
Class of 2005
Bill Rogers
Bill Rogers has represented the United States as both an amateur and a professional golfer and has won 13 professional golf tournaments. Rogers began playing golf at the age of nine. He was an NCAA First Team All-American at the University of Houston and was a member of the victorious 1973 Walker Cup team. In 1975 he joined the Professional Golf Association Tour and won six Tour events between 1978 and 1983. He also won seven tournaments outside the Tour, including the 1981 Australian Open.
Rogers was named PGA Player of the Year in 1981, his best season on the tour. His Tour victories included the British Open Championship, World Series of Golf and the Texas Open. He played in the 1981 Ryder Cup and contributed one and one-half points to the USA victory over Europe. He was an assistant to captain Ben Crenshaw for the 1999 Ryder Cup Team which staged the dramatic comeback win in Brookline.
Rogers has been inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame and has been a board member of Golf San Antonio. He is an avid supporter of the First Tee Program and helped bring the American Junior Golf Association to San Antonio.