Roger Chapman to play in TP Tour season-opener

The 2013 TP Tour season gets underway this week at Hankley Common Golf Club in Farnham, marking the start of the TP Tour's third season

Roger Chapman
Nick Bonfield
By Nick Bonfield
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The 2013 TP Tour season gets underway this week at Hankley Common Golf Club in Farnham, marking the start of the circuit's third season.

More than 60 golfers - ranging from young professionals to seasoned competitors - will be taking part in the event.

The likes of Raymond Russell, Andrew Marshall and Tour Ambassador Ronan Rafferty will be joined in the field by Roger Chapman.

The Englishman sensationally won two senior major championships in 2012 en route to claiming the European Senior Tour Order or Merit title.

Chapman will be bringing both trophies to the event, which is also being filmed by Golfing World TV.

This season, the TP Tour, which grows in stature every year, is staging events at renowned venues such as Walton Heath, Liphook and Royal St George's.

For more information on the schedule, click here.

Nick Bonfield
Nick Bonfield
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Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, commissioning and feature writing. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

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