Roger Chapman (golfer)


Roger Michael Chapman 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

Amateur wins

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11988BNP Jersey Open Des SmythLost to birdie on fifth extra hole
21989KLM Dutch Open José María Olazábal, Ronan RaffertyOlazábal won with double-bogey on ninth extra hole
Chapman eliminated by par on first hole
32000Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open Pádraig HarringtonWon with par on second extra hole

Safari Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
128 May 2012Senior PGA Championship−13 2 strokes John Cook
215 Jul 2012U.S. Senior Open−10 2 strokes Fred Funk, Bernhard Langer,
Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin

European Senior Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
128 May 2012Senior PGA Championship−13 2 strokes John Cook
215 Jul 2012U.S. Senior Open−10 2 strokes Fred Funk, Bernhard Langer,
Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin
316 Dec 2018MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles−6 *Playoff Phillip Price

''*Note: The 2018 MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles was shortened to 48 holes with the first round being shortened to 12 holes due to bad weather.
European Senior Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12010Mauritius Commercial Bank Open David FrostLost to par on second extra hole
22018MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles Phillip PriceWon with eagle on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Note: Chapman never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = Disqualified
"T" = tied

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

Senior results timeline

Results are not in chronological order before 2017.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Team appearances

Amateur
Professional