Andrew Dodt Explained

Andrew Dodt
Birth Date:26 January 1986
Birth Place:Gatton, Queensland, Australia
Residence:Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Yearpro:2007
Tour:European Tour
Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Prowins:4
Eurowins:2
Asiawins:3
Auswins:1
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T44: 2017
Pga:DNP

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.

Amateur career

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

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

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
114 Feb 2010Avantha Masters1−14 (67-68-71-68=274)1 stroke Richard Finch
215 Feb 2015True Thailand Classic1−16 (71-67-67-67=272)1 stroke Scott Hend, Thongchai Jaidee
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
114 Feb 2010Avantha Masters1−14 (67-68-71-68=274)1 stroke Richard Finch
215 Feb 2015True Thailand Classic1−16 (71-67-67-67=272)1 stroke Scott Hend, Thongchai Jaidee
318 Aug 2019Sarawak Championship−24 (66-64-70-64=264)Playoff Richard T. Lee
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12008Hana Bank Vietnam Masters Rhys Davies, Thongchai JaideeJaidee won with par on third extra hole
Dodt eliminated by birdie on second hole
22019Sarawak Championship Richard T. LeeWon with birdie on first extra hole
32020Bandar Malaysia Open Trevor Simsby, Jarin ToddSimsby won with birdie on second extra hole
Todd eliminated by birdie on first hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Results in major championships

"T" = Tied
Note: Dodt only played in The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017
Championship
Match Play
InvitationalT63
ChampionsT53T6875
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dodt halts Barry Lane bid at Avantha Masters . 2010-02-15. BBC Sport. 2010-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20100215054403/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8514884.stm. 15 February 2010 . live.
  2. Web site: True Thailand Classic: Andrew Dodt secures narrow one-shot win at European Tour event . . 15 February 2015 . 15 February 2015 . 15 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215171956/http://www1.skysports.com/golf/news/12040/9716143/true-thailand-classic-andrew-dodt-secures-narrow-one-shot-win-at-european-tour-event . live .
  3. News: Golf: Charlestown's Andrew Dodt returns from two-month injury lay-off and puts rowing machine on the back burner . . 22 July 2019 . John . Callinan . 18 August 2019 . 18 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190818080826/https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6286011/golf-charlestowns-andrew-dodt-returns-from-injury-puts-rowing-on-the-back-burner/ . live .