Presbyterian –
2023-24: Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year and to the Big South All-Academic team…Named GCAA All-America Scholar…Averaged 73.3 strokes per round while recording seven rounds of 70 or lower…Posted two Top 20 finishes at the Cutter Creek Intercollegiate (March 29-31) and the Big South Championship (April 18-20)…Competed in 10 tournaments.
2022-23: Named to the Big South All-Academic team for the second straight year…Competed in seven tournaments…Posted scores of 68 and 69 in the first two rounds helping the Blue Hose finish third at the Golfweek Fall Challenge (Sept. 11-13)…Finished tied for 12th at the Golfweek Fall Challenge…Finished the season with a 74.9 strokes per round average.
2021-22: Named GCAA All-America Scholar as well as earning Big South All-Academic team honors…Garnered Big South Player of the Week honors (Feb. 24) after finishing tied for seventh at the Wexford Intercollegiate…Posted four Top 20 finishes including finishing in 18th place at the Big South Conference Championship…Posted a first-round score of 72 (+1) in the Elon Invitational (Oct. 11-12)…Finished tied for 7th after shooting a 70 (-2) in the final round of the Wexford Intercollegiate (Feb. 21-22)…Finished tied for 14th with an opening round of 68 (-2) and a final round of 69 (-1) at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational (March 7-8)…Finished tied for 13th at the ECU Intercollegiate (March 21-22)…Competed in all nine of Presbyterian’s tournaments.
2020-21: Played in all six tournaments for PC ... Led the Blue Hose and tied for 30th with a 219 total (69, 75, 75) at the Raines Company Intercollegiate ... Three-under par 69 in the first round tied his collegiate-best ... Tied for 64th with a score of 233 (75, 82, 76) at the Pinnacle Bank Intercollegiate ... Finished with a score of 224 (71, 74, 79) to tie for 52nd at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational (par-70) ... Shot a 229 (77, 77, 75) to tie for 79th at the Furman Intercollegiate (par-71) ... Tied for 52nd with a 226 total (78, 70, 78) at the Wofford Invitational ... Second-round 70 included an eagle on the 274-yard, par-4 11th ... Carded a 224 score (75, 78, 71) to tie for 37th at the Big South Championship (par-71) ... Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the GCAA.
2019-20: Two-time Big South Freshman of the Week ... Played in all five fall tournaments ... Shot a 223 (77, 76, 70) to tie for 62nd in collegiate debut at the Golfweek Program Championship ... Led PC and finished tied for 32nd with a 225 (78, 75, 72) at the River Run Collegiate ... Picked up one win for the Blue Hose at the Musgrove Mill Intercollegiate (Match Play) ... Finished tied for 14th with a collegiate-best four-under par 209 (68, 72, 69) at the Elon Phoenix Invitational (par-71) ... Carded first two under-par rounds as a collegian, including collegiate-best 68 (-3) in the first round ... Tied for 80th with a total of 226 (74, 80, 72) at the Kiawah Classic ... Played in both spring tournaments ... Registered highest finish of collegiate career (T11) and led PC with a 221 (73, 72, 76) at the Wexford Intercollegiate ... Finished 62nd with a 228 (76, 74, 78) at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational (par-70) ... Registered a 74.00 stroke average for the season, the fifth-best mark in PC's DI era.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Eastside HS … Three-time All-Region and an All-State player … Finished T2 at the Region Tournament … Won the 2018 GSA Fall Classic (72-74) … Finished T5 at 2018 Grant Bennett Florence Invitational (71-72) … Finished eighth at 2018 Blade Jr (73-71) … Finished 15th at 2018 Beth Daniel Invitational (70-75) … Finished T24 at SCGA Jr (73-78-71).
Personal: James McCollum was born in Greer, S.C., to Jim and April McCollum … Has one younger brother, Sam.
