Bill Rogers (golfer)
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Bill Rogers (born September 10, 1951) is an American golfer, who is best known as the winner of the 1981 British Open.
Rogers was born in Waco, Texas. His father was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and he spent time in Morocco and Germany as a boy. Later he attended the University of Houston, where he roomed with fellow future PGA Tour pro Bruce Lietzke. As an amateur golfer he played for the U.S. in the 1973 Walker Cup.
Rogers played the PGA Tour full-time from 1975 to 1988. He won six tournaments, including four in 1981. His British Open win came in 1981 and took place at Royal St George's, where he bettered runner up Bernhard Langer by four strokes. He was the PGA Player of the Year for 1981. He also made an appearance in the Ryder Cup that year.
In 1982 Rogers won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. After one further PGA Tour win in 1983 Rogers' tour career faded away and he left the tour in 1988 and took a position as director of golf at San Antonio Country Club, where he worked for eleven years. Since turning fifty in 2001 he has played sporadically on the Champions Tour, and his most notable accomplishment was winning the team portion of the 2002 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf with Bruce Lietzke.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins
- 1978 (1) Bob Hope Desert Classic
- 1981 (4) Sea Pines Heritage, British Open, World Series of Golf, Texas Open
- 1983 (1) USF&G Classic
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Other regular career wins
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | 61 | DNP | CUT | T44 | T4 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T42 | T35 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T33 | T37 | T38 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T16 | T2 | T3 | CUT | 57 | WD | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T19 | 1 | T22 | T8 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | T8 | T27 | T29 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
