James Coré Class: Sophomore Hometown: Montreal, Canada High School: Phillips Exeter Academy Height / Weight: 5-6 / 145 Birthdate: 08/12/1989 Experience: 1L

CURRENT RANKINGS: Golfweek

GENERAL: Working hard on his game and continues to develop ... overall game should continue to improve with emphasis on his putting and short game ... has gained valuable experience since arriving at Cal ... could make significant contributions in the future and has the ability to consistently crack the team's lineup ... has recovered from back injuries that nagged him throughout his 2008-09 redshirt season ... hits the golf ball consistently and is a tough competitor.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Finished tied for 78th in his lone action of the season at the Windon Memorial (77-81-75 - 233, +20), with both his first and third-round scores counting in the team total ... has averaged 77.7 shots per round over his three rounds and 54 holes.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2009-10): Competed in four tournaments and 12 rounds, seeing action twice in both the spring and the fall ... averaged 73.8 shots per round ... highest-profile event played was Pac-10 Championship, where he finished fifth among Cal's six golfers and tied for 51st overall (74-73-74-73 - 294, +10) ... also played in the spring as an individual at USC Collegiate Invitational, where he tied for 67th (76-75-74 - 225, +12) ... best finish was a tie for 22nd at Windon Memorial (76-75-72 - 223, +10) in the fall ... also played in the fall at Alister MacKenzie Invitational and tied for 41st (76-68 - 144, +2), shooting the best round of his collegiate career in the second and final round of the rain-shortened 36-hole event ... named a Cal Student-Athlete of the Month in November of 2009.

AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09): Redshirted ... did not compete

AMATEUR:
2011 - Reached the Round of 32 at the prestigious San Francisco City Golf Championship.
2010 - Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship when he tied for second (73-68 - 141) among 58 competitors in qualifying play at the Whippoorwill Club in Armonk, New York ... tied for 180th of 312 competitors in the 36-hole stroke play portion of U.S. Amateur Championship (78-78 - 156, +13) ... had four other top-15 finishes, tying for 11th at NCGA Stroke Play Qualifying at Roddy Ranch (74), tying for 13th at California State Amateur Qualifying at Stonetree (78), tying for 14th at NCGA Amateur Match Play Qualifying (76) and tying for 15th at Dogwood Invitational Qualifying (No. 15-T, 73) ... also tied for 24th at Scratch Players Championship (75-70-80 - 225).
2009 - Victorious at the Royal Oaks Invitational (70-72-67 - 209) and Fairfield Amateur Championship (71-69 - 140) ... won five matches to finish as the runner up in the prestigious San Francisco City Championship ... advanced to the Round of 16 at Quebec Amateur Match Play Championship ... tied for 44th at California State Fair Championship (77-66-77 - 220, +4).
2008 - Held a No. 18 national junior ranking by the Royal Canadian Golf Association ... advanced to the Round of 8 in Quebec's Amateur Match Play Championship ... 10th in Quebec's Junior Boys Championship (72-82-67-70 - 291) ... tied for 21st in Quebec's Cynergy-Etto Men's Provincial Amateur Championship (71-77-71 - 219) ... tied for 28th in Alexander of Tunis (68-82 - 150).
2007 - Second in CJGA Euro Junior Cup Qualifier (77-72 - 149) ... tied for fourth in RCGA's Prairie Championship (81-71-70 - 222) ... tied for seventh in Quebec's Cynergy-Etto Men's Provincial Amateur Championship (70-75 - 145) ... tied for 17th at Duke of Kent (74-76 - 150) ... tied for 21st at Canadian Junior Boys Championship (73-73-76-73 - 295).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy ... selected as team MVP for golf in both 2007 and 2008, as well as team captain in 2008 ... set a school record with a two-under par round of 70 versus rival school Phillips Academy in Andover ... helped his team to a top-five finish in 2007 and a top-10 showing in 2008 amongst all New England Preparatory Schools ... played six seasons of prep rugby and also played prep hockey ... captain of his hockey club three times and his rugby squad twice ... MVP of a rugby Regional Championship game and played for a prep team that won two Greater Montreal Athletic Association regional titles while he was attending Loyola High School in Montreal before transferring to Phillips Exeter Academy in 2006 ... had a GPA between 3.0 and 3.7 in each of his five years at Loyola and also received a sportsmanship award for all varsity sports from the school where he was the Student-Body Vice-President in 2006.

OTHER: Full name is James Christopher Coré ... majoring in business after being accepted into the Haas School of Business in February of 2011 ... parents are Chris Coré and Donna Palo Pivarnki ... has two siblings, Melissa (golfer and graduate of the University of British Columbia) and Christopher ... born August 12, 1989, in Montreal, Canada.

GETTING TO KNOW JAMIE:
Nickname ... Jimbo
Hobbies outside of Cal ... surfing and skiing, getting into scuba diving
The reason I love golf is ... you can never achieve perfection and there is always more out there to work towards
My greatest athletic moment is ... a hole-in-one at my home course in Montreal on a par-three 236-yard hole with a three iron
The teammate I admire most is ... Eric Mina for his dancing abilities
The favorite golf course I have played is ... Cypress Point
The reason I chose Cal is ... it's a great combination of athletics and academics, with great views of the Bay Area
Since coming to Cal I have learned ... all-nighters are a must sometimes
If I could spend a day with anyone it would be ... Warren Buffet
My favorite golf movie is ... Happy Gilmore

LAST UPDATED: April 11, 2011