Lee S. James

Lee Scott James (born 27 January 1973) is an English ex-professional golfer.

Lee S. James
Personal information
Full nameLee Scott James
Born (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973
Poole, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality England
ResidencePoole, England
SpouseDagmar (m. 2000)
Career
Turned professional1995
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour5 (tied 6th all time)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1995
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1994
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner		2002

James was born in Poole, Dorset. He won the 1994 Amateur Championship with a 2 & 1 victory over Gordon Sherry. He turned professional the following year after the Walker Cup, where he was part of the victories Great Britain and Ireland team.

Having been unsuccessful at gaining a place on the European Tour via qualifying school, James began his professional career on the second tier Challenge Tour, picking up his first win at the 1996 1st Modena Classic Open. He finally graduated to the elite tour by finishing top of the 2002 Challenge Tour Rankings, with three wins during the season. He was unable to retain his tour card, and returned to the Challenge Tour in 2004.

16th place in the 2006 Challenge Tour Rankings followed by success at final qualifying school in 2007 gave James another two seasons at the top level, but both times he was unable to earn sufficient money to maintain his playing status. In 2009, he won his fifth Challenge Tour title at the Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne.

James was reinstated as an amateur in 2016.[1]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (10)

Challenge Tour wins (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 28 Sep 1996 Modena Classic Open −6 (69-76-68-69=282) 1 stroke Marcus Wheelhouse
2 3 Mar 2002 Kenya Open −19 (66-65-70-64=265) 3 strokes Titch Moore
3 23 Jun 2002 Clearstream International Luxembourg Open −24 (66-65-68-65=264) 3 strokes Mark Sanders
4 4 Aug 2002 Talma Finnish Challenge −19 (64-67-70-68=269) 2 strokes Matthew Blackey
5 17 May 2009 Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne −6 (65-70-71-68=274) Playoff Florian Fritsch

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Texbond Open Carlos del Moral Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2 2009 Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne Florian Fritsch Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (5)
  • 1996 Futures Tour Championship
  • 1998 Futures Tour Championship, Northern Open
  • 1999 Celtic Manor Resort Championship, Hawkstone Park Championship (both MasterCard Tour)

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2017-05-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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