Andrew Dodt (born 26 January 1986) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, Asian Tour, and PGA Tour of Australasia. He has won twice on the European Tour, in India and Thailand, both events co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour.
| Andrew Dodt | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 January 1986 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Asian Tour | 3 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T44: 2017 |
Amateur career edit
Dodt was born in Queensland, Australia and learned to play golf from the age of four at Gatton Golf Club, close to where he lived. He was a member of the Golf Australia National Squad and won many high-profile amateur tournaments including the 2007 Australian Amateur Stroke Play. That win gave Dodt a spot in the 2007 MFS Australian Open at The Australian Golf Club in December. He turned professional at the conclusion of that tournament.
Professional career edit
Dodt joined the Asian Tour for the 2008 season.finished his début season ranked 43rd on the Order of Merit, and improved to 15th in 2009. He won his first professional tournament at the 2010 Avantha Masters, which was co-sanctioned with the European Tour.[1]
In 2015, Dodt won on the European Tour for the first time in five years at the True Thailand Classic, with a one stroke victory over Scott Hend and Thongchai Jaidee. He came from four shots behind in the final round with a five-under-par round to claim the victory.[2] Dodt showed a return to form at the end of 2016, finishing runner-up in the Australian PGA Championship and tied for third in the UBS Hong Kong Open, in successive weeks. In 2017 he had some good results in important events, finishing tied for 6th place in the 2017 BMW PGA Championship and tied for 4th in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. His good Scottish Open finish qualified him for the 2017 Open Championship where he finished tied for 44th place. 2018 was a disappointing year; his only top-10 finish being in the Fiji International.
Dodt injured his back in April 2019 and only returned to competitive golf in August at the Sarawak Championship.[3] Dodt won the event after a playoff with Richard T. Lee. Dodt won with a birdie 4 at the first playoff hole. Earlier Lee had tied Dodt with an eagle 3 at the final hole.
Amateur wins edit
- 2003 Victorian Junior Masters
- 2006 Malaysian Amateur
- 2007 Australian Amateur Stroke Play
Professional wins (4) edit
European Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Feb 2010 | Avantha Masters1 | −14 (67-68-71-68=274) | 1 stroke |  Richard Finch
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| 2 | 15 Feb 2015 | True Thailand Classic1 | −16 (71-67-67-67=272) | 1 stroke | Scott Hend,  Thongchai Jaidee
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Asian Tour wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Feb 2010 | Avantha Masters1 | −14 (67-68-71-68=274) | 1 stroke | Richard Finch
|
| 2 | 15 Feb 2015 | True Thailand Classic1 | −16 (71-67-67-67=272) | 1 stroke | Scott Hend, Thongchai Jaidee
|
| 3 | 18 Aug 2019 | Sarawak Championship | −24 (66-64-70-64=264) | Playoff |  Richard T. Lee
|
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Hana Bank Vietnam Masters |  Rhys Davies, Thongchai Jaidee
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Jaidee won with par on third extra hole Dodt eliminated by birdie on second hole |
| 2 | 2019 | Sarawak Championship | Richard T. Lee
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2020 | Bandar Malaysia Open |  Trevor Simsby, Jarin Todd
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Simsby won with birdie on second extra hole Todd eliminated by birdie on first hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Aug 2014 | Isuzu Queensland Open | −7 (72-70-72-67=281) | 2 strokes | Tom Bond
|
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 2017 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T44 |
"T" = Tied
Note: Dodt only played in The Open Championship.
Results in World Golf Championships edit
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | ||||||||
| Match Play | ||||||||
| Invitational | T63 | |||||||
| Champions | T53 | T68 | 75 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners)
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2006
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 2007
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 2003, 2004 (winners), 2005, 2006, 2007
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Dodt halts Barry Lane bid at Avantha Masters". BBC Sport. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ "True Thailand Classic: Andrew Dodt secures narrow one-shot win at European Tour event". Sky Sports. 15 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Callinan, John (22 July 2019). "Golf: Charlestown's Andrew Dodt returns from two-month injury lay-off and puts rowing machine on the back burner". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
External links edit
- Andrew Dodt at the European Tour official site
- Andrew Dodt at the Asian Tour official site
- Andrew Dodt at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Andrew Dodt at the Official World Golf Ranking official site