Roger Chapman (golfer)

Roger Chapman
Personal information
Full name	Roger Michael Chapman
Born	(1959-05-01) 1 May 1959 (age 65) Nakuru, Kenya
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 Senior Tour
Former 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
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.

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]

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]

• 1979 Sunningdale Foursomes (with George Will), English Amateur
• 1981 Lake Macquarie Amateur, Lytham Trophy

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
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
1	1988	BNP Jersey Open	Des Smyth	Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
2	1989	KLM Dutch Open	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

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	21 Feb 1988	Zimbabwe Open	−6 (63-70-71-71=275)	1 stroke	Vijay Singh

• 1990 J. P. McManus Pro-Am (shared with Neil Hansen)
• 2000 Hassan II Golf Trophy

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
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

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
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
1	2010	Mauritius Commercial Bank Open	David Frost	Lost to par on second extra hole
2	2018	MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)	Phillip Price	Won with eagle on first extra hole

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

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
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 not in chronological order before 2022.

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

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

• 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