Bill Rogers
Summary
- First major 1981 The Open
- Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 1-2-1 · 1.5 points (37.5%)
- Runner-up in majors 1 time
Wins
- 1981 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · 276 (-4) · by 4 strokes from Bernhard Langer
Near misses
- 1981 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to David Graham
- 1983 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T8 · 280 (-4)
Ryder Cup
1 Cups, 4 matches: 1 won, 2 lost, 1 halved, 1.5 points. Foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 0-0-1.
- 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club USA · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
Rivals
Beat him
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: David Graham's rivals →
Moments
- 1981 Open A double bogey by Rogers at the 7th in the final round let Langer close to within one, but Rogers birdied the 9th, 10th and 12th to pull clear.
- 1981 Open Rogers nearly missed his first-round tee time after misreading the start sheet. Nicklaus opened with an 83 and followed it with a 66 to make the cut.
Results by championship
Best day
1981 The Open
Royal St George's Golf Club · 276 (-4) · by 4 strokes from Bernhard Langer
A double bogey by Rogers at the 7th in the final round let Langer close to within one, but Rogers birdied the 9th, 10th and 12th to pull clear.
Rogers nearly missed his first-round tee time after misreading the start sheet. Nicklaus opened with an 83 and followed it with a 66 to make the cut.
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1981.
Career line, 1981–1983
4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Runner-up
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, USA
Bill Rogers was born on September 10, 1951, in Waco, Texas, USA. Rogers won one major championship: the 1981 Open. Rogers played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1981), winning 1, losing 2 and halving 1 of 4 matches for 1.5 points.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 1981 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · 276 (-4) · by 4 strokes from Bernhard Langer
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1981 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to David Graham
- 1983 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T8 · 280 (-4)
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Ryder Cup
Rogers played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 4 matches, 1 won, 2 lost, 1 halved, 1.5 points (37.5% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 0-0-1 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 1999.
- 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club USA · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
Partners, with matches played together: Bruce Lietzke (2), Raymond Floyd (1).
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.