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

Early life and amateur career

James was born in

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. He won the 1994

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with a 2 & 1 victory over Gordon Sherry.

Professional career

James turned

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in 1995 after the

Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches). It is ...

, where he was part of the victories Great Britain and Ireland team. Having been unsuccessful at gaining a place on the

European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...

via

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, James began his professional career on the second tier

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, 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 The Open de Bretagne is an annual golf tournament held in Brittany, France and founded in 2004. Having been a stop on the satellite Alps Tour for its first three years, in 2007 it became part of the second tier Challenge Tour The Challenge T ...

. James was reinstated as an amateur in 2016.

Amateur wins

*1994

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Professional wins (10)

Challenge Tour wins (5)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

MasterCard Tour wins (2)

*1999 Celtic Manor Resort Championship, Hawkstone Park Championship

Other wins (3)

*1996 Futures Tour Championship *1998 Futures Tour Championship,

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Results in major championships

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

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Boys' Team Championship The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since. ...

(representing England): 1991 *

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing England):

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European Youths' Team Championship The European Youths' Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for men under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1961. It was played every year until 1982, then every second year. It ...

(representing England): 1994 *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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St Andrews Trophy The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland. It was first played in 1 ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994 (winners) *