2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

James Song

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rancho Santa Fe, CA
  • Last School(s) Torrey Pines HS

Biography

Year Events Rounds Rds in 60s Average Low Score Best Finish Matches
2018-19 11 32 7 72.84 67 11 1-0
2019-20 7 21 3 74.76 67 T27 1-1
2020-21 3 9 1 74.55 71 T46 0-0
2021-22 2 6 0 74.33 72 T67 0-0
Career 23 68 10 73.79 67 11 2-1

Personal Records At Cal
  • Lowest 18-hole score: 67, 3x; last: Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational, Third Round (Fall 2018)
  • Lowest 54-hole score: 207, Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational (Fall 2018)
  • Best finish: 11th, The Farms Invitational (Fall 2018)

Accolades
  • 3x Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)

At Cal
2021-22 (Sr.)
  • Graduated with his undergraduate degree in economics in May
  • Competed in two stroke-play events as a senior
  • Season stroke average: 74.33
  • Totaled 446 strokes in six rounds played (+20)
  • Shot a season-low 72 three times, including twice at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate where he tied for 83rd (72-72-77 - 221, +11)
  • Named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll for the third time
2020-21 (Jr.)
  • Played nine rounds across three stroke-play events
  • Season stroke average: 74.55 (671 strokes, +38)
  • Tied for 46th at The Goodwin with a season-low six-over 216 (73-74-69)
  • Made his second consecutive appearance on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (So.)
  • Totaled 21 rounds played (1,570 strokes, +70) across seven stroke-play events
  • Season stroke average: 74.76
  • His best finish of the season was a tie for 27th at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (68-76-72 - 216, +6)
  • Shot a season-low one-over 214 (76-67-71) & tied for 47th at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational
  • Victorious in a singles match vs. USC's David Henry (W-1-up)
  • Totaled three rounds in the 60's
2018-19 (Fr.)
  • Impact freshman for the Golden Bears, leading all Cal newcomers with 11 stroke-play events & 32 rounds played
  • Season stroke average: 72.84
  • Competed at the NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional, placing 58th (74-74-75 - 224, +8)
  • Was the only rookie to compete in the Big Match vs. Stanford, teaming with Katherine Zhu to win 4&3
  • Shot nine rounds of par or better over his 32 rounds, eight rounds under par and seven in the 60's
  • Shot at least one round of par or better in seven of the 11 events he has played in, as well as at least one round under par six times and in the 60's on five occasions
  • Bounced back from a first-round 82 for an 11th-place finish at The Farms Invitational (72-68-69 - 219, +3)
  • Earned three consecutive top-20 finishes at Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational (68-72-67 - 207, -6), The Farms Invitational (72-68-69 - 219, +3) & the Southwestern Invitational (73-76-72 - 221, +5)
  • Made collegiate debut at OFCC Fighting Illini Invitational, tying for 31st (67-76-76 219, +9)
  • Named Cal's newcomer of the year following the conclusion of the season
  • Entered the campaign ranked as the nation's No. 6 freshman, according to Golfweek's Brentley Romine

High School
  • Graduated from Torrey Pines High School in spring of 2018
  • Helped lead Torrey Pines to state crowns in 2016 & 2018, as well as three consecutive CIF San Diego Section titles in 2016-18
  • Set CIF San Diego Section record & earned individual medalist honors as a senior in 2018 when he shot an 18-under 126 (63-63)
  • Named 2018 CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year
  • Two-time CIF San Diego All-Section Team selection
  • 2017 AJGA Transamerica Scholastic Junior All-American
  • Four-time All-Palomar League first team honoree
Personal
  • Born August 27, 2000, in Vancouver, Canada
  • Parents are Yanjun Song and Liping Liu

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'10" 165 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'10" 165 lbs
  • 2020-21Junior

    5'10" 165 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'10" 165 lbs