Wow, I didn’t expect to see such responses about Lucas/Johnny so quickly and with such genuine consideration and compassion. There has been a question as to whether the illustration looks like my uncle in his formative years- the answer is yes it does. I will see if I can get a photo of him on the c...

Hi Lucas is real, and his character is based on my uncle Gordon James (known as Johnny James) to Enid and others at the Isle of Purbeck Golf Course in Swanage, Dorset. My Uncle worked as a green keeper on the course that Enid owned with her husband, he use to caddy for them both on a regular basis, ...