Stephen Dodd

Stephen Dodd (born 15 July 1966) is a Welsh professional golfer who after a relatively moderate career, unexpectedly won two events on the European Tour in the 2005 season at the age of 38.
Dodd was born in Cardiff. He had a successful amateur career highlighted by victory in The Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale in 1989, which qualified him to play in The Open Championship that year and the Masters Tournament the following year. He was named Welsh sports personality of the year in 1989. He turned professional in 1990.
Dodd spent the early years of his professional career on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour. In 1992 he won the Bank Austria Open on that tour, but his results were generally patchy. He first gained his place on the main European Tour in 1995, but found himself returning to qualifying school every year until 2001, when he finally broke into the top 100 on the Order of Merit to automatically retain his playing status. He then steadily improved, having new personal best seasons in 2003 and 2004, finishing 80th and 58th respectively on the money list.
The 2005 season marked a sudden improvement in Dodd's fortunes. He won the first tournament he entered that season, the Volvo China Open (actually played in late 2004), which was one of several events co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour. A few weeks later he picked up a new biggest paycheck of his career by coming tied second in the higher profile Dubai Desert Classic. He went on to win the Nissan Irish Open in May, and in November he won the WGC-World Cup for Wales in partnership with Bradley Dredge. He finished the season ranked a career high 17th on the Order of Merit.
In 2006 Dodd won the Smurfit European Open, granting him a five-year exemption on the European Tour. He finished the season ranked 29th on the Order of Merit. Since then his form has dropped, and in 2008 he made just 4 cuts as he slipped to 245th on the end of season money list. His career started to decline and by 2012, he was playing on the third-tier Dubai-based MENA Golf Tour, where he has two wins.

Dodd resides in Barry, Wales with his wife Allison and their son Liam.

• 1989 The Amateur Championship, Welsh Amateur Championship, Welsh Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	28 Nov 2004 (2005 season)	Volvo China Open	–12 (68-70-70-68=276)	3 strokes	Thomas Bjørn
2	22 May 2005	Nissan Irish Open	–9 (69-70-72-68=279)	Playoff	David Howell
3	9 Jul 2006	Smurfit Kappa European Open	–9 (67-69-73-70=279)	2 strokes	José Manuel Lara, Anthony Wall

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2005	Nissan Irish Open	David Howell	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

• 1992 Bank Austria Open

European Senior Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	23 Oct 2016	Senior Italian Open	–9 (69-64-71=204)	1 stroke	Phillip Price

MENA Golf Tour wins (2)

• 2012 Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open
• 2013 Abu Dhabi Golf Citizen Open

Nordic Golf League wins (1)

• 2016 GRENKE Championship

Other wins (5)

• 1995 Welsh PGA Championship
• 2001 Welsh PGA Championship
• 2007 Ryder Cup Wales Welsh PGA Championship
• 2011 Welsh National PGA Championship
• 2014 Welsh National PGA Championship

Note: Dodd never played in the U.S. Open.

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Amateur

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1989 (winners)

Professional

• Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 (winners)
• World Cup (representing Wales): 2005 (winners), 2006, 2007, 2009