# James Todd — Golf Stories character guide

> James Todd in Golf Stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** James

**First appearance:** 0000-archibald-s-benefit

## Snapshot

A small, slender duffer whose devotion to golf rivals his devotion to his best friend, until a woman divides the fairway between them.

## Who they are

James Todd and Peter Willard are inseparable golfing partners whose equal incompetence — debated endlessly by clubhouse experts — binds them tighter than any handicap could. They rise before dawn to play, ring the office to say they aren't coming in, and read golf books after dark. When both fall for the same woman, their deathless friendship must survive a rivalry neither saw coming.

## Relationships

### [Peter Willard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/peter_willard)

_friendship_

James and Peter are close companions, often seen together on the golf course and sharing a mutual respect.

### [Peter Willard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/peter_willard)

_friendship_

James and Peter are close companions, often seen together on the golf course and sharing a mutual respect.

### [Peter Willard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/characters/peter_willard)

_friendship_

James and Peter are close companions, often seen together on the golf course and sharing a mutual respect.

## In the story

### [A Woman Is Only a Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/golf_stories_se/chapters/a-woman-is-only-a-woman)

Small and slender golfer, shares a mutual incompetence and love for golf with Peter; he is horrified when Grace Forrester dismisses the sport.

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