Roger Chapman (golfer)
Roger Chapman | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Roger Michael Chapman | ||
Born | Nakuru, Kenya | 1 May 1959||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | England | ||
Residence | Ascot, Berkshire, England | ||
Spouse |
Cathy (m. 1985) | ||
Children | 2 | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1981 | ||
Current tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour Champions | ||
Professional wins | 7 | ||
Highest ranking | 90 (20 August 1989)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
European Tour | 1 | ||
PGA Tour Champions | 2 | ||
European Senior Tour | 3 | ||
Other | 3 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | CUT: 2012 | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | T12: 1991 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Roger Michael Chapman (born 1 May 1959) is an English
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
In May 2012, Chapman won the
Amateur wins
- 1979 Sunningdale Foursomes (with George Will), English Amateur
- 1981 Lake Macquarie Amateur, Lytham Trophy
Professional wins (7)
European Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 26 Mar 2000 | Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open | −18 (70-64-71-65=270) | Playoff | Pádraig Harrington |
European Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1988 | BNP Jersey Open | Des Smyth | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
2 | 1989 | KLM Dutch Open
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José María Olazábal, 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 | Pádraig Harrington | Won with par on second extra hole |
Safari Circuit wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 21 Feb 1988 | Zimbabwe Open | −6 (63-70-71-71=275) | 1 stroke | Vijay Singh |
Other wins (2)
- 1990 J. P. McManus Pro-Am (shared with Neil Hansen)
- 2000 Hassan II Golf Trophy
Champions Tour wins (2)
Legend |
Senior major championships (2) |
Other Champions Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 28 May 2012 | Senior PGA Championship | −13 (68-67-64-72=271) | 2 strokes | John Cook |
2 | 15 Jul 2012 | U.S. Senior Open | −10 (68-68-68-66=270) | 2 strokes | Fred Funk, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin |
European Senior Tour wins (3)
Legend |
Senior major championships (2) |
Tour Championships (1) |
Other European Senior Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 28 May 2012 | Senior PGA Championship | −13 (68-67-64-72=271) | 2 strokes | John Cook |
2 | 15 Jul 2012 | U.S. Senior Open | −10 (68-68-68-66=270) | 2 strokes | Fred Funk, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin |
3 | 16 Dec 2018 | MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) | −6 (44-66-65=175)* | Playoff | 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. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2010 | Mauritius Commercial Bank Open
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David Frost | Lost to par on second extra hole |
2 | 2018 | MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) | Phillip Price | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | ||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | T47 | T47 | CUT | T35 | T54 | CUT | T13 | ||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Open Championship | T63 | T12 | T64 | CUT | T72 | |||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | DQ | |||||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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The Open Championship | |||
PGA Championship | CUT |
Note: Chapman never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981 Open Championship)
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied
Senior major championships
Wins (2)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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2012 | Senior PGA Championship | 5 shot lead | −13 (68-67-64-72=271) | 2 strokes | John Cook |
2012 | U.S. Senior Open | 4 shot deficit | −10 (68-68-68-66=270) | 2 strokes | Fred Funk, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2022.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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The Tradition | T55 | T41 | T23 | 74 | T76 | 65 | NT | ||||||||
Senior PGA Championship | T59 | T69 | T27 | 1 | T64 | T55 | T13 | T60 | T66 | NT | T50 | CUT | |||
U.S. Senior Open | 1 | CUT | T20 | CUT | CUT | 53 | T33 | NT | CUT | CUT | |||||
Senior Players Championship | T14 | T18 | T65 | T39 | T61 | T60 | |||||||||
Senior British Open Championship
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WD | CUT | T58 | WD | CUT | T19 | CUT | T30 | T43 | T48 | T10 | NT | T57 | CUT | T61 |
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
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1980 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1981 (winners)
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1981
Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing England): 2000
References
- OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Shefter, David (23 May 2013). "An Interview With Roger Chapman". PGA Tour.
- Glasgow Herald. p. 14.
- Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1981. p. 18.
- ^ "Chapman ends season on a high after Seychelles triumph". Staysure Tour. 16 December 2018.
External links
- Roger Chapman at the European Tour official site
- Roger Chapman at the PGA Tour official site
- Roger Chapman at the Official World Golf Ranking official site