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Bill Rogers
Personal Information
Birth September 10, 1951 (1951-09-10) (age 56)
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
College University of Houston
Career
Turned Pro 1975
Current tour Champions Tour
Professional wins 14 (PGA Tour: 6, Other: 8)
Best Results in Major Championships
Wins: 1
Masters T29: 1978
U.S. Open T2: 1981
British Open Won 1981
PGA Championship T8: 1980
Awards
PGA Player of the Year 1981

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Rogers was born in Waco, Texas. Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. His father was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and he spent time in Morocco and Germany as a boy. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies Later he attended the University of Houston, where he roomed with fellow future PGA Tour pro Bruce Lietzke. The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Bruce Alan Lietzke (born July 18, 1951) is an American Professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and As an amateur golfer he played for the U. S. in the 1973 Walker Cup. The Walker Cup is a Golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading Amateur golfers of the United States and

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. The Royal St George's Golf Club is one of the premier Golf clubs in the United Kingdom, and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation Life and work Langer was born in Anhausen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. He was the PGA Player of the Year for 1981. Founded in 1916 the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens Florida, and is the largest working sports organization He also made an appearance in the Ryder Cup that year. The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from

In 1982 Rogers won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is the world's most exclusive golf tournament 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. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually The Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf is a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour. Bruce Alan Lietzke (born July 18, 1951) is an American Professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and

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Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

PGA Tour wins (6)

Major championship is shown in bold. The Southern Amateur is an amateur golf tournament It has been played since 1902 and is organized by the Southern Golf Association The 1978 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to November 5. The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is a professional Golf tournament played each January in California's Coachella Valley. The 1981 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to October 25. The Verizon Heritage is a PGA Tour FedEx Cup event first played in 1969 The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The World Series of Golf is an annual Golf competition The competition differs from traditional golf tournaments in that the winner is decided not by the lowest stroke-play The Valero Texas Open is an official tournament on the PGA Tour. The 1983 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf.

Other wins (7)

Other senior wins

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. Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (三井住友VISA太平洋マスターズ is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent Golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for The Volvo World Match Play Championship is the current name of an annual Match play men's professional Golf tournament The Suntory Open is a Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The Australian Open is one of the principal annual Golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The Suntory Open is a Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is the world's most exclusive golf tournament The Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf is a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour. Bruce Alan Lietzke (born July 18, 1951) is an American Professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Yellow background for top-10

See also

External links

This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official money events on the PGA Tour.
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