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{{short description|American golfer}}
{{For|the English professional golfer (1891–1966)|Philip Rodgers}}
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{{more citations needed|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox golfer
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| college = [[University of Houston]]
| yearpro = 1961
| extour = [[PGA Tour]]<br />[[Senior PGA Tour]]
| prowins = 6
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Rodgers was born in [[San Diego, California]]. He won the 1958 [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|NCAA Division I Championship]] while playing at the [[University of Houston]]. Immediately after, he was placed in the first position on the first team of the 1958 All-American golf team, which included many well known professionals including future winners of the [[PGA Championship]], [[Al Geiberger]] and [[Bobby Nichols]] and [[Masters Tournament]] winner, [[Tommy Aaron]].
While in the Marine Corps, Rodgers won virtually every service tournament (he was even pulled out of [[Recruit training|Boot Camp]] to play in the All Services tournament), then turned professional in 1961. He won five times on the [[PGA Tour]] in the 1960s. Playing sparingly in 1961, but winning the "unofficial" 54-hole [[Sahara Pro-Am]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], Rodgers started his first full year on the PGA Tour in 1962, which began with the [[Los Angeles Open]]. Tied for the lead after 54 holes with [[Fred Hawkins (golfer)|Fred Hawkins]] at 206, Rodgers ran away from the field shooting a 9-under-par 62 making 9 birdies and 9 pars to win his first championship by 9 strokes.
He lost to [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]] in a 36-hole playoff in the [[1963 Open Championship]]. Rodgers also lost the [[1962 U.S. Open (golf)|1962 U.S. Open]] by two strokes despite going 6-over-par on two holes. In the first round, he took a quadruple bogey 8 on the 17th hole, and 4-putted the 12th hole in the third round. Still, after chipping in for a birdie on the 12th hole in the final round, he stood at 2-under-par with six holes left, needing 6 pars to win. Instead he made 3 bogeys enabling [[Arnold Palmer]] and [[Jack Nicklaus]] to finish regulation play tied for first at 1-under-par. Nicklaus went on to win the playoff and scored his first victory as a professional.
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After a stint on the [[Senior PGA Tour]], Rodgers became a much sought-after teacher, specializing in the short game. One of his first pupils was Jack Nicklaus, who publicly credited Rodgers with teaching him more precise wedge play which helped him win his fourth U.S. Open championship in 1980 at age 40. For several years, ''[[Golf Magazine]]'' ranked Rodgers in their top 100 teachers.
Rodgers died in San Diego on June 26, 2018, from [[leukemia]] at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.com/2018/06/27/phil-rodgers-gifted-player-and-instructor-dies-at-80/ |title=Phil Rodgers, gifted player and instructor, dies at 80 |magazine=Golfweek |first=Brentley |last=Romine |date=June 27, 2018 |access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/obituaries/phil-rodgers-brashest-man-in-golf-is-dead-at-80.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytobits |title=Phil Rodgers, 'The Brashest Man' in Golf, Dies at 80 |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Reuters |date=June 27, 2018}}</ref>
==Professional wins (6)==
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Goalby]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Hawkins (golfer)|Fred Hawkins]]
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