Roger Chapman (golfer)

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Personal information
Full nameRoger Michael Chapman
Born (1959-05-01) 1 May 1959 (age 64)
Nakuru, Kenya
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Ascot, Berkshire, England
Spouse
Cathy
(m. 1985)
Children2
Career
Turned professional1981
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins7
Highest ranking 90 (20 August 1989) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
PGA Tour Champions2
European Senior Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2012
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T12: 1991
Achievements and awards
European Senior Tour
Order of Merit winner
2012

Roger Michael Chapman (born 1 May 1959) is an English professional golfer who played on the European Tour and later on the PGA Tour Champions. He now plays on the European Senior Tour. He won two senior majors in 2012, the Senior PGA Championship and the U.S. Senior Open.

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Amateur career

Chapman was born in Nakuru, Kenya, where his father worked for the Ministry of Agriculture. After a spell living in Trinidad, the family returned to England when Chapman was about five years old. [2] His biggest individual successes as an amateur were winning the 1979 English Amateur and the 1981 Lytham Trophy. He represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1981 Walker Cup where, although the United States won the match 15–9, Chapman won three of his four matches. He beat Bob Lewis in first day's singles and then beat Hal Sutton twice on the final day, in both the foursomes and the singles. [3]

Professional career

Chapman turned professional in late-1981 and won a European Tour card on his first visit to the Qualifying School. From 1982 to 2002 he finished in the top 100 on the European Order of Merit 19 out of the 21 years, with a best ranking of 17th in 1988. In his first season, 1982, he finished joint runner-up behind Sam Torrance in the Spanish Open. [4] After six second-place finishes on the tour, he won the 2000 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open on his 472nd tour start. He also won the 1988 Zimbabwe Open on the Safari Circuit and the Hassan II Golf Trophy in Morocco in 2000. He represented England in the 2000 Alfred Dunhill Cup.

In May 2012, Chapman won the Senior PGA Championship, one of the five senior major championships for his maiden victory on the Champions Tour. After holding a five stroke lead entering the final round, he prevailed by two over American John Cook. He won his second senior major in July 2012 at the U.S. Senior Open. He won by two strokes over Fred Funk, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, and Corey Pavin. In December 2018 he won the MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles on the European Senior Tour, beating Phillip Price with an eagle 3 at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. Earlier Tom Lehman and Miguel Ángel Martín came to the final hole needing a par-5 to tie with Chapman and Price but took 6 and 8 respectively. [5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
126 Mar 2000 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open −18 (70-64-71-65=270)Playoff Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1988 BNP Jersey Open Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
2 1989 KLM Dutch Open Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal, Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty Olazábal won with double-bogey on ninth extra hole
Chapman eliminated by par on first hole
3 2000 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington Won with par on second extra hole

Safari Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
121 Feb 1988 Zimbabwe Open −6 (63-70-71-71=275)1 stroke Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh

Other wins (2)

Champions Tour wins (2)

Legend
Senior major championships (2)
Other Champions Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
128 May 2012 Senior PGA Championship −13 (68-67-64-72=271)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Cook
215 Jul 2012 U.S. Senior Open −10 (68-68-68-66=270)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer,
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman, Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin

European Senior Tour wins (3)

Legend
Senior major championships (2)
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
128 May 2012 Senior PGA Championship −13 (68-67-64-72=271)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Cook
215 Jul 2012 U.S. Senior Open −10 (68-68-68-66=270)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer,
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman, Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin
316 Dec 2018 MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)−6 (44-66-65=175)*Playoff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phillip Price

*Note: The 2018 MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) was shortened to 48 holes due to bad weather.

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 Mauritius Commercial Bank Open Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost Lost to par on second extra hole
2 2018 MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phillip Price Won with eagle on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament197719781979
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
The Open Championship CUTT47T47CUTT35T54CUTT13
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Open Championship T63T12T64CUTT72
PGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Open Championship CUTCUTDQ
PGA Championship
Tournament201020112012
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT

Note: Chapman never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981 Open Championship)
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up
2012 Senior PGA Championship 5 shot lead−13 (68-67-64-72=271)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Cook
2012 U.S. Senior Open 4 shot deficit−10 (68-68-68-66=270)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer,
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman, Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
The Tradition T55T41T2374T7665NT
Senior PGA Championship T59T69T271T64T55T13T60T66NTT50CUT
U.S. Senior Open 1CUTT20CUTCUT53T33NTCUTCUT
Senior Players Championship T14T18T65T39T61T60
Senior British Open Championship WDCUTT58WDCUTT19CUTT30T43T48T10NTT57CUTT61
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. "Week 33 1989 Ending 20 Aug 1989" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. Shefter, David (23 May 2013). "An Interview With Roger Chapman". PGA Tour.
  3. Jacobs, Raymond (31 August 1981). "U.S. again prove too rich in amateur talent". Glasgow Herald . p. 14.
  4. "A runaway eight-shot victory for Torrance". Glasgow Herald . 4 October 1981. p. 18.
  5. "Chapman ends season on a high after Seychelles triumph". Staysure Tour. 16 December 2018.