Louis N. James

Louis N. James was an American amateur golfer.

Career

James won the 1902 U.S. Amateur at Glen View Club, defeating Eben Byers in the final, 4 and 2. Heavy rain flooded part of the course, and the final four rounds, including the final, were played on the first nine, 36-hole matches requiring four circuits of the first nine. James, whose family lived on the grounds of Glen View, was the first teenager to win the U.S. Amateur, at age 19 years, 10 months.
James died on June 7, 1935, aged 51, in Chicago, Illinois.