAA Division III Championships, ending...

May 22, 2024

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CMS Women's Golf Places Four an All-SCIAC Teams

Claremont, Calif. - Esther Lee and Stella Cheng of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team were named first-team All-SCIAC, and Jessie Kong...

May 6, 2024

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CMS Women's Golf Holds Off Pomona-Pitzer for SCIAC Title

CHINO HILLS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team had a seven-shot lead on the back nine trimmed to two, but the Athenas were...

April 30, 2024

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CMS Women's Golf Finishes Third at SCIAC No. 2

POMONA, Calif. - Playing a young line-up of three first-years and two sophomores, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team ended up in third...

April 7, 2024

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CMS Women's Golf Earns Runner-Up Finish at UC Santa Cruz Invitational

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team finished second out of 12 teams at the two-day UC Santa Cruz Invitational on...

March 31, 2024

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CMS Women's Golf Finishes Second at Westbrook Invitational

PEORIA, Ariz. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team shot even par in Saturday's first round to build a narrow lead and then went on to...

March 10, 2024

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CMS Opens Spring With 32-Stroke Win, Esther Lee Earns Individual Medalist Honors

CORONA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team earned a 32-stroke victory at the 2024 Leopard Spring Invitational on Monday and...

February 13, 2024

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Athenas Golf Closes Fall Season with 20-Stroke Win over La Verne

CHINO HILLS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team concluded the fall portion of its schedule with a 20-stroke win over La Verne,...

October 20, 2023

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CMS Women's Golf Earns Team Title at Chapman Quad

COSTA MESA, Calif. - Jessie Kong and Esther Lee tied for the low round of the day, each shooting a 72, as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf...

October 8, 2023

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Cheng Wins First Tournament of 2023-24, Athenas Golf Takes Second

VENTURA, Calif. - Stella Cheng of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's golf team shot in the red for the second day in a row to finish -6 and take...

September 12, 2023