{"id":30360,"date":"2025-07-18T08:42:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T08:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/?p=30360"},"modified":"2025-07-18T20:02:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:02:02","slug":"bill-rogers-it-changed-the-trajectory-of-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/features\/bill-rogers-it-changed-the-trajectory-of-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"BILL ROGERS \u201cIT CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFE\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bill Rogers looks back on his Open triumph and the years that followed. Interview by Jack Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s over 40 years since you won the Open at Royal St George\u2019s. What memory sticks out when you look back?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was 44 years ago. It feels like another lifetime ago. But on the heels of watching Rory McIlroy winning the Masters, I remember the feeling of winning a major. Exhilaration and relief. You play all the holes right on the edge and, when it\u2019s over, this freedom comes over you. That\u2019s what I experienced in \u201881 at Royal St George\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Was winning the Open, ahead of a player like Bernhard Langer, the defining moment in your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up I never aspired to win a major, be it the Open or any of them. I was a slow learner. But as I evolved into a player and gradually enjoyed success, the ambition to win a big one came to me. It changed the trajectory of my life. But I\u2019m more than just an Open champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Did you believe you could win the Open that year going into the event?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI never liked to say that I was going to win a particular event. Tiger Woods often proclaimed he was there to win ahead of major week. I never had that mindset. I took the game as it came to me.<\/p>\n

The success came when I was free and went along with the momentum. A month earlier I finished second at the US Open at Merrion.<\/p>\n

My game was in great shape so it was no surprise to me that I succeeded at the Open. I didn\u2019t have any mistakes. No crooked shots or foul balls. My intensity was the key factor. I was in my own bubble.\u201d<\/p>\n

Can you remember how you celebrated the Open victory?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI remember I had a 10-foot par putt. I made it. I hadn\u2019t pre-determined how I would celebrate. But I picked the ball up out of the hole and threw it into the stands.<\/p>\n

That was my relief showing in that moment. Afterwards, my agent and I went to London and had a nice dinner with champagne. When I returned to my hometown, we had a huge celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bill Rogers Photo by Peter Dazeley\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Did you lose motivation after winning the Open… Was burnout why you retired from main tour golf several years later?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed the moment of becoming an Open champion. But there were a lot of factors to my downward spiral. I was indeed burned out. I lost the kid like feel of playing the game and enjoying it.<\/p>\n

I chased the almighty dollar all over the world. I had commitments anywhere and everywhere. I lost the desire to compete at the top level. When I left the tour in the 1988\/89 season, I didn\u2019t miss it at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you regret not winning more tournaments?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI did win more tournaments. I won four more times after the Open. I enjoyed the Ryder Cup matches at Walton Heath. I\u2019m grateful for the career I had. I had my big moment and I\u2019m satisfied with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What was it like winning the World Matchplay at Wentworth?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA big highlight in my career. I was invited, with help through Mark McCormack at IMG, who ran the event. I was an unheralded player in the field. I was a surprise winner.<\/p>\n

Winning it was special. I loved Wentworth and match play golf. It\u2019s ironic but I\u2019m sitting here now looking at a photo of me and my wife hoisting the trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n

What was it like facing off against Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson at the 1983 US Open?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAmazing, even though I didn\u2019t win. I had a chance to win. Me and Tom were tied going into the last round. I led through nine holes that day. Ultimately the best player won. It would have been special to win the US Open against those two players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who was the best player you faced on tour?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI got to touch and feel all of them, playing in the era that I did. From Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan. I got meet them. Sam Snead was still competing. I played with Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.<\/p>\n

But Tom Watson sticks out because when I was playing well in the late 70s and early 80s, he was there as well. He did away with me several times. I fell to him many times. He was a special player. An unbelievable talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which player do you follow on tour now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a different game now but I like Scottie Scheffler. Not only his golf game but how he is an ambassador for the game. Who he is as a person, a father and a husband. The other one I really like is Shane Lowry.<\/p>\n

I love the way he plays. He makes it look so easy and gifted. He\u2019s intense but he has maybe the best hands in golf.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bill Rogers tees off during the Greats of Golf competition at the Insperity Invitational in 2022 (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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What would you have been if you weren\u2019t a golfer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI was brought up in a golf family and around country clubs. I would have been involved in the golf world in some capacity. I had a foot in the door as a designer when I was young.<\/p>\n

I had a friend as an architect who could have got me started. But it would\u2019ve involved too much travelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What was your father like? Did he get into you golf?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was a big golf fan and played a lot. I used to watch him and my brother play. Then I picked up a club and never looked back. My father was so competitive, being in the Air Force, so maybe that\u2019s where I got my passion for competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

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How do you fill your spare time these days?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a little ranch that I look after. I love going down to Australia. I spend time outdoors a lot with my family. My faith is very meaningful to me. God has given me a good life.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best thing about being form Texas?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a country in its own. Everyone should live here. It has diverse climate. There\u2019re loads of restaurants. All the steaks and barbecues come big.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your most favourite course and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had one round of golf left to play it would probably be at Pebble Beach. I have fond memories of playing the 1982 US Open there. It\u2019s an historical place. It\u2019s one of the most beautiful settings in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Are the game\u2019s historical courses like Pebble Beach being stretched with the modern golf ball\u2019s distance?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a different game to what we played, that\u2019s for sure. It was bound to happen. It\u2019s the nature of technology improvement.<\/p>\n

But people like the long ball. It creates a lot of interest to the golf fan. So, I wouldn\u2019t roll it back. I would probably leave everything alone. Often the conditions affffect the scoring. Wind, rain, or the greens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is there anything you would change about the world of golf?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI would say I have a fear that the game is being tampered with too much. There\u2019re too many changes with rules and other things. I played in a traditional era so with this LIV and PGA Tour dispute, you can imagine where I stand. We could lose the pureness of the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Bill Rogers looks back on his Open triumph and the years that followed. Interview by Jack Martin It\u2019s over 40 years since you won the Open at Royal St George\u2019s. What memory sticks out when you look back? \u201cIt was 44 years ago. It feels like another lifetime ago. But on the heels of watching Rory McIlroy winning the Masters, I remember the feeling of winning a major. Exhilaration and relief. 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