2012 U.S. Senior Open Results: Roger Chapman Wins Championship After Shooting Final Round 66

Roger Chapman held on for his second career Champions Tour major title on Sunday, as the 53-year-old England native avoided a late charge from challengers to take the 2012 U.S. Senior Open Championship at 10-under par.

Chapman recorded a tournament-best 18 birdies during his four-round trek of the Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, and capped his weekend off with a 4-under score of 66, tied for the lowest of the day. A big winner in the state of Michigan back in late May at the Senior PGA Championship in Benton Harbor, Chapman summed up his return trip to the mitten state with the most fitting thing that came to his mind. "It's pure Michigan," he said.

Finishing two strokes behind Chapman in a tie for second place was a group of four men that included Fred Funk, Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin and Bernhard Langer. Langer, the 54-hole leader at 10-under par, was never able to bounce back from a debilitating double bogey on his second hole of the day. The popular pick before the tournament began, Pavn's final round 68 gave him four straight days in red numbers, a feat only he and Chapman would be able to claim by tournament's end.

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2012 U.S. Senior Open: Roger Chapman Holds 2-Stroke Lead Heading Into Final Stretch

Five golfers are within three strokes of the lead on Sunday at the 2012 U.S. Senior Open Championship, as the contending groups head into the final stretch at Lake Orion's Indianwood Golf and Country Club.

Roger Chapman currently holds the lead at 9-under par with an impressive 3-under score for the day, while three men, Fred Funk, Tom Lehman and Bernhard Langer, remain two off the pace at 7-under. John Cook, who carded a 67 on Saturday, is 4-under through his final round and 6-under for the championship.

Langer, the 54-hole leader, opened his day with an unfortunate double bogey on the par-4 second hole to promptly give his lead away, and still has yet to make a birdie through 11 holes in his final round. Though he has been impeccable with greens in regulation (9 for 11), the German-born player continues to struggle with his putter.

A 53-year-old European Tour veteran, Chapman has been easily the most consistent player this week at Indianwood with three consecutive rounds of 68. He will need to remain composed down the stretch if he hopes to once again reign victorious in a senior major after taking home the Senior PGA Championship back in May.

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2012 U.S Senior Open: Live TV Schedule, Tee Times And Pairings For Sunday

After surging up the leaderboard with a day three-low 64 on Saturday, Germany's Bernhard Langer will enter the fourth and final round at the 2012 U.S. Senior Open Championship with a rather significant four-stroke advantage.

Looking to catch a beat on the 54-hole leader, a group of five men will open Sunday's 18-hole round at 6-under par and four strokes off the pace. Among those names lies none other than Corey Pavin, who responded to a disheartening two-stroke penalty at the end of his Friday with a third-round 68 to remain in contention. Pavin joins veterans Tom Pernice Jr., Roger Chapman, Tom Lehman and John Huston at 6-under, while four others, Fred Couples, Jay Haas, Fred Funk and Dick Mast, are hot on their heels at 5-under.

Live television coverage of the final round will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC and run until the conclusion of the tournament. But with as many as nine men within five strokes of Langer's 10-under mark with 18 holes left to play, it's hard to believe the last few holes at Indianwood's beautiful layout won't provide a great deal of excitement in the final round.

Here are the full pairings for Sunday:

1:50 p.m. - Bernhard Langer (-10), Tom Pernice Jr. (-6)
1:40 p.m. - Corey Pavin (-6), Roger Chapman (-6)
1:30 p.m. - Tom Lehman (-6), John Huston (-6)
1:20 p.m. - Fred Couples (-5), Fred Funk (-5)
1:10 p.m. - Jay Haas (-5), Dick Mast (-5)
1:00 p.m. - Lance Ten Broeck (-4), Mark Calcavecchia (-3)
12:50 p.m. - Steve Lowery (-3), Mark Wiebe (-3)
12:40 p.m. - John Cook (-2), Peter Jacobsen (-2)
12:30 p.m. - Peter Senior (-1), Tom Kite (-1)
12:20 p.m. - Peter Fowler (E), Mike Goodes (E)
12:10 p.m. - Joey Sindelar (E), Rod Spittle (E)
12:00 p.m. - Kirk Triplett (E), Rick Lewallen (E)
11:50 a.m. - Chien-Soon Lu (E), Andrew Magee (+1)
11:40 a.m. - Brad Faxon (+1), Jeff Sluman (+1)
11:30 a.m. - Michael Allen (+2), Jerry Pate (+2)
11:20 a.m. - Gary Hallberg (+2), Tom Watson (+2)
11:10 a.m. - Steve Jones (+2), Kiyoshi Murota (+2)
11:00 a.m. - Damon Green (+2), Dan Forsman (+2)
10:50 a.m. - Brad Bryant (+2), Fuzzy Zoeller (+3)
10:40 a.m. - Joel Edwards (+3), Fulton Allem (+3)
10:30 a.m. - Olin Browne (+3), Robert Thompson (+3)
10:20 a.m. - Gary Wolstenholme (+3), David Eger (+3)
10:10 a.m. - Tommy Armour III (+3), Jay Don Blake (+3)
10:00 a.m. - Jong-Duck Kim (+4), T.C. Chen (+4)
9:50 a.m. - Doug Hanzel (+4), Loren Roberts (+4)
9:40 a.m. - Andrew Oldcorn (+4), Bob Tway (+5)
9:30 a.m. - Mike Reid (+5), Ted Schulz (+5)
9:20 a.m. - Mikael Hogberg (+5), Tom Byrum (+6)
9:10 a.m. - Andy Bean (+6), Barry Lane (+7)
9:00 a.m. - Jim Rutledge (+7), Mark Brooks (+7)
8:50 a.m. - Bob Gilder (+8), Larry Mize (+8)
8:40 a.m. - Sean Knapp (+8), Jim Chancey (+10)
8:30 a.m. - Dave Eichelberger (+12)

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2012 U.S. Senior Open: Bernhard Langer Leads At 10-Under Heading Into Sunday

Powered by a stunning 6-under 64 score on Saturday, Bernhard Langer took full command of the 2012 U.S. Senior Open Championship heading into Sunday's final round.

Langer, who sits at 10-under par and four strokes ahead of his nearest competitors, birdied five of his first seven holes en route to a remarkable 30 on the front nine. Langer was able to pry the tournament's top spot away from 36-hole leader Lance Ten Broeck, who proceeded to slide down the leaderboard after finishing the day with a 2-over 72. Joining Langer in the final group on Sunday, scheduled to tee off at 1:50 p.m. EST, is Tom Pernice Jr., who carded a 66 in round three to stay four off the pace.

One of five players at 6-under, Pernice Jr. bounced back in a big way from his disappointing 71 on Friday with a strong round three. Although he bogeyed the par-4 18th hole to fall back into a crowded pack, Pernice Jr. did just enough to warrant consideration for the final group. He is joined by list of contenders at 6-under that includes Corey Pavin, Roger Chapman, Tom Lehman, and John Huston. Also in the mix is fan favorite Fred Couples, who carded a 65 on Saturday to make his final ascension up the leaderboard.

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2012 U.S. Senior Open: Bernhard Langer Takes 5-Shot Lead At The Turn In 3rd Round

German Bernhard Langer is six shots under par through 12 holes and has taken a three-stroke lead in the third round of the U.S. Senior Open Championship being played at Indianwood Golf Club outside of Detroit. The leader after Friday's second round, Lance Ten Broeck, is one over through 11 holes on Saturday and has fallen back into a tie for fifth at five under par for the tournament.

Fred Couples has the best round of the day so far, shooting a five-under 65 in Saturday's third round. Couples is five shots back of the leader currently.

Three players - Peter Fowler, Peter Senior and Mike Goodes - fired rounds of 66 on Saturday. All three are currently tied for 19th with three-round scores of 210, Other notable rounds in Saturday play at the Senior Championship: Tom Watson shot an even-par 70. he is at 210, tied for 28th. Tom Pernice is five-under for the day after 17.Pernice is currently tied for second with Cory Pavin, two shots back of Langer.

2012 U.S. Senior Open Update: Third Round Under Way At Indianwood Golf Club

Early in third-round play in the U.S. Senior Open Championship at Indianwood Golf Club in Lake Orion, Mich, three players are in the clubhouse with four-under-par rounds of 66 and several others at 67 and 68. Europeans Peter Senior and Peter Fowler, along with U.S. golfer Mike Goodes, posted early scores of 66 on Saturday.

Andrew Magee shot a 67 and Michael Allen, Jerry Pate and Gary Hallberg finished their third round at 2-under 68.

The last couple of pairings are just getting set to tee off, with most of the field out on the course.

Notable rounds thus far are Tom Watson at 2-under through 14, John Cook at 3-under through 11 and Peter Jacobsen at 1-under through 11.

Lance Ten Broeck was the leader after two rounds at 6-under 134. Bernhard Langer and Tom Kitewere one shot back of Ten Broeck going into weekend play.

U.S. Senior Open 2012: Lance Ten Broeck Takes 36-Hole Lead At 6-Under Par

On a wild second day at the 2012 U.S. Senior Open Championship, it was Lance Ten Broeck who took a one-stroke lead into the weekend over a bevy of notable contenders.

Ten Broeck, who actually served as a caddie after his PGA days before joining the senior tour, carded a pair of 34's on both the front and back nines to move to 6-under for the championship. The 56-year-old has done an impressive job of using his length to his advantage thus far, and is 5-under on par fives over the first two days.

First-round leader Tom Kite looked to be well on his way towards running away with the 36-hole lead, but shot an unprecedented 4-over on the same front nine track that he dominated for a 7-under 28 a day earlier. Kite's late day stumble (he finished with an even par 70) still only puts him one stroke away from Ten Broeck and the pace, but clearly spoiled a chance for the veteran's second straight day in red numbers.

Looming at 4-under sits a group of six men that includes notable names like Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin and Bernhard Langer. Lehman, who entered Friday's round five strokes off the pace, carded a 66 in his second round for the second lowest score of the day, behind only Jay Don Blake's 65.

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U.S. Senior Open 2012: Tom Kite, Lance Ten Broeck Atop Day 2 Leaderboard

Tom Kite continues to own sole possession of the lead at the 2012 U.S. Senior Open from Indianwood Golf and Country Club, as the 62-year-old short-game master is 2-under par through 13 holes with a one-stroke advantage.

After blowing everyone away on Thursday with a record-setting 28 on the front nine, Kite opened his second round on the back nine in much the same fashion, reeling off four birdies to card a 4-under 31. A pair of bogeys at No. 1 and No. 4 dropped Kite back to 7-under for the championship, but he remains in a prime position for the weekend if he can remain composed through his final holes.

Lurking right behind Kite throughout the entire major championship thus far has been Lance Ten Broeck, who currently sits at 6-under. Ten Broeck is also 2-under during his Friday round, but has a number of dangerous threats sitting behind him at 4-under. Arguably the most intriguing of those names happens to be Tom Lehman, who bounced back from his 70 on Thursday with an impressive 66 on Friday morning to enter the mix. Lehman's 66 is the second-lowest score to hit the clubhouse so far on Friday, as Jay Don Blake's sparkling round of 65 has not been touched.

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U.S. Senior Open 2012: Pavin Takes Penalty In Stride After Losing Two Strokes, Share Of Lead

Golf is considered a gentleman's sport and that distinction is often drawn from the way players adhere to the rules of the game when only they may be aware of the infraction.

During the U.S. Senior Open from Indianwood Country Club on Thursday, Corey Pavin wasn't the only one to see his ball move after he grounded his club while preparing to chip his ball on the green at the Par-3 5th hole. Television cameras caught the ball moving which made the penalty easy to call following the round and even easier for Pavin to accept.

"I knew, when I grounded my club on that chip, I saw the ball. I thought it oscillated and had come back to its position. I didn't really think much of it,'' Pavin said. "When I finished, they said they wanted me to take a look. I looked at it on the tape and looked at it in slow motion and looked at it a couple times, and it never oscillated back to its position. It was very obvious.

"The rules say it's a two-shot penalty, and that's the way it is,'' he added.

The penalty dropped Pavin to fourth place with a 3-under 67 instead of a tie for the lead with Tom Kite at 65. The U.S. Senior Open continues on Friday with the second round which will be televised on ESPN2 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET.

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U.S. Senior Open 2012: Tom Kite Leads Crowded Field After 18 Holes

As many as 15 players are within five strokes of the lead after the first day of the 2012 U.S. Senior Open, but all are looking up at 62-year-old veteran Tom Kite and his 5-under score of 65.

Kite's unbelievable front nine score of 28 made waves early in the morning, as the 1992 U.S. Open champ held the lead for virtually the entire day while his competitors toiled away on the course. Kite will have to keep his wits about him on Friday however, seeing as how Bernard Langer, who missed only one green Thursday, and Lance Ten Broeck are each right on his tail at 4-under par after each carding 66's.

Corey Pavin originally appeared to finish the day with a 5-under 65 to put him in a tie with Kite, but was noticed on live television committing a penalty after he grounded his club on an unknown hazard by the No. 5 green. Pavin was docked a two-stroke penalty after golf officials reviewed the tape after his round and thus ended the first day back in the pack at 3-under par.

Along with Pavin at 3-under par lies a bevy of household names from the last few decades of golf, as Fred Funk, Jeff Sluman and Tom Pernice Jr. are all in the mix. Fan favorite and senior tour young gun Fred Couples finished seven strokes off the pace at 2-over, but could vault right back into the hunt with a strong performance on Friday.

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U.S. Senior Open 2012: Tom Kite Uses Record-Setting Front 9 To Take Clubhouse Lead At 5-Under

The 2012 U.S. Senior Open Championship is underway from the beautiful Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, and 62-year-old Tom Kite currently owns sole possession of the day one lead after posting a 5-under par round of 65.

Kite, who became the first man or woman in a USGA championship to finish 7-under par on a nine hole round on Thursday, carded a remarkable 28 on the par-35 front nine before making the turn. Despite his hot start and string of pars shortly thereafter, the 1992 U.S. Open champ would end up double bogeying the par-3 17th hole, thereby taking a bit of luster off of his impressive afternoon.

“I thought there would be some good scores, and I still think there will be some good scores,” Kite told the Detroit Free Press after his round. “If you play well, there are some opportunities out there, but I certainly didn't see any 28s or anything like that."

Also lurking on the leaderboard is 56-year-old Lance Ten Broeck, who remains hot on Kite's heels after posting a 4-under 66. A number of top players including senior tour ace Corey Pavin are also currently at 3-under par and are still battling it out on the golf course, but it's clear that Kite's unprecedented 28 will go down as the story of day one.

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U.S. Senior Open Championship Schedule And Information

The U.S. Senior Open is right around the corner, and it's being held just north of Detroit in Lake Orion at the Indianwood Golf and Country Club.