Jim Scissons began his golf fame by taking the provincial junior title in 1960.
Jim was Saskatoon City Golf Champion six times (1964-1966, 1968, 1969, and 1971) and Central Saskatchewan Champion seven times (1962, 1964-1968, and 1971). On a provincial level, he has won Saskatchewan amateur honours five times (1961, 1963, 1967, 1969, and 1970) along with being the winner of the Low Amateur Open five times (1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1983).
Nationally, Scissons was a member of the Saskatchewan Junior Inter-provincial Golf Team in 1959 and 1960. He was a member of the Saskatchewan Willingdon Cup Team for ten years, 1961 to 1970 inclusive, including the 1964 championship winning year.
