Stephen Christopher Dodd was born on 15 July 1966 and is a Welsh professional golfer who after a moderate career, unexpectedly won two events on the European Tour in the 2005 season at the age of 38 and won a third time in 2006.
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Stephen Dodd won the 2005 WGC-World Cup in partnership with Bradley Dredge.
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Stephen Dodd played in the 1989 Walker Cup, being part of the first Great Britain and Ireland team to win in the United States.
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Stephen Dodd spent the early years of his professional career on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour.
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Stephen Dodd 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.
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Stephen Dodd won the first tournament he entered that season, the Volvo China Open, which was one of several events co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour.
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Stephen Dodd finished the season ranked a career high 17th on the Order of Merit.
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In 2006 Stephen Dodd won the Smurfit European Open, granting him a five-year exemption on the European Tour.
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Stephen Dodd finished the season ranked 29th on the Order of Merit.
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Stephen Dodd's career started to decline and by 2012, he was playing on the third-tier Dubai-based MENA Golf Tour, where he had three wins.
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Stephen Dodd shot an 8-under-par 62 in the third round to take a two shot lead going into the final round.
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