William Charles Rogers
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 10, 1951 |
| place of birth | Waco , Texas |
| nationality |
 United States
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| college | University of Houston |
| Career | |
| Professional since | 1975 |
| current tour | Champions Tour (since 2001) |
| Number of tournament victories | 14 (PGA: 6, others: 7, 2-man team: 1 (as senior)) |
| Ryder Cup participation | 1981 |
| Major tournament wins (1) | |
| The Open Championship | Victory in 1981 |
| Awards | |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year | 1981 |
William Charles Rogers (known as Bill Rogers ) (born September 10, 1951) is an American professional golfer , best known as the winner of The Open Championship .
Life
He was born in Waco , Texas born and spent the son of a Lieutenant Colonel ( Lt. Col. ) of the United States Air Force his childhood in Morocco and Germany. He later attended the University in Houston , where he met with the later Golf Professional and PGA Tour participants Bruce Lietzke a room shared.
Athletic career
As an amateur, Bill Rogers took part in the WalkerCup for the USA in 1973 . From 1975 to 1988 he played on the PGA Tour and won six tournaments, four of them in 1981 alone. Untypical for an American golfer, he achieved his most notable successes in Great Britain : the Suntory World Match Play Championship in Wentworth in 1979 and two years later the British Open at Royal St George's Golf Club , where he defeated Bernhard Langer with four strokes.
Bill Rogers was Player of the Year in 1981 and runner-up in McCormack's World Golf Ranking . That year he also took part in the Ryder Cup .
In 1982 Bill Rogers won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf and led the US Open before dropping back to tied 3rd place on the final day. After another victory on the PGA Tour in 1983, his success on the Tour waned and he left the Tour in 1988. He accepted a post as Golf Director at the San Antonio Country Club and held it for the next eleven years.
Since he has in 2001 reached the age of 50, he plays now and then on the Champions Tour for seniors, where he as the biggest success in 2002 with Bruce Lietzke the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Tournament victory won.
Victories as an amateur
possibly incomplete
- 1972 Southern amateur
PGA Tour wins (6)
- 1978 Bob Hope Classic
- 1981 Verizon Heritage (Sea Pines Heritage)
- 1983 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (USF & G Classic)
Other victories (7)
- 1977 Pacific Masters ( Japan Golf Tour )
- 1979 Suntory World Match Play Championship
- 1980 Suntory Open (Japan Golf Tour)
- 1981 Australian Open
- Suntory Open (Japan Golf Tour)
- New South Wales Open
- 1982 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
Victory as a senior
- 2002 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Bruce Lietzke)
Major tournaments
Results
| Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 | DNP | T33 | T37 | T38 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| US Open | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | 61 | DNP | CUT | T44 | T4 | T16 | T2 | T3 | CUT | 57 | WD | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 | 1 | T22 | T8 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T42 | T35 | T8 | T27 | T29 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Green background for victory, yellow background for top ten.
DNP = not started
WD = withdrawn
CUT = failed at the cut
"T" = shared rank
Major win (1)
| year | competition | 54 holes | Win score | head Start | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Open Championship | 5 strokes of leadership | -4 (72-66-67-71 = 276) | 12 strokes |
Bernhard Langer 
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See also
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rogers, William Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rogers, Bill (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waco , Texas , USA |