Started playing in 2000 aged 12 -first handicap 25, reduced to 14 by the end of 2001 was 14.1
Reduced to 7.2 end of 2002 season.
Reduced further to 2.8 by the end of 2003.

Winner Heswall Junior Open 2001
Winner - Benson Shield in 2002 (Gathhurst Golf Club Men's Major Comp- aged 13 shot 72 gross -63 nett)
Winner Heyrose Junior Open 2002.
Winner Lancs Schools under 16's at Dean Wood 2003.
Lowest first round score (71 gross) in English Schools competition at Maxstoke Park 2003.
Lowest first round score (73 gross) Ted Jarman Trophy (adult comp) at West Lancs Golf Club 2003.
Lowest second round (70 gross) in Lytham Green Drive Trophy in 2003. Finished 3rd
2Nd place in Clitheroe Junior Open 2003 after card play off (1 over gross)
Played 7 South Lancashire under 18's matches in 2003 -won 6.
Youngest ever player to play Men's Victory Trophy (Interclub team strokeplay event for 7 clubs in the Wigan area.
Mar 05 James wins Mysercough College Championship.
Held at the Marriot Worsley Park Golf Club James finished second in the field of 85 qualifiers shooting 3 under par and going on to the matchplay stages. James won his first round 4&3 over 18 holes then his second by the same score. In the final over 36 holes James managed to overcome Lancashire boys player David Corsby by 3& 2 to win the Championship.
James's best 5 round average from 8 gave him the lowest ever stroke average of 69.8 on the Prospects Tour in 2004.

Sept 05 -James made light work of his recent debut for Lancashire Boys Team against the Lancashire Girls squad at Lytham Green drive cruising to a 5&4 victory in the foursomes and 5&3 in the singles match. Combined with some very good scoring in the recent events over his testing home club Southport and Ainsdale this now reduces his handicap to 0.3

James wins prestigious Southport& Ainsdale Golf Club Scratch Matchplay Championship. Scoring sub par in all four rounds over the tough former Ryder Cup venue of S&A James defeated the club's elite players eventually beating the Club Strokeplay Champion and scratch golfer Mark Rabone in the final by 2 holes.

James dominates Southport & Ainsdale Scratch events!!
On his way to reducing his handicap to plus 2 this season James has enjoyed an impressive run of victories at against a very good quality competitive membership. James has now a regular winner for Lancashire Boys Team has also reached the national finals of the Faldo Series. 

James (pictured) with his S&A trophies from this season. Club Championship (lowest 36 hole gross Autumn Meeting), Blackburn Holden Cup (lowest 36 hole net Spring Meeting), Dixon Rawlinson Trophy (lowest 72 hole gross Spring and Autumn meeting), David Marsh Trophy (lowest 72 hole net Spring and Autumn meeting), Scratch Trophy (lowest 36 hole gross Spring Meeting) and the Scratch Match Play.