2021-22 Men's Golf Roster
Imai, James
James Imai
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brookline, Mass.
- High School:
- Brookline
Bio
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) 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).
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-par 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: 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 Scoreboard…Shot a 10-under par score of 60 to win the 2018 Bay State Conference…Three-time Massachusetts Junior Amateur Champion (2016, 2018, 2019)…2016 Massachusetts Junior Player of the Year…Qualified in 2015 and 2018 for USGA Junior Amateur (advanced to match play in 2018)…Qualified for the 2018 USGA Amateur losing a playoff to advance to match play…T4 at the 2015 IMG Junior World Championship…2017 New England Junior Invitational Champion… 2016 and 2017 New England Junior Invitational Team Champions [Massachusetts])…5 top-10 finishes in AJGA events…Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team (2015, 2016, 2017) …Boston Globe All Scholastic (2017) …Bay State Conference MVP (2017, 2018) …Bay State Conference All Star (2016, 2017, 2018)…AJGA TransAmerica All-Scholastic Honor Roll (2018) ... Competed against fellow signee, John Driscoll III…Member of National Honor Society… Played 1st chair alto saxophone for the school band freshman year…three years as golf team captain.
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-par 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: 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 Scoreboard…Shot a 10-under par score of 60 to win the 2018 Bay State Conference…Three-time Massachusetts Junior Amateur Champion (2016, 2018, 2019)…2016 Massachusetts Junior Player of the Year…Qualified in 2015 and 2018 for USGA Junior Amateur (advanced to match play in 2018)…Qualified for the 2018 USGA Amateur losing a playoff to advance to match play…T4 at the 2015 IMG Junior World Championship…2017 New England Junior Invitational Champion… 2016 and 2017 New England Junior Invitational Team Champions [Massachusetts])…5 top-10 finishes in AJGA events…Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team (2015, 2016, 2017) …Boston Globe All Scholastic (2017) …Bay State Conference MVP (2017, 2018) …Bay State Conference All Star (2016, 2017, 2018)…AJGA TransAmerica All-Scholastic Honor Roll (2018) ... Competed against fellow signee, John Driscoll III…Member of National Honor Society… Played 1st chair alto saxophone for the school band freshman year…three years as golf team captain.
| 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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