Roger Michael Chapman (born 1 May 1959) is an English

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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

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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

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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

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on his 472nd tour start. He also won the 1988 Zimbabwe Open on the

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and the Hassan II Golf Trophy in Morocco in 2000. He represented England in the

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. In May 2012, Chapman won the Senior PGA Championship, one of the five senior major championships for his maiden victory on the

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. 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

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– Seychelles on the European Senior Tour, beating

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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

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

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

Safari Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (2)

*1990

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(shared with

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) *2000 Hassan II Golf Trophy

Champions Tour wins (2)

European Senior Tour wins (3)

''*Note: The 2018 MCB Tour Championship – Seychelles was shortened to 48 holes due to bad weather. European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Chapman never played in the

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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)

Results timeline

''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

Team appearances

Amateur * St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1980 (winners) * European Amateur Team Championship (representing England):

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(winners) * Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland):

Professional *

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(representing England):

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Roger English male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Winners of senior major golf championships Kenyan emigrants to the United Kingdom White Kenyan people People from Nakuru County Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province Sportspeople from Ascot, Berkshire 1959 births Living people