Army West Point Athletics
2023-24 Men's Golf Roster
Roster

James Ballato
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 155
- Hometown:
- Fernandina Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Yulee
Senior Year:
Spring 2024: Did not compete.
Fall 2023: Won his singles match 6&4 on day two against Navy in Army-Navy Star Match in the Black Knights' win in a playoff ... played in the Veterans Intercollegiate.
Sophomore Year
Spring 2022: Played in the Bandon Dunes Invitational and the Shark Invitational on Long Island ... finished 46th at the Bandon Dunes Invitational and had a low round of 71 on the final day ... ended up 42nd at the Shark Invitational.
Fall 2021: Did not compete.
Freshman Year
Spring 2021: Earned a point in Army's 7-4 win over Navy with a four-ball match victory with Tom Katsenes at 4&3 ... competed at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational.
Fall 2020: No tournaments were scheduled.
Prior to West Point: Played golf at Yulee High School ... 2017 Hurricane Jr. Golf Tour Player of the Year and National Champion ... named North Florida Jr. Golf Tour Player of the Year in 2017 and was the recipient of the NFJGT Varden Award ... was Yulee's varsity team's most accomplished player as a 9th grader at Camden County ... was a team captain and most valuable player during his time at Yulee ... he ranked first in his graduating class ... member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars ... had been included on the Superintendent’s Honor Roll for having straight A’s from 2017-2019 ... played in over 200 tournaments and posted 53 victories during his junior playing career.
Personal: James Earl Ballato started playing at the age of 3 ... enjoys weight training and running.
Spring 2024: Did not compete.
Fall 2023: Won his singles match 6&4 on day two against Navy in Army-Navy Star Match in the Black Knights' win in a playoff ... played in the Veterans Intercollegiate.
Sophomore Year
Spring 2022: Played in the Bandon Dunes Invitational and the Shark Invitational on Long Island ... finished 46th at the Bandon Dunes Invitational and had a low round of 71 on the final day ... ended up 42nd at the Shark Invitational.
Fall 2021: Did not compete.
Freshman Year
Spring 2021: Earned a point in Army's 7-4 win over Navy with a four-ball match victory with Tom Katsenes at 4&3 ... competed at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational.
Fall 2020: No tournaments were scheduled.
Prior to West Point: Played golf at Yulee High School ... 2017 Hurricane Jr. Golf Tour Player of the Year and National Champion ... named North Florida Jr. Golf Tour Player of the Year in 2017 and was the recipient of the NFJGT Varden Award ... was Yulee's varsity team's most accomplished player as a 9th grader at Camden County ... was a team captain and most valuable player during his time at Yulee ... he ranked first in his graduating class ... member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars ... had been included on the Superintendent’s Honor Roll for having straight A’s from 2017-2019 ... played in over 200 tournaments and posted 53 victories during his junior playing career.
Personal: James Earl Ballato started playing at the age of 3 ... enjoys weight training and running.
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