Northwestern University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Golf Roster
James Imai
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Brookline, Mass.
- High School:
- Brookline
2023-24: Closed his career by appearing in all 36 rounds ... Shot 12 rounds at par or better and four rounds in the 60s as he finished with a 72.44 stroke average ... Placed 31st (73-70-73=216) at the season-opening Gopher Invitational (Sept. 10-11) ... Carded a two-under-par 211 (67-71-73), finishing 34th at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 25-26) ... Came in 32nd (72-71-72=215) at the Fighting Irish Classic (Oct. 1-2) ... Finished two-over-par (72-74-72=218) at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 13-15) ... Carded final-round 69 at the Cal Poly Invitational (Oct. 30-31) ... Put up 54-hole career low at The Preserve at PGA West (Feb. 19-21), posting a six-under-par 207 (70-70-67) to earn a share of 11th place ... Found himself back inside the top 25 again at the Duck Invitational (March 25-26), placing 24th (72-73-73=218) ... Wrapped up regular season by tying for 15th (71-75-75=221) at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 20-21) ... Used an opening-round 68 to propel himself to a tie for third (68-74-73)Β at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 26-28), earning a spot on the All-Championship Team and helping lead the 'Cats to their first league title in 2006 ... Closed collegiate career at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional (65th; 75-77-72=224).Β
2022-23: Was again a fixture in the Wildcat lineup as a senior, competing in all 32 rounds ... Finished year with a career-best 71.75 stroke average ... Also posted career bests in rounds at par or better (14) and rounds in the 60s (6) ... Piled up seven top-25 finishes, battling into the top 10 of the occasions ... Opened year with a top-10 showing at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27), where he fired a red-hot five-under-par 65 during final-round play to place ninth (73-73-65=211) and help lead the 'Cats to the team title at the event ... Found himself inside the top 20 again at the Marquette Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3), sharing 16th with a 215 (73-71-71) ... Erupted for a career-low eight-under-par 64, tied for the third lowest round in program history, to finish with a seven-under-par 209 (72-73-64) and tie for 23rd at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 16-17) ... Carried momentum into the Cal Poly Invitational (Oct. 31 - Nov. 1), compiling a seven-under 209 (71-66-72) to finish fourth overall ... Opened spring slate with another top-10 showing, sharing ninth at The Prestige (Feb. 20-22) with a one-under 212 (73-68-71) ... Capped off run of six straight top-25 finishes with a 22nd-place effort (74-68-75=217) at the Wake Forest Invitational (March 6-7) ... Placed 19th (75-71=146) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 28-30) ... Shot a four-under-par 212 (69-73-70) at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional, tying for 42nd.
2021-22: Competed in all 30 rounds, 10 of which came at par or better ... Shot three rounds in the 60s ... Posted back-to-back one-under-par rounds of 71 en route to an even-parΒ 216 (71-71-74) at the season-opening Marquette Intercollegiate (Sept. 5-7) ... Fired first collegiate round in the 60s during the final round of the individual section of The Prestige (Feb. 21-23), securing 13th (71-79-69) ... Carded a one-over 217 (74-70-73) at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (Feb. 27 - March 1) ... Finished with an even-par 210 (70-71-69) at The Goodwin (March 24-26) ... Recorded an 18-hole season-best five-under-par 67 at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, laying the foundation for a 19th-place finish (67-74-76=217) ... Tied for 21st (76-74-76=225) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 29 - May 1) ... Closed junior campaign with a 221 (75-72-74=221) at the NCAA Columbus Regional (May 16-18).
2021: Saw action in all 25 rounds as a sophomore, posting a 73.67 stroke average ... Recorded three top-25 finishes ... Opened year by winning a pair of matchups at Big Ten Match Play (Feb. 5-6) ... Carded rounds of 70 at both The Prestige (Feb. 15-17) and the Spartant Collegiate at Sea Island (March 8-9) ... Placed 23rd at the Boilermaker Invitational (April 10-11), finishing play with a three-over 219 (74-75-70) ... Closed year with back-to-back top-20 efforts ... Used a final-round two-under-par 70 to climb to 16th (78-78-70) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 30 - May 2) ... Put together a three-over 219 (73-72-74) to secure 20th at the NCAA Stillwater Regional.
2019-20:Β Appeared in every event during his first year ... Closed year with a 73.89 stroke average, tallying four rounds at par or better ... Made Northwestern debut at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 16-17), posting a three-over-par 216 (72-72-72) that saw him share 24th ... Turned in first collegiate round under par at the Marquette Invitational (Oct. 6-8), firing a second-round one-under 71 ... Closed fall slate with a 223 (73-78-72) at the Crooked Stick Invitational (Oct. 14-15), sharing 21st ... Finished a perfect 3-0 at Big Ten Match Play (Feb. 7-8) ... Impressed at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (March 7-8) to close the shortened season, carding a 54-hole season-best one-under 215 (70-71-74) to finish 10th overall.
High School: No. 1 ranked 2019 player in Massachusetts by Junior Golf Scoreboardβ¦Shot a 10-under par score of 60 to win the 2018 Bay State Conferenceβ¦Three-time Massachusetts Junior Amateur Champion (2016, 2018, 2019)β¦2016 Massachusetts Junior Player of the Yearβ¦Qualified in 2015 and 2018 for USGA Junior Amateur (advanced to match play in 2018)β¦Qualified for the 2018 USGA Amateur losing a playoff to advance to match playβ¦T4 at the 2015 IMG Junior World Championshipβ¦2017 New England Junior Invitational Championβ¦ 2016 and 2017 New England Junior Invitational Team Champions [Massachusetts])β¦5 top-10 finishes in AJGA eventsβ¦Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team (2015, 2016, 2017) β¦Boston Globe All Scholastic (2017) β¦Bay State Conference MVP (2017, 2018) β¦Bay State Conference All Star (2016, 2017, 2018)β¦AJGA TransAmerica All-Scholastic Honor Roll (2018) ... Competed against fellow signee, John Driscoll IIIβ¦Member of National Honor Societyβ¦ Played 1st chair alto saxophone for the school band freshman yearβ¦three years as golf team captain.
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2022-23: Was again a fixture in the Wildcat lineup as a senior, competing in all 32 rounds ... Finished year with a career-best 71.75 stroke average ... Also posted career bests in rounds at par or better (14) and rounds in the 60s (6) ... Piled up seven top-25 finishes, battling into the top 10 of the occasions ... Opened year with a top-10 showing at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27), where he fired a red-hot five-under-par 65 during final-round play to place ninth (73-73-65=211) and help lead the 'Cats to the team title at the event ... Found himself inside the top 20 again at the Marquette Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3), sharing 16th with a 215 (73-71-71) ... Erupted for a career-low eight-under-par 64, tied for the third lowest round in program history, to finish with a seven-under-par 209 (72-73-64) and tie for 23rd at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 16-17) ... Carried momentum into the Cal Poly Invitational (Oct. 31 - Nov. 1), compiling a seven-under 209 (71-66-72) to finish fourth overall ... Opened spring slate with another top-10 showing, sharing ninth at The Prestige (Feb. 20-22) with a one-under 212 (73-68-71) ... Capped off run of six straight top-25 finishes with a 22nd-place effort (74-68-75=217) at the Wake Forest Invitational (March 6-7) ... Placed 19th (75-71=146) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 28-30) ... Shot a four-under-par 212 (69-73-70) at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional, tying for 42nd.
2021-22: Competed in all 30 rounds, 10 of which came at par or better ... Shot three rounds in the 60s ... Posted back-to-back one-under-par rounds of 71 en route to an even-parΒ 216 (71-71-74) at the season-opening Marquette Intercollegiate (Sept. 5-7) ... Fired first collegiate round in the 60s during the final round of the individual section of The Prestige (Feb. 21-23), securing 13th (71-79-69) ... Carded a one-over 217 (74-70-73) at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (Feb. 27 - March 1) ... Finished with an even-par 210 (70-71-69) at The Goodwin (March 24-26) ... Recorded an 18-hole season-best five-under-par 67 at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, laying the foundation for a 19th-place finish (67-74-76=217) ... Tied for 21st (76-74-76=225) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 29 - May 1) ... Closed junior campaign with a 221 (75-72-74=221) at the NCAA Columbus Regional (May 16-18).
2021: Saw action in all 25 rounds as a sophomore, posting a 73.67 stroke average ... Recorded three top-25 finishes ... Opened year by winning a pair of matchups at Big Ten Match Play (Feb. 5-6) ... Carded rounds of 70 at both The Prestige (Feb. 15-17) and the Spartant Collegiate at Sea Island (March 8-9) ... Placed 23rd at the Boilermaker Invitational (April 10-11), finishing play with a three-over 219 (74-75-70) ... Closed year with back-to-back top-20 efforts ... Used a final-round two-under-par 70 to climb to 16th (78-78-70) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 30 - May 2) ... Put together a three-over 219 (73-72-74) to secure 20th at the NCAA Stillwater Regional.
2019-20:Β Appeared in every event during his first year ... Closed year with a 73.89 stroke average, tallying four rounds at par or better ... Made Northwestern debut at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 16-17), posting a three-over-par 216 (72-72-72) that saw him share 24th ... Turned in first collegiate round under par at the Marquette Invitational (Oct. 6-8), firing a second-round one-under 71 ... Closed fall slate with a 223 (73-78-72) at the Crooked Stick Invitational (Oct. 14-15), sharing 21st ... Finished a perfect 3-0 at Big Ten Match Play (Feb. 7-8) ... Impressed at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (March 7-8) to close the shortened season, carding a 54-hole season-best one-under 215 (70-71-74) to finish 10th overall.
High School: No. 1 ranked 2019 player in Massachusetts by Junior Golf Scoreboardβ¦Shot a 10-under par score of 60 to win the 2018 Bay State Conferenceβ¦Three-time Massachusetts Junior Amateur Champion (2016, 2018, 2019)β¦2016 Massachusetts Junior Player of the Yearβ¦Qualified in 2015 and 2018 for USGA Junior Amateur (advanced to match play in 2018)β¦Qualified for the 2018 USGA Amateur losing a playoff to advance to match playβ¦T4 at the 2015 IMG Junior World Championshipβ¦2017 New England Junior Invitational Championβ¦ 2016 and 2017 New England Junior Invitational Team Champions [Massachusetts])β¦5 top-10 finishes in AJGA eventsβ¦Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team (2015, 2016, 2017) β¦Boston Globe All Scholastic (2017) β¦Bay State Conference MVP (2017, 2018) β¦Bay State Conference All Star (2016, 2017, 2018)β¦AJGA TransAmerica All-Scholastic Honor Roll (2018) ... Competed against fellow signee, John Driscoll IIIβ¦Member of National Honor Societyβ¦ Played 1st chair alto saxophone for the school band freshman yearβ¦three years as golf team captain.
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| Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low Round | Par or Better | Rounds in 60s | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 25 |
| 2019-20 | 6 | 18 | 1,330 | 73.89 | 70 | 4 | -- | -- | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 | 21 | 1,547 | 73.67 | 70 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 30 | 2,192 | 73.07 | 67 | 10 | 3 | -- | -- | 3 |
| 2022-23 | 11 | 32 | 2,296 | 71.75 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 36 | 2,608 | 72.44 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Career | 46 | 137 | 9,973 | 72.80 | 64 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
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