Women's Golf

Katelyn Kong of UC Irvine Captures First Career Big West Golfer of the Month Award

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Golfer of the Month (October)
Katelyn Kong, UC Irvine | Sophomore • North Hills, Calif.

  • 8136After a pair of Top 10 finishes in October, UC Irvine’s Katelyn Kong has claimed a first career honor at Big West Golfer of the Month. The two Top 10s runs the string the three, carrying over from a solid September.  

  • The sophomore placed sixth at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational finishing at 5-over 218 to open the month. 

  • The following weekend, Kong closed in a tie for eighth at the Golf Iconic Classic, highlighted by a career-low 67 in the first round and a three-round total of 3-under 213, rolling in 11 birdies in the event.  

  • The North Hills, Calif., native led UCI squad that shot a school-record second round of 279 as the Anteaters carded a third-place team finish.  
  • Kong is the first UC Irvine monthly award winner since the 2017-18 season.
Also Nominated: Janna Andaya (UC Riverside); Lauren Calderon (UC Davis); Nicole Koong (Cal Poly); Sarah Mutai (Cal State Bakersfield); Chloe Park (Long Beach State); Katharina Zeilinger (Cal State Fullerton)