Robert Dinwiddie (golfer)

Robert Dinwiddie
— Golfer —

Open Qualifying, Woburn 2015
Personal information
Full name Robert Dinwiddie
Born (1982-12-29) 29 December 1982
Dumfries, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st)
Nationality  England
Residence Barnard Castle, England
London, England
Career
College Tennessee State University
Turned professional 2006
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T36: 2008
The Open Championship CUT: 2015
PGA Championship DNP

Robert Dinwiddie (born 29 December 1982) is an English professional golfer.

Early years

Dinwiddie was born in Dumfries, Scotland. He was assisted by College Prospects of America to gain a golf scholarship at Tennessee State University, and was the number one ranked English golfer.[1]

Dinwiddie won Welsh and Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championships in 2005, and when he also claimed the English Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, otherwise known as the Brabazon Trophy, in 2006, he became the first person to hold all three titles at the same time.[2][3]

Professional career

Dinwiddie turned professional towards the end of 2006 and joined the Challenge Tour. He had an immediate impact, finishing tied 11th in just his second tournament. He went on to end the season in 8th place on the rankings, aided by back to back victories in August at the Scottish Challenge and the Rolex Trophy, which was enough to gain automatic promotion to the European Tour.

In his first season on the European Tour, Dinwiddie had five top ten finishes, including tied 3rd at the BMW Asian Open and tied 6th at the Barclays Scottish Open, on his way to 72nd on the final Order of Merit. He also qualified for the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, through final qualifying at Walton Heath.[4] He made an impressive major championship début, finishing in a tie for 36th place.

After a difficult 2009 season, Dinwiddie returned to the Challenge Tour for 2010, where he promptly won the Kenya Open,[5] the second event of the year. He followed this with a string of top ten finishes to ensure a return to the main tour for 2011.

Amateur wins

Professional wins

Challenge Tour wins

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 12 Aug 2007 Scottish Challenge −20 (70–63–68–67=268) 4 strokes Scotland Jamie McLeary
2 19 Aug 2007 Rolex Trophy −18 (70–68–68–64=270) 3 strokes England Ross McGowan
3 28 Mar 2010 Kenya Open −12 (68-69-70-65=272) 3 strokes Argentina Julio Zapata

Results in major championships

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T36 DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Teenager earns Walker Cup call". BBC Sport. 4 July 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  2. ↑ "Dinwiddie beats the rain to complete title treble". English Golf Union. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  3. ↑ "Payday joy for former amateur". The Journal. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  4. ↑ Dixon, Peter (3 June 2008). "Robert Dinwiddie's burst wins place in US Open". London: The Times. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  5. ↑ Daily Nation, March 28, 2010: Kenya Open: Top prize goes to Englishman Dinwiddie

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