LEE James’s slump of form continued yesterday when he retired after 12 holes of his second round at the ECCO Tour Championship in Denmark.

“I was playing really bad and was 17 over par when I lost a ball at the 13th,” explained James.

The Broadstone touring professional is currently 24th in the Challenge Tour rankings.

He only has three events left to climb back into the top 20 and secure a card on the main tour next term.