2025-26 Women's Golf Roster
Roster

Emily James
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bury, England
- High School:
- Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School
Spring 2026 (Junior): Competed in 24 rounds across eight tournaments ... tied for 13th with a five-over-par 221 (73-75-73) at the National Golf Invitational (5/15-17) ... started at Big Ten Championships in Glendale, Calif. (4/24-26) ... tied for third at Rutgers Invitational (4/11-12) ... runner-up result with a four-over-par 220 (74-70-76) at City of Oaks Collegiate in Raleigh, North Carolina (3/22-24).
Fall 2025 (Junior): Competed in 10 rounds across four tournaments during the fall ... helped Rutgers to a runner-up finish at the Princeton Open (10/4) ... finished 46th in 2025 Fall debut at Canadian Collegiate Invitational (9/22-23).
Spring 2025 (Sophomore): Tied for 14th at Ohio State’s Therese Hession Invitational behind a 70 (-2) in the final round (4/12-13) … secured first collegiate win after shooting 71-75-73 at the Rutgers Invitational (4/5-6) … posted rounds of 76-76-81 to finish tied for 26th at NC State’s City of Oaks Collegiate (3/20-21).
Fall 2024 (Sophomore): Competed in 9 rounds over 3 tournaments … closed out the season with a T-55 finish (76-83-78) at TCU’s Charles Schwab Collegiate … tied for 52nd (77-79-81) at the Molly Intercollegiate Invitational (9/30-10/1).
Spring 2024 (Freshman): competed in 21 rounds over 7 events for the Scarlet Knights … carded lowest tournament score of the year (71-75-74) to tie for 7th at the National Golf Invitational (5/10-12) … posted best finish of the year at the Rutgers Invitational, shooting 72-77-73 to finish T-6th (4/6-7) … opened the spring with rounds of 81-77-77 at FAU’s Paradise Invitational (2/5-6).
Fall 2023 (Freshman): tied for 21st after carding rounds of 78-74-75 at Kansas State’s Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational (10/2-3).
In The Classroom: Two-time WGCA All-America Scholar (2024-25) ... 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... two-time Spring Academic All-Big Ten (2025-26).
Fall 2025 (Junior): Competed in 10 rounds across four tournaments during the fall ... helped Rutgers to a runner-up finish at the Princeton Open (10/4) ... finished 46th in 2025 Fall debut at Canadian Collegiate Invitational (9/22-23).
Spring 2025 (Sophomore): Tied for 14th at Ohio State’s Therese Hession Invitational behind a 70 (-2) in the final round (4/12-13) … secured first collegiate win after shooting 71-75-73 at the Rutgers Invitational (4/5-6) … posted rounds of 76-76-81 to finish tied for 26th at NC State’s City of Oaks Collegiate (3/20-21).
Fall 2024 (Sophomore): Competed in 9 rounds over 3 tournaments … closed out the season with a T-55 finish (76-83-78) at TCU’s Charles Schwab Collegiate … tied for 52nd (77-79-81) at the Molly Intercollegiate Invitational (9/30-10/1).
Spring 2024 (Freshman): competed in 21 rounds over 7 events for the Scarlet Knights … carded lowest tournament score of the year (71-75-74) to tie for 7th at the National Golf Invitational (5/10-12) … posted best finish of the year at the Rutgers Invitational, shooting 72-77-73 to finish T-6th (4/6-7) … opened the spring with rounds of 81-77-77 at FAU’s Paradise Invitational (2/5-6).
Fall 2023 (Freshman): tied for 21st after carding rounds of 78-74-75 at Kansas State’s Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational (10/2-3).
In The Classroom: Two-time WGCA All-America Scholar (2024-25) ... 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... two-time Spring Academic All-Big Ten (2025-26).
| Year | Scoring Average | Rounds | Tournaments | Low Round | National Rank | WAGR | Wins | Top 5 Finishes | Top 10 Finishes | Top 20 Finishes |
| 2023-24 | 77.71 | 30 | 10 | 71 | 1060 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024-25 | 76.26 | 27 | 9 | 71 | 737 | 2555 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | 76.60 | 34 | 12 | 70 | 761 | 1492 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| CAREER | 76.87 | 91 | 31 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Prior to College: Member of the Welsh Junior National Team … finished 5th at the 2022 British Girls’ Amateur Championship held at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland … represented Wales at the World Junior Girls’ Championship in Toronto last fall … won the Welsh Under-16 Girls Championship in 2019.
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