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2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

James Hill

James Hill

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lakeshore, Ont.
  • High School:
    Assumption Catholic

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • 3x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
  • 2x Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
  • 2x Horizon League All-Academic Team (2021, 2022)

2021-22
  • Started all eight tournaments he saw action in and led the team in scoring average at 74.00, tied for 10th in school history
  • Had five top-20 efforts, three top-10 finishes and a win on the season
  • 18 of his 21 rounds were in the 70’s or 60’s with nine at par or better
  • Finished 13th at the Horizon League Championship shooting a 220 (74-75-71)
  • Tied his career-low with a 1-under 69 at Butler, where he also carded a career 36-hole best of 139 (69-70) for the win
  • Shot a pair of 2-under 70’s tying for ninth at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
  • Tallied a 219 (70-71-78) sharing 10th at Valparaiso
  • Started the season tying for 14th at the Island Resort Intercollegiate with a 220 (74-71-75)
  • Ended his senior season 14th in school history with a 75.86 average in 71 rounds, registering 13 top-20 finishes and six top-10 events

2020-21
  • Led the team with a career-best 74.43 average and tallied career-lows for a round (69), 36-hole tournament (148) and 54-hole tournament (213) on the year
  • 12 of his 14 rounds were in the 70's and 60's and he also carded par or better four times
  • Posted three top-20 finishes, including two top-10 efforts challenging for the lead in tying for fourth at the Benbow Invite and sharing seventh at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
  • Registered his highest finish ever tying for fourth with a career-low 148 (78-70) at the Benbow Invitational, which included a 1-under 70 in the final round, en route to HL Player of the Week
  • Carded a career-best 3-under 69 and then ended with another round under par on the final 18 with a 2-under 70, finishing with a career-low 213 (74-69-70) and sharing seventh at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, which earned him another HL Player of the Week
  • Had another round under par with a 1-under 70 and tied for 15th with a 217 (72-70-75) at the Big Blue Intercollegiate 
  • Ended the season with a great round carding a 1-over 73 and tying for 18th with a 227 (77-77-73) at the Horizon League Championship
  • His 76.64 average through 50 rounds of golf as a junior is tied for 16th in the Titan record book

2019-20
  • Saw action in four of the six events and tallied a 77.73 average in 11 rounds 
  • Shot in the 70's in eight of his 11 rounds
  • Tied for 42nd. tied for the team lead, with a 226 (75-74-77), firing a 2-over 74 in the second round of the Island Resort Intercollegiate
  • Ended the Bucknell Fall Invitational with a 2-over 72 en route to a career-low 149 (77-72) for a share of 39th
  • Tied for 25th at the Orlando Invitational with a 234 (79-79-76)

2018-19
  • Saw action in nine of the Titans' 10 events and was in the starting line-up nine times, leading the team twice and finishing second twice with a team-best four top-20 efforts
  • Averaged a 77.4 and shot in the 70's in 20 of his 25 rounds, including 16-straight to start his collegiate career, and was at par or better three times, tying for the most on the squad
  • Made his collegiate debut finishing seventh with a 214 (74-71-69), the best score by a Titan since 2016 
  • His final round 3-under 69 saw him knock in four-straight birdies before going par-par on his final two holes becoming the first Detroit Mercy freshman to record under par in a tournament since 2012
  • Shot a 225 (75-74-76) and tied for 20th at the Crusader Collegiate 
  • Came back to card a 227 (70-75-78) to share 20th at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic
  • Led the team and tied for 21st at the Cleveland State Invitational with a 222 (72-74-76)
  • Tied for 17th at the Titans Motown Collegiate with a 229 (73-78-78)

Personal
  • Earned four varsity letters in golf and as well as lettering in badminton, tennis and volleyball
  • Selected the team MVP as a junior and senior and was the Windsor Essex Sports Person of the Year nominee in both seasons
  • Won the South Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (SWOSSA) championship in 2017 firing a 69 and was the runner-up for the Windsor and Essex County Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WECSAA) tournament in 2017 and 2018
  • Led his team to a WECSAA and SWOSSA team championship in 2017 and helped his squad to an Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championship appearance in 2017
  • Outside of high school, won the 90th Annual Essex Kent match play championship and had four wins on the Jamieson Vitamins Junior Golf Tour, including carding a 68 at Erie Shores Golf Club and a career-best 66 at Beach Grove Golf and Country Club
  • Comes from an athletic family as his mom played basketball at Niagara, his grandfather and uncle played baseball at Michigan State and another uncle and cousin played football at MSU
  • A Finance major
Year Rounds Strokes Average Top 10/20
2018-19 25 1,935 77.4 1/4
2019-20 11 855 77.7 0/0
2020-21 14 1,042 74.4 2/4
2021-22 21 1,554 74.0 3/5
Career 71 5,386 75.86 6/13


Career Low 18: 69 (3x) at 2022 Butler Spring Invitational (1st), at 2021 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (2nd), at 2018 Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (3rd)
Career Low 36: 139 at 2022 Butler Spring Invitational (69, 70)
Career Low 54: 213 at 2021 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (74, 69, 70)

Career Tournament Finishes
2021-22

Sept. 5-6 - Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sage Run GC, Harris, MI) - 220 (74, 71, 75) - T14th
Sept. 20-21 - Valpo Fall Invite (Sand Creek CC, Chesterton, IND.) - 219 (70, 71, 78) - T10th
Sept. 27-28 - Derek Dolenc Invitational (Gateway GC, Madison, IL) - 235 (73, 81, 81) - T72nd
Oct. 4-5 - Tom Tontimonia Invitational (Lakewood CC, Westlake, OH) - 158 (78, 80) - T71st
Feb. 28-Mar. 1 - Orlando Invite (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 223 (71, 75, 77) - T22nd
Mar. 14-15 - Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Sevierville GC, Sevierville, TN) - 140 (70, 70) - T9th
Mar. 28-29 - Butler Spring Invite (Highland GC, Indianapolis, IN) - 139 (69, 70) - 1st
Apr. 24-26 - Horizon League Championship (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 220 (74, 75, 71) - T13th

2020-21
Mar. 8-9 - Benbow Invitational (Jacksonville Beach GC, Jacksonville, FL) - 148 (78, 70) - T4th
Mar. 14-16 - Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Sevierville GC, Sevierville, TN) - 213 (74, 69, 70) - T7th
Apr. 12-13 - Big Blue Intercollegiate (Hermitage GC, Old Hickory, TN) - 217 (72, 70, 75) - T15th
Apr. 18-19 - Wright State Invitational (Heatherwoode GC, Springboro, OH) - 237 (74, 82, 81) - 68th
Apr. 25-27 - Horizon League Championship (Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, West Lafayette, Ind.) - 227 (77, 77, 73) - T18th

2019-20
Sept. 1-2 - Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sage Run GC, Harris, MI) - 226 (75, 74, 77) - T42nd
Sept. 16-17 - Crusader Collegiate (Sand Creek CC, Chesterton, IND.) - 246 (83, 83, 80) - 86th
Oct. 13-14 - Bucknell Fall Invitational (Bucknell GC, Lewisburg, PA) - 149 (77, 72) - T39th
Mar. 9-10 - Orlando Invitational (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 234 (79-79-76) - T25th

2018-19
Sept. 2-3 - Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (Kaluhyat GC, Verona, NY) - 214 (74, 71, 69) - 7th
Sept. 17-18 - Crusader Collegiate (Sand Creek CC, Chesterton, IN) - 225 (75, 74, 76) - T20th
Sept. 23-24 - NKU Fall Collegiate Classic (Elks Run GC, Batavia, OH) - 227 (70, 75, 78) - T20th
Oct. 8-9 - Cleveland State Invitational (Barrington CC, Aurora, OH) - 222 (72, 74, 76) - T21st
Oct. 15-16 - Titans Motown Collegiate (Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI) - 229 (73, 78, 78) - T17th
Mar. 8-9 - Jackrabbit Invitational (Boulder Creek GC, Boulder City, NV) - 249 (79, 83, 87) - T82nd
Mar. 17-19 - Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Sevierville GC, Sevierville, TN) - 238 (75, 79, 84) - 80th
Apr. 8-9 - Big Blue Intercollegiate (Hermitage GC, Old Hickory, TN) - 237 (77, 75, 85) - 80th
Apr. 21-23 - Horizon League Championship (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 98 (dnc, 98, dnc) - n/a

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