He began honing his skills at Northridge Country Club winning numerous local amateur events in northeast Texas.

[1] His father was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, and Rogers spent part of his military brat youth in Morocco and Germany.

Rogers attended the University of Houston, where he played on the Cougar golf team and roomed with fellow future PGA Tour pro Bruce Lietzke.

In 1982, Rogers won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, and led the U.S. Open during the final day before falling short.

[2] Since turning 50 in 2001, Rogers has played sporadically on the Champions Tour; his most notable accomplishment as a senior player was winning the team portion of the 2002 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf with Bruce Lietzke.