Lee S. James | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Lee Scott James | ||
Born | Poole, England | 27 January 1973||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Sporting nationality | England | ||
Residence | Poole, England | ||
Spouse | Dagmar (m. 2000) | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1995 | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||
Professional wins | 10 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Challenge Tour | 5 (Tied 7th all time) | ||
Other | 5 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1995 | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | CUT: 1994 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Lee Scott James (born 27 January 1973) is an English former professional golfer.
James was born in Poole, Dorset. He won the 1994 Amateur Championship with a 2 & 1 victory over Gordon Sherry.
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]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 28 Sep 1996 | Modena Classic Open | −6 (69-76-68-69=282) | 1 stroke | Marcus Wheelhouse |
2 | 3 Mar 2002 | Sameer 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. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |
The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Phillips only played in The Open Championship.
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