DORSET’S Lee James is back in the money after successfully negotiating his first halfway cut in four events on the European Challenge Tour.

The Broadstone player added a level-par 71 to his opening round 70 for a share of 40th place in The Princess tournament in Sweden.

James’s recent slump of form has seen him slip to 10th place on the money list since winning the Allianz Open in Brittany early last month.

He goes into today’s penultimate round 10 shots behind leader Andrew Butterfield.