Bill Rogers
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Bill Rogers (golfer)
| Bill Rogers | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | William Charles Rogers |
| Nickname | Panther |
| Born | September 10, 1951 Waco, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg; 10.6 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | San Antonio, Texas |
| Career | |
| College | University of Houston |
| Turned professional | 1974 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 14 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 6 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | T29: 1978 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 1981 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1981 |
| PGA Championship | T8: 1980 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Player of the Year | 1981 |
William Charles Rogers (born September 10, 1951) is an American professional golfer who is best known as the winner of the 1981 Open Championship.
Rogers was born in Waco, Texas.[1] His father was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, and he spent time in Morocco and Germany during his youth. He began playing golf at age nine. Later he attended the University of Houston, where he roomed with fellow future PGA Tour pro Bruce Lietzke.[2] 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.[3] Almost uniquely for an American golfer, his two most notable victories were in Britain: in 1979, he won the Suntory World Match Play Championship at Wentworth, and two years later, he won The Open Championship 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, and that year finished second on McCormack's World Golf Rankings. He also made an appearance in the Ryder Cup that year.
In 1982, Rogers won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, and led the U.S. Open during the final day before falling short. After one further PGA Tour win in 1983, Rogers' tour career faded to the point where he experienced burnout; he left the tour in 1988 and took a position as director of golf at San Antonio Country Club, where he worked for 11 years.[2]
Since turning 50 in 2001, Rogers has played sporadically on the Champions Tour; his most notable accomplishment as a senior player was winning the team portion of the 2002 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf with Bruce Lietzke.
Rogers lives in San Antonio, Texas.[2]
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Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1972 Southern Amateur
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (6)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | Feb 11, 1978 | Bob Hope Desert Classic | -21 (69–67–67–67–69=339) | 2 strokes | Jerry McGee |
| 2 | Mar 29, 1981 | Sea Pines Heritage | -6 (71–69–68–70=278) | 1 stroke |  Bruce Devlin, Hale Irwin, Gil Morgan, Craig Stadler |
| 3 | Jul 19, 1981 | The Open Championship | -4 (72–66–67–71=276) | 4 strokes |  Bernhard Langer |
| 4 | Aug 30, 1981 | World Series of Golf | -5 (68–69–71–67=275) | 1 stroke | Tom Kite |
| 5 | Oct 4, 1981 | Texas Open | -14 (67–66–70–63=266) | Playoff | Ben Crenshaw |
| 6 | Mar 20, 1983 | USF&G Classic | -14 (69–67–69–69=274) | 3 strokes | David Edwards, Jay Haas, Vance Heafner |
PGA Tour playoff record (1-2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1978 | Western Open | Andy Bean |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1979 | Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Tom Watson |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1981 | Texas Open | Ben Crenshaw |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
- 1977 Pacific Masters
- 1980 Suntory Open
- 1981 Suntory Open
Other wins (4)
- 1979 Suntory World Match Play Championship
- 1981 Australian Open, New South Wales Open
- 1982 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
Other senior wins
- 2002 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Raphael Division (with Bruce Lietzke)
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Open Championship | 5 shot lead | −4 (72–66–67–71=276) | 4 strokes | Bernhard Langer |
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1973 (winners)
Professional
See also
References
- ^ "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/20/16/. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ a b c Stricklin, Art. ""Bill Rogers Last Shot"". http://www.artstricklin.com/bm/writing_samples/sports-illustrated---bill-rogers.shtml. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/s/?/00/20/16/media. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
External links
- Bill Rogers at the PGA Tour official site
- Bill Rogers at the Japan Golf Tour official site
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