James Patrick Schroder was born on June 21, 1944 to William J. and Edna (Riordan) Schroder in San Francisco. He attended St. Stephen, Riordan, C.C.S.F. and the University of San Francisco where he graduated in Business. While at USF, he played first position on the golf team. His "scratch" handicap led him to third place in the U.S. Amateur Golf Tournament, the All-Navy Golf Team, and Club Champion while as a member of Silverado Country Club.
During the Vietnam Conflict, Jim served as a Navy Corpsman. After the Navy, he was a salesman for several pharmaceutical companies, and then sold real estate in the Napa area (SFChronicle).
One of the outstanding golfers this year was Jim Schroder, a Junior transfer student from CCSF, who last Fall was the medalist in the National Public Link Tournament and who subsequently represented the City in the National Tournament in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania as a semi-finalist (TheDon).
Led by City College transfer Jim Schroder, the Don duffers of this past season were the most well balanced golf team in the area. Their competition warranted it. Matches against the likes of Stanford, Cal, and national power San Jose State highlighted the year. Schroder, a junior, has a brilliant past. Holder of the medalist title at the qualifying rounds in San Francisco for the National Public Links Tournament and recent winner of many other local kudos. There is little doubt that he has an equally, brilliant future.
Senior Jim Schroder's 72 over the hilly Spring Valley Country Club layout copped medalist honors for the afternoon and set the tone for the Dons' resounding, near-sweep victory. The amazing aspect of the win was the fact of its location. On such a hilly course as Spring Valley, golfers must frequently face blind tee shots and, occasionally, blind approaches to the green. In such situations, the home team, having frequented the circuit, has a decided advantage. The facts bear this edge out. as the Broncos were able to defeat San Diego State at Spring Valley, while SDS finished third in the Western Intercollegiate tourney to SCU's lowly sixteenth slot. The unshakable Dons, however, staggered not by their rugged assignment, responded in fine fashion, firing five-out-of-six sub-75 rounds against Santa Clara's Bronco ace Neil Woodruff (TheFoghorn).
