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'''Mark Hugh James''' (born [[28 October]] [[1953]]) is an [[England|English]] [[golf]]er who had a long career on the [[European Tour]] and captained Europe in the 1999 [[Ryder Cup]]. He now plays senior golf on the U.S. based [[Champions Tour]].
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| caption = James in 2011
| fullname = Mark Hugh James
| nickname = Jesse
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| birth_place = [[Manchester]], England
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| weight = {{convert|178|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{ENG}}
| residence = [[Burley in Wharfedale]], [[West Yorkshire]], England
| spouse =
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| yearpro = 1976
| retired = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour = [[European Senior Tour]]
| extour = [[European Tour]]<br>[[Champions Tour]]
| prowins = 32
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| champwins = 3
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| otherwins = 8
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| masters = CUT: 1980
| usopen = CUT: 1990, 1996
| open = T3: [[1981 Open Championship|1981]]
| pga = T31: 1999
| wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1 = [[Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year|Sir Henry Cotton<br>Rookie of the Year]]
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'''Mark Hugh James''' (born 28 October 1953) is an English [[professional golfer]] who had a long career on the [[European Tour]] and captained Europe in the [[1999 Ryder Cup]]. He has also played senior golf on the [[European Senior Tour]] and the U.S.-based [[Champions Tour]].


==Early life and amateur career==
James was born in [[Manchester]], [[England]] and educated at [[Stamford School]]. He won the English Amateur Championship in 1974 and was a member of the [[Great Britain]] & [[Ireland]] [[Walker Cup]] team in 1975. His first professional win was the 1977 Lusaka Open and the following year he picked up the first of his eighteen wins on the European Tour at the [[Sun Alliance Match Play Championship]]. James never won a [[major championship]] but he had four top five finishes at [[The Open Championship]]. He was consistently competitive on the European Tour with twenty top thirty finishes on the Order of Merit, including seven top ten finishes, the best of them third place in 1979. He was diagnosed with [[testicular cancer]] in 2000, but after treatment he made a comeback in 2001.
James was born in [[Manchester]], England and educated at [[Stamford School]]. He won the [[English Amateur]] championship at [[Woodhall Spa Golf Club|Woodhall Spa]] in 1974 <ref> [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19740729/223/0010 Youth takes over English Amateur, The Birmingham Post, 29 July 1974, p. 10]</ref> and was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland [[1975 Walker Cup]] team.


==Professional career==
===European Tour===
His first professional win was the 1977 Lusaka Open and the following year he picked up the first of his eighteen wins on the European Tour at the [[Sun Alliance Match Play Championship]]. He also holds the record for the highest European Tour event 18-hole-round of 111 strokes at the 1978 [[Italian Open (golf)|Italian Open]] in Sardinia, when refusing to with-draw despite an injury. Four years later he won the same tournament.

James never won a [[Men's major golf championships|major championship]], but he had four top-five finishes at [[The Open Championship]]. He was consistently competitive on the European Tour winning 12 times with 20 top-30 finishes on the Order of Merit, including seven top-10 finishes, the best of them third place in 1979. He was diagnosed with [[testicular cancer]] in 2000, but after treatment began playing golf again in 2001.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=20010524&id=q6NJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cg0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4471,2583890 James returns to golf after cancer]</ref>

===Ryder Cup===
James represented Great Britain & Ireland or Europe in the [[Ryder Cup]] seven times including 1989 when Europe tied the match and retained the cup they had won in 1987, and 1995 when they won it outright. He was the European captain in the controversial "Battle of Brookline" in 1999, when the behaviour of the American galleries and team created a great deal of resentment in Europe, and also James' own actions during the matches drew fire from both sides of the Atlantic.
James represented Great Britain & Ireland or Europe in the [[Ryder Cup]] seven times including 1989 when Europe tied the match and retained the cup they had won in 1987, and 1995 when they won it outright. He was the European captain in the controversial "Battle of Brookline" in 1999, when the behaviour of the American galleries and team created a great deal of resentment in Europe, and also James' own actions during the matches drew fire from both sides of the Atlantic.


Prior to the event, James controversially chose [[Andrew Coltart]] as his second captain's pick on the team, thus leaving out [[Nick Faldo]] and [[Bernard Langer]] (veterans who were the two most successful players for the European team in Ryder Cup history). In one of the most discussed moves in the Ryder Cup, James then kept [[Jean Van de Velde]], [[Jarmo Sandelin]] and Coltart on the bench during all sixteen matches during the first two days of play, relegating them to singles matches on Sunday only. His refusal to play those three first-time players helped lead to Europe's defeat, as none of the three won their one match. On the other hand, United States captain [[Ben Crenshaw]] played all twelve players at least once during the first two days, even though [[Mark O'Meara]] only played once.
Prior to the event, James controversially chose [[Andrew Coltart]] as his second captain's pick on the team, thus leaving out [[Nick Faldo]] and [[Bernhard Langer]] (veterans who were the two most successful players for the European team in Ryder Cup history). In one of the most discussed moves in the Ryder Cup, James then kept [[Jean van de Velde (golfer)|Jean van de Velde]], [[Jarmo Sandelin]] and Coltart on the bench during all sixteen matches during the first two days of play, relegating them to singles matches on Sunday only. His refusal to play those three first-time players helped lead to Europe's defeat, as none of the three won their one match. On the other hand, United States captain [[Ben Crenshaw]] played all twelve players at least once during the first two days, even though [[Mark O'Meara]] only played once.


James published a best selling book about the event called ''Into the Bear Pit'' in 2000. In addition to criticising the behaviour of the Americans at Brookline, it also detailed James' clashes with some of his fellow Europeans including Faldo, the fading superstar whose merits as a potential captain's pick for the Ryder Cup had been much debated in the UK. James revealed in his book that just before the Ryder Cup began he had thrown a letter of encouragement from Faldo into the bin rather than share it with team. The controversy that this revelation aroused led to James resigning as one of Europe's Ryder Cup vice-captains for 2001.
James published a best selling book about the event called ''Into the Bear Pit'' in 2000. In addition to criticising the behaviour of the Americans at Brookline, it also detailed James' clashes with some of his fellow Europeans including Faldo, the fading superstar whose merits as a potential captain's pick for the Ryder Cup had been much debated in the UK. James revealed in his book that just before the Ryder Cup began he had thrown a letter of encouragement from Faldo into the bin rather than share it with team. The controversy that this revelation aroused led to James resigning as one of Europe's Ryder Cup vice-captains for 2001.


A follow-up book, called ''After the Bear Pit'', covering James' battle with cancer and his experiences as a European Tour player, as well as further thoughts on the Ryder Cup, appeared in 2002.
A follow-up book, called ''After the Bear Pit'', covering James' cancer and his experiences as a European Tour player, as well as further thoughts on the Ryder Cup, appeared in 2002.


===Senior Tour and other commitments===
James qualified to play senior golf when he turned fifty in late 2003. He chose to play in the U.S. and was second in the [[Champions Tour]] Qualifying Tournament Finals that November. In 2004 he became the first European player to win one of the Champions Tour's [[senior majors]] with victory at the [[Ford Senior Players Championship]]. In 2005 he won on the Champions Tour for a second time at the ACE Group Classic and finished in the top 20 on the money list for a second consecutive season.
James qualified to play senior golf when he turned fifty in late 2003. He chose to play mainly in the U.S. and was second in the [[Champions Tour]] Qualifying Tournament Finals that November. In 2004 he became the first European player to win one of the Champions Tour's [[Senior major golf championships|senior majors]] with victory at the [[Ford Senior Players Championship]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=20040712&id=do1HAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Tn8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6641,3074454 James captures Seniors Players Championship]</ref> In 2005, he won on the Champions Tour for a second time at the ACE Group Classic and finished in the top 20 on the money list for a second consecutive season. His last full season on the Champions Tour was 2010 and he has played mainly on the [[European Senior Tour]] since then.


James has also worked as a golf commentator for the [[BBC]].
James has also worked as a golf commentator for the [[BBC]].


==European Tour wins==
==Professional wins (32)==
===European Tour wins (18)===
*1978 [[Sun Alliance Match Play Championship]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
*1979 [[Welsh Golf Classic]], [[Carroll's Irish Open]]
!No.
*1980 [[Carroll's Irish Open]]
!Date
*1982 [[Italian Open (golf)|Italian Open]]
!Tournament
*1983 [[Tunisian Open]]
!Winning score
*1985 [[GSI L'Equipe Open]]
!Margin of<br>victory
*1986 [[Benson & Hedges International Open]]
!Runner(s)-up
*1988 [[Peugeot Open de Espana]]
|-
*1989 [[Karl Litten Desert Classic]], [[AGF Open]], [[NM English Open]]
|align=center|1
*1990 [[Dunhill British Masters]], [[NM English Open]]
|align=right|1 Jul [[1978 European Tour|1978]]
*1993 [[Madeira Island Open]], [[Turespana Iberia Open de Canarias]]
|[[Sun Alliance Match Play Championship]]
*1995 [[Moroccan Open]]
|colspan=2 align=center|3 and 2
*1997 [[Peugeot Open de Espana]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Coles]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|17 Jun [[1979 European Tour|1979]]
|[[Welsh Golf Classic]]
|−6 (72-68-68-70=278)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mike Miller (golfer)|Mike Miller]], {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Eddie Polland]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|26 Aug 1979
|[[Carroll's Irish Open]]
|−6 (73-75-69-65=282)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Sneed]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|17 Aug [[1980 European Tour|1980]]
|[[Carroll's Irish Open]] (2)
|−4 (71-66-74-73=284)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian Barnes (golfer)|Brian Barnes]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|2 May [[1982 European Tour|1982]]
|[[Italian Open (golf)|Italian Open]]
|−8 (70-67-71-72=280)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Clampett]], {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ian Woosnam]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|17 Apr [[1983 European Tour|1983]]
|[[Tunisian Open]]
|−4 (74-69-69-72=284)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gordon J. Brand]], {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gordon Brand Jnr]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Sieckmann]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|19 May [[1985 European Tour|1985]]
|[[GSI L'Equipe Open]]
|−16 (68-67-71-66=272)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carl Mason]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|17 Aug [[1986 European Tour|1986]]
|[[Benson & Hedges International Open]]
|−14 (65-70-69-70=274)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Hugh Baiocchi]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Trevino]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|15 May [[1988 European Tour|1988]]
|[[Peugeot Spanish Open]]
|−18 (63-68-63-68=262)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Faldo]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|5 Mar [[1989 European Tour|1989]]
|[[Karl Litten Desert Classic]]
|−11 (69-68-72-68=277)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter O'Malley (golfer)|Peter O'Malley]]
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|27 Mar 1989
|[[AGF Open]]
|−11 (69-67-69-72=277)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Mouland]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|18 Jun 1989
|[[NM English Open]]
|−9 (72-70-69-68=279)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eamonn Darcy]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Parry]],<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]
|-
|align=center|13
|align=right|3 Jun [[1990 European Tour|1990]]
|[[Dunhill British Masters]]
|−18 (70-67-66-67=270)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[David Feherty]]
|-
|align=center|14
|align=right|19 Aug 1990
|[[NM English Open]] (2)
|−4 (76-68-65-75=284)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]
|-
|align=center|15
|align=right|17 Jan [[1993 European Tour|1993]]
|[[Madeira Island Open]]
|−7 (71-69-70-71=281)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gordon J. Brand]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Broadhurst]]
|-
|align=center|16
|align=right|14 Feb 1993
|[[Turespaña Iberia Open de Canarias]]
|−13 (71-69-69-66=275)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[De Wet Basson]]
|-
|align=center|17
|align=right|12 Mar [[1995 European Tour|1995]]
|[[Moroccan Open]]
|−13 (70-70-70-65=275)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Gilford]]
|-
|align=center|18
|align=right|27 Apr [[1997 European Tour|1997]]
|[[Peugeot Open de España]] (2)
|−11 (67-68-73-69=277)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|}


'''European Tour playoff record (5–4)'''
==Other professional wins==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
*1977 Lusaka Open (Africa)
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
*1981 Sao Paulo Open (South America)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
*1980 Euro Masters Invitational (Italy - not a European Tour event)
|align=center|1
*1983 Euro Masters Invitational (Italy - not a European Tour event)
|[[1979 European Tour|1979]]
*1988 South African TPC
|[[Welsh Golf Classic]]
*2004 [[Ford Senior Players Championship]] ([[Champions Tour]])
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mike Miller (golfer)|Mike Miller]], {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Eddie Polland]]
*2005 [[The ACE Group Classic]] (Champions Tour), [[European Senior Masters]] ([[European Seniors Tour]])
|Won with par on third extra hole<br>Polland eliminated by birdie on second hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[1984 European Tour|1984]]
|[[St. Mellion Timeshare TPC]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jaime Gonzalez (golfer)|Jaime Gonzalez]]
|Lost to par on second extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|[[1985 European Tour|1985]]
|[[Trophée Lancôme]]
|{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Nick Price]]
|Lost to par on third extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|4
|[[1986 European Tour|1986]]
|[[Benson & Hedges International Open]]
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Hugh Baiocchi]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lee Trevino]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5
|[[1989 European Tour|1989]]
|[[Karl Litten Desert Classic]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter O'Malley (golfer)|Peter O'Malley]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|6
|1989
|[[German Open (golf)|German Open]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Parry]]
|Lost to par on second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|7
|[[1990 European Tour|1990]]
|[[NM English Open]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|8
|[[1992 European Tour|1992]]
|[[BMW International Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Azinger]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Glen Day]],<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Forsbrand]], {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]]
|Azinger won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|9
|[[1997 European Tour|1997]]
|[[Peugeot Open de España]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|Won with par on third extra hole
|}


===Southern Africa Tour wins (1)===
==Team appearances==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
*[[Ryder Cup]]: 1977 (representing Great Britain and Ireland, thereafter representing Europe), 1979, 1981, 1989 (tied and retained cup), 1991, 1993, 1995 (winners), 1999 (non-playing captain)
!No.
*[[Alfred Dunhill Cup]] (representing England): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
!Date
*[[World Cup of Golf|World Cup]] (representing England): 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999
!Tournament
*[[Hennessy Cognac Cup]]: 1976 (winners), 1978 (winners), 1980 (winners), 1982 (winners & individual winner), 1984 (winners)
!Winning score
*[[Four Tours World Championship]]: 1988, 1989, 1990
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|20 Feb [[1987–88 Southern Africa Tour|1988]]
|[[Danglo Tournament Players Championship]]
|−14 (66-70-69-69=274)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Hugh Baiocchi]]
|}


'''Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
==Results in major championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1990–91 Southern Africa Tour|1991]]
|[[Lexington PGA Championship]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hugh Royer III]], {{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} [[Roger Wessels]]
|Wessels won par with on second extra hole<br>Royer eliminated by par on first hole
|}


===Safari Circuit wins (1)===
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!No.
!align="left"|Tournament
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|20 Mar 1977
|[[Lusaka Open]]
|−13 (70-74-68-67=279)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Cullen]]
|}

===Other wins (5)===
*1980 Euro Masters Invitational (Italy – not a European Tour event)
*1981 Heublein Open (Brazil)
*1982 Hennessy Cognac Cup Individual<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U8NAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6063%2C2400495 |title=James proves too hot for Faldo |newspaper=[[The Glasgow Herald]] |date=13 September 1982 |page=16}}</ref>
*1983 Euro Masters Invitational (Italy – not a European Tour event)
*2011 [[Gary Player Invitational]] (with [[George Coetzee]])

===Champions Tour wins (3)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Champions Tour major championships (1)
|-
|Other Champions Tour (2)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|1
|align=right|11 Jul [[2004 Champions Tour|2004]]
|'''[[Ford Senior Players Championship]]'''
|−13 (68-67-67-73=275)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José María Cañizares]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|20 Feb [[2005 Champions Tour|2005]]
|[[ACE Group Classic]]
|−13 (69-68-66=203)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hale Irwin]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Wargo]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|11 Feb [[2007 Champions Tour|2007]]
|[[Allianz Championship]]
|−15 (64-69-68=201)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Haas]]
|}

===European Senior Tour wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|4 Sep [[2005 European Seniors Tour|2005]]
|[[Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters]]
|−9 (70-71-66=207)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|10 May [[2009 European Senior Tour|2009]]
|[[Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open]]
|−10 (70-70-66=206)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eamonn Darcy]]
|}

'''European Senior Tour playoff record (2–0)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[[2005 European Seniors Tour|2005]]
|[[Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Torrance]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|[[2009 European Senior Tour|2009]]
|[[Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open]]
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eamonn Darcy]]
|Won with birdie on third extra hole
|}

===Other senior wins (2)===
*2011 [[Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf]] - Raphael Division (with [[Des Smyth]])
*2012 [[Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf]] - Raphael Division (with [[Des Smyth]])

==Results in major championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1973
!1973
!1974
!1974
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!1978
!1978
!1979
!1979

|-
|-
|[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]]
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP

|-
|-
|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP

|-
|-
|[[The Open Championship]]
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|align="center"|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|align="center"|CUT
|CUT
|align="center"|CUT
|CUT
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|4
|style="background:yellow;"|4

|-
|-
|[[PGA Championship]]
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP

|}
|}


{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!align="left"|Tournament
!1980
!1980
!1981
!1981
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!1988
!1988
!1989
!1989

|-
|-
|[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]]
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|align="center"|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP

|-
|-
|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP

|-
|-
|[[The Open Championship]]
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|align="center"|T45
|T45
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|align="center"|T51
|T51
|align="center"|T29
|T29
|align="center"|T44
|T44
|align="center"|T20
|T20
|align="center"|T35
|T35
|align="center"|CUT
|CUT
|T62
|align="center"|T63
|align="center"|T13
|T13

|-
|-
|[[PGA Championship]]
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP

|}
|}


{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!align="left"|Tournament
!1990
!1990
!1991
!1991
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!1999
!1999
!2000
!2000

|-
|-
|[[The Masters Tournament|The Masters]]
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP

|-
|-
|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|align="center"|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|DNP
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T31
|T26
|CUT
|T27
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T22
|T20
|T19
|T43
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T40
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T31
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1974, 1977 and 1978 Open Championships)<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place


===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
|[[The Open Championship]]
|-
|align="center"|T31
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0
|align="center"|T26
|-
|align="center"|CUT
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 10 || 26 || 20
|align="center"|T27
|-
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 2
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T8
|-
|align="center"|T22
!Totals !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 4 !! 5 !! 10 !! 35 !! 22
|align="center"|T20
|}
|align="center"|T18
*Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1980 Open Championship – 1986 Open Championship)
|align="center"|T43
*Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)
|align="center"|CUT


==Results in World Golf Championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!1999
|-
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|CUT
|-
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T40
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|T25
|align="center"|CUT
|-
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|align="center"|CUT
|}
|align="center"|DNP
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
|align="center"|DNP
"T" = Tied
|align="center"|T31
|align="center"|DNP


==Senior major championships==
===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|-style="background:#FFFF99;"
| 2004 ||[[Ford Senior Players Championship]] || −13 (68-67-67-73=275) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José María Cañizares]]
|}
|}


===Results timeline===
DNP = Did not play<br>
''Results not in chronological order before 2021.
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021
|-
|align=left|[[The Tradition]]
|T19
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T41
|T50
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Senior PGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;" |T4
|style="background:yellow;" |T10
|CUT
|T33
|T62
|style="background:yellow;" |T9
|T56
|CUT
|T56
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Senior Players Championship]]
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T49
|T11
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T22
|T11
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Senior Open]]
|T15
|T54
|T14
|T47
|T29
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[Senior British Open Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|T12
|T15
|T61
|T16
|T43
|T20
|T72
|T53
|47
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|CUT
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br>
NT = No tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
Yellow background for top-10

==Team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Walker Cup]] (representing Great Britain & Ireland): [[1975 Walker Cup|1975]]
*[[European Amateur Team Championship]] (representing England): [[1975 European Amateur Team Championship|1975]]

'''Professional'''
*[[Hennessy Cognac Cup]] (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1976 (winners), 1978 (winners), 1980 (winners), 1982 (winners & individual winner), (representing England) 1984 (winners)
*[[Ryder Cup]] (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): [[1977 Ryder Cup|1977]], [[1979 Ryder Cup|1979]], [[1981 Ryder Cup|1981]], [[1989 Ryder Cup|1989]] (tied and retained cup), [[1991 Ryder Cup|1991]], [[1993 Ryder Cup|1993]], [[1995 Ryder Cup|1995]] (winners), [[1999 Ryder Cup|1999]] (non-playing captain)
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing England): [[1978 World Cup (men's golf)|1978]], [[1979 World Cup (men's golf)|1979]], [[1982 World Cup (men's golf)|1982]], [[1984 World Cup (men's golf)|1984]], [[1987 World Cup (men's golf)|1987]], [[1988 World Cup (men's golf)|1988]], [[1990 World Cup (men's golf)|1990]], [[1993 World Cup of Golf|1993]], [[1997 World Cup of Golf|1997]], [[1999 World Cup of Golf|1999]]
*[[Alfred Dunhill Cup]] (representing England): [[1988 Dunhill Cup|1988]], [[1989 Dunhill Cup|1989]], [[1990 Dunhill Cup|1990]], [[1993 Dunhill Cup|1993]], [[1995 Dunhill Cup|1995]], [[1997 Dunhill Cup|1997]], [[1999 Alfred Dunhill Cup|1999]]
*[[Four Tours World Championship]] (representing Europe): 1988, 1989, 1990


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Golfers with most European Tour wins]]
*[[List of golfers with most European Tour wins]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{EuroTour player|91}}
*[http://www.europeantour.com/players/bio.sps?iPlayerNo=91 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
*{{PGATour player|01572|Mark James}}
*[http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/461452 Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]
*{{OWGR|283}}


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{{Sir Henry Cotton Rookies of the Year}}
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{{European Ryder Cup Captains}}
{{1977 Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup team}}
{{1979 European Ryder Cup team}}
{{1981 European Ryder Cup team}}
{{1989 European Ryder Cup team}}
{{1991 European Ryder Cup team}}
{{1993 European Ryder Cup team}}
{{1995 European Ryder Cup team}}
{{1999 European Ryder Cup team}}
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Latest revision as of 17:58, 26 November 2024

Mark James
James in 2011
Personal information
Full nameMark Hugh James
NicknameJesse
Born (1953-10-28) 28 October 1953 (age 71)
Manchester, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceBurley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England
Career
Turned professional1976
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins32
Highest ranking25 (5 May 1991)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour18
Sunshine Tour1
PGA Tour Champions3
European Senior Tour2
Other8
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1980
PGA ChampionshipT31: 1999
U.S. OpenCUT: 1990, 1996
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1981
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year		1976

Mark Hugh James (born 28 October 1953) is an English professional golfer who had a long career on the European Tour and captained Europe in the 1999 Ryder Cup. He has also played senior golf on the European Senior Tour and the U.S.-based Champions Tour.

Early life and amateur career

[edit]

James was born in Manchester, England and educated at Stamford School. He won the English Amateur championship at Woodhall Spa in 1974 [2] and was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland 1975 Walker Cup team.

Professional career

[edit]

European Tour

[edit]

His first professional win was the 1977 Lusaka Open and the following year he picked up the first of his eighteen wins on the European Tour at the Sun Alliance Match Play Championship. He also holds the record for the highest European Tour event 18-hole-round of 111 strokes at the 1978 Italian Open in Sardinia, when refusing to with-draw despite an injury. Four years later he won the same tournament.

James never won a major championship, but he had four top-five finishes at The Open Championship. He was consistently competitive on the European Tour winning 12 times with 20 top-30 finishes on the Order of Merit, including seven top-10 finishes, the best of them third place in 1979. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2000, but after treatment began playing golf again in 2001.[3]

Ryder Cup

[edit]

James represented Great Britain & Ireland or Europe in the Ryder Cup seven times including 1989 when Europe tied the match and retained the cup they had won in 1987, and 1995 when they won it outright. He was the European captain in the controversial "Battle of Brookline" in 1999, when the behaviour of the American galleries and team created a great deal of resentment in Europe, and also James' own actions during the matches drew fire from both sides of the Atlantic.

Prior to the event, James controversially chose Andrew Coltart as his second captain's pick on the team, thus leaving out Nick Faldo and Bernhard Langer (veterans who were the two most successful players for the European team in Ryder Cup history). In one of the most discussed moves in the Ryder Cup, James then kept Jean van de Velde, Jarmo Sandelin and Coltart on the bench during all sixteen matches during the first two days of play, relegating them to singles matches on Sunday only. His refusal to play those three first-time players helped lead to Europe's defeat, as none of the three won their one match. On the other hand, United States captain Ben Crenshaw played all twelve players at least once during the first two days, even though Mark O'Meara only played once.

James published a best selling book about the event called Into the Bear Pit in 2000. In addition to criticising the behaviour of the Americans at Brookline, it also detailed James' clashes with some of his fellow Europeans including Faldo, the fading superstar whose merits as a potential captain's pick for the Ryder Cup had been much debated in the UK. James revealed in his book that just before the Ryder Cup began he had thrown a letter of encouragement from Faldo into the bin rather than share it with team. The controversy that this revelation aroused led to James resigning as one of Europe's Ryder Cup vice-captains for 2001.

A follow-up book, called After the Bear Pit, covering James' cancer and his experiences as a European Tour player, as well as further thoughts on the Ryder Cup, appeared in 2002.

Senior Tour and other commitments

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James qualified to play senior golf when he turned fifty in late 2003. He chose to play mainly in the U.S. and was second in the Champions Tour Qualifying Tournament Finals that November. In 2004 he became the first European player to win one of the Champions Tour's senior majors with victory at the Ford Senior Players Championship.[4] In 2005, he won on the Champions Tour for a second time at the ACE Group Classic and finished in the top 20 on the money list for a second consecutive season. His last full season on the Champions Tour was 2010 and he has played mainly on the European Senior Tour since then.

James has also worked as a golf commentator for the BBC.

Professional wins (32)

[edit]

European Tour wins (18)

[edit]
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 1 Jul 1978 Sun Alliance Match Play Championship 3 and 2 England Neil Coles
2 17 Jun 1979 Welsh Golf Classic −6 (72-68-68-70=278) Playoff Scotland Mike Miller, Northern Ireland Eddie Polland
3 26 Aug 1979 Carroll's Irish Open −6 (73-75-69-65=282) 1 stroke United States Ed Sneed
4 17 Aug 1980 Carroll's Irish Open (2) −4 (71-66-74-73=284) 1 stroke Scotland Brian Barnes
5 2 May 1982 Italian Open −8 (70-67-71-72=280) 3 strokes United States Bobby Clampett, Wales Ian Woosnam
6 17 Apr 1983 Tunisian Open −4 (74-69-69-72=284) 2 strokes England Gordon J. Brand, Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr,
United States Tom Sieckmann
7 19 May 1985 GSI L'Equipe Open −16 (68-67-71-66=272) 3 strokes England Carl Mason
8 17 Aug 1986 Benson & Hedges International Open −14 (65-70-69-70=274) Playoff South Africa Hugh Baiocchi, United States Lee Trevino
9 15 May 1988 Peugeot Spanish Open −18 (63-68-63-68=262) 3 strokes England Nick Faldo
10 5 Mar 1989 Karl Litten Desert Classic −11 (69-68-72-68=277) Playoff Australia Peter O'Malley
11 27 Mar 1989 AGF Open −11 (69-67-69-72=277) 3 strokes Wales Mark Mouland
12 18 Jun 1989 NM English Open −9 (72-70-69-68=279) 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy, Australia Craig Parry,
Scotland Sam Torrance
13 3 Jun 1990 Dunhill British Masters −18 (70-67-66-67=270) 2 strokes Northern Ireland David Feherty
14 19 Aug 1990 NM English Open (2) −4 (76-68-65-75=284) Playoff Scotland Sam Torrance
15 17 Jan 1993 Madeira Island Open −7 (71-69-70-71=281) 3 strokes England Gordon J. Brand, England Paul Broadhurst
16 14 Feb 1993 Turespaña Iberia Open de Canarias −13 (71-69-69-66=275) 6 strokes South Africa De Wet Basson
17 12 Mar 1995 Moroccan Open −13 (70-70-70-65=275) 1 stroke England David Gilford
18 27 Apr 1997 Peugeot Open de España (2) −11 (67-68-73-69=277) Playoff Australia Greg Norman

European Tour playoff record (5–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1979 Welsh Golf Classic Scotland Mike Miller, Northern Ireland Eddie Polland Won with par on third extra hole
Polland eliminated by birdie on second hole
2 1984 St. Mellion Timeshare TPC Brazil Jaime Gonzalez Lost to par on second extra hole
3 1985 Trophée Lancôme Zimbabwe Nick Price Lost to par on third extra hole
4 1986 Benson & Hedges International Open South Africa Hugh Baiocchi, United States Lee Trevino Won with birdie on first extra hole
5 1989 Karl Litten Desert Classic Australia Peter O'Malley Won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1989 German Open Australia Craig Parry Lost to par on second extra hole
7 1990 NM English Open Scotland Sam Torrance Won with birdie on first extra hole
8 1992 BMW International Open United States Paul Azinger, United States Glen Day,
Sweden Anders Forsbrand, Germany Bernhard Langer 		Azinger won with birdie on first extra hole
9 1997 Peugeot Open de España Australia Greg Norman Won with par on third extra hole

Southern Africa Tour wins (1)

[edit]
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 20 Feb 1988 Danglo Tournament Players Championship −14 (66-70-69-69=274) 2 strokes South Africa Hugh Baiocchi

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1991 Lexington PGA Championship United States Hugh Royer III, South Africa Roger Wessels Wessels won par with on second extra hole
Royer eliminated by par on first hole

Safari Circuit wins (1)

[edit]
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 20 Mar 1977 Lusaka Open −13 (70-74-68-67=279) 1 stroke England Gary Cullen

Other wins (5)

[edit]
  • 1980 Euro Masters Invitational (Italy – not a European Tour event)
  • 1981 Heublein Open (Brazil)
  • 1982 Hennessy Cognac Cup Individual[5]
  • 1983 Euro Masters Invitational (Italy – not a European Tour event)
  • 2011 Gary Player Invitational (with George Coetzee)

Champions Tour wins (3)

[edit]
Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 11 Jul 2004 Ford Senior Players Championship −13 (68-67-67-73=275) 1 stroke Spain José María Cañizares
2 20 Feb 2005 ACE Group Classic −13 (69-68-66=203) 2 strokes United States Hale Irwin, United States Tom Wargo
3 11 Feb 2007 Allianz Championship −15 (64-69-68=201) 2 strokes United States Jay Haas

European Senior Tour wins (2)

[edit]
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 4 Sep 2005 Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters −9 (70-71-66=207) Playoff Scotland Sam Torrance
2 10 May 2009 Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open −10 (70-70-66=206) Playoff Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy

European Senior Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2005 Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters Scotland Sam Torrance Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2009 Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy Won with birdie on third extra hole

Other senior wins (2)

[edit]

Results in major championships

[edit]
Tournament 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT T5 CUT CUT 4
PGA Championship
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T45 T3 T51 T29 T44 T20 T35 CUT T62 T13
PGA Championship
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship T31 T26 CUT T27 T4 T8 T22 T20 T19 T43 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T40 CUT CUT CUT T31
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1974, 1977 and 1978 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

[edit]
Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
The Open Championship 0 0 1 4 5 10 26 20
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Totals 0 0 1 4 5 10 35 22
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1980 Open Championship – 1986 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

Results in World Golf Championships

[edit]
Tournament 1999
Match Play
Championship T25
Invitational
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Senior major championships

[edit]

Wins (1)

[edit]
Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner-up
2004 Ford Senior Players Championship −13 (68-67-67-73=275) 1 stroke Spain José María Cañizares

Results timeline

[edit]

Results not in chronological order before 2021.

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
The Tradition T19 4 T4 T41 T50 NT
Senior PGA Championship T4 T10 CUT T33 T62 T9 T56 CUT T56 CUT NT
Senior Players Championship 1 T49 T11 T22 T11
U.S. Senior Open T15 T54 T14 T47 T29 NT
Senior British Open Championship 4 T12 T15 T61 T16 T43 T20 T72 T53 47 CUT CUT CUT CUT NT CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Week 18 1991 Ending 5 May 1991" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ Youth takes over English Amateur, The Birmingham Post, 29 July 1974, p. 10
  3. ^ James returns to golf after cancer
  4. ^ James captures Seniors Players Championship
  5. ^ "James proves too hot for Faldo". The Glasgow Herald. 13 September 1982. p. 16.
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