Dick Chapman
Summary
Wins
- 1940 U.S. Amateur Winged Foot Golf Club · 11 & 9
- 1951 The Amateur Championship Royal Porthcawl Golf Club · 5 & 4
Near misses
- 1947 The Amateur Championship Carnoustie Golf Links · runner-up to Willie Turnesa · 3 & 2
- 1950 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · runner-up to Frank Stranahan · 8 & 6
Results by championship
Best day
1940 U.S. Amateur
Winged Foot Golf Club · won 11 & 9
Dick Chapman routed Duff McCullough 11 & 9 at Winged Foot's West Course.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1940.
Career line, 1940–1951
4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
Dick Chapman was born on March 23, 1911, in Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. Chapman won the 1940 U.S. Amateur and the 1951 The Amateur. Chapman was runner-up at the 1947 The Amateur and the 1950 The Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (2)
- 1940 U.S. Amateur Winged Foot Golf Club · 11 & 9
- 1951 The Amateur Championship Royal Porthcawl Golf Club · 5 & 4
Near misses
- 1947 The Amateur Championship Carnoustie Golf Links · runner-up to Willie Turnesa · 3 & 2
- 1950 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · runner-up to Frank Stranahan · 8 & 6
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- Richard Davol Chapman Wikipedia
Status
- amateur Wikipedia
Died in
- Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S. Wikidata
Beyond our rooms
- 1947 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1951 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1953 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1934 Westchester Amateur won
- 1936 Connecticut Amateur won
- 1938 Connecticut Amateur won
- 1939 French Amateur won
- 1939 New York State Amateur won
- 1948 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase won
- 1949 Canadian Amateur won
- 1950 Massachusetts Amateur won
- 1951 New England Amateur won
- 1952 French Amateur won
- 1953 Carolinas Amateur won
Source: Wikipedia: Dick Chapman
Known for
- Richard Davol Chapman was an American amateur golfer. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.