Rodger turned professional in 1974 and spent his regular career playing mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. His seven European Tour wins included two of Europe’s most prestigious tournaments; the British PGA Championship, which he won in 1986 at Wentworth Club, and the season-ending Volvo Masters, which he claimed in 1991. In 1986 Rodger had a wonderful three-week run winning the Australian Open, Air New Zealand Shell Open, and the New Zealand Open in consecutive weeks.