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 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. 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) European Tour wins (18) European Tour playoff record (5–4) Sunshine Tour wins (1) Safari Circuit wins (1) Other wins (5) 1980 Euro Masters Invitational (Italy – not a European Tour event) 1981 Heublein Open (Brazil) 1982 Hennessy Cognac Cup Individual 1983 Euro Masters Invitational (Italy – not a European Tour event) 2011 Gary Player Invitational (with George Coetzee) Champions Tour wins (3) European Senior Tour wins (2) European Senior Tour playoff record (2–0) Other senior wins (2) 2011 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf