Lee S. James

English golfer (born 1973)

Dagmar
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(m. 2000)​
CareerTurned professional1995Former tour(s)European TourProfessional wins10Number of wins by tourChallenge Tour5 (Tied 7th all time)Other5Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1995PGA ChampionshipDNPU.S. OpenDNPThe Open ChampionshipCUT: 1994Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner		2002

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

Early life and amateur career

James was born in Poole, Dorset. He won the 1994 Amateur Championship with a 2 & 1 victory over Gordon Sherry.

Professional career

James turned professional in 1995 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 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

  • 1994 The Amateur Championship

Professional wins (10)

Challenge Tour wins (5)

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

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

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

MasterCard Tour wins (2)

  • 1999 Celtic Manor Resort Championship, Hawkstone Park Championship

Other wins (3)

  • 1996 Futures Tour Championship
  • 1998 Futures Tour Championship, Northern Open

Results in major championships

Tournament 1994 1995
Masters Tournament CUT
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Phillips only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lee James wins 2016 Club Championships". Broadstone Golf Club in Dorset. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

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