Stephen Dodd
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Dodd
Born	(1966-07-15) 15 July 1966 (age 45) Cardiff, Wales
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st)
Nationality	Wales
Residence	Barry, Wales
Career
Turned professional	1990
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Challenge Tour	1
Other	4
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1990
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1989, 2005, 2006
PGA Championship	CUT: 2005, 2006

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 U.S. Masters 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.^[1] 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,^[2] 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.^[3] 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.

Personal life[link]

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

Amateur wins (3)[link]

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

Professional wins (8)[link]

European Tour wins (3)[link]

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

Challenge Tour wins (1)[link]

• 1992 Bank Austria Open

Other wins (4)[link]

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

Results in major championships[link]

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

Team appearances[link]

Amateur

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

Professional

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

References[link]

External links[link]

• Stephen Dodd at the European Tour official site
• Stephen Dodd at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Awards
Preceded by Colin Jackson	BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 1989	Succeeded by Ian Woosnam

Medal record
Men's basketball
Competitor for the  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Bronze	2002 Isla Margarita	National team
FIBA Americas U20 Championship
Gold	2004 Halifax	National team

David C. Padgett (born 13 February 1985 in Reno, Nevada) is a former American basketball player and current coach.

High School[link]

Padgett attended Reno High School, where he averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds per game his senior year. He was a McDonald's High School and Parade All-American. He also was a member of the 2004 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, earning a gold medal at the event.

As a high school senior, he was the top-rated center and considered the fourth-rated prospect overall by Inside Hoops, the seventh overall by Rivals Hoops, and fifteenth overall by ESPN.com.^[1] In 2003, he was the Nevada player of the year.

College[link]

University of Kansas[link]

Padgett committed to the University of Kansas in 2003 in Roy Williams last season as the head coach. He decided to remain at Kansas after Williams left for the University of North Carolina and Bill Self became the head coach. His most memorable moment at Kansas came when he made the game winning shot in an 84-82 victory against Missouri in what turned out to be the last basketball game at the Hearnes Center.

University of Louisville[link]

After his freshman year, Padgett decided to transfer to the University of Louisville. NCAA rules dictated that he redshirt, and sit out for the 2004-2005 season, during which the Cardinals made it to the Final Four.

Padgett served as team captain with Taquan Dean. His team debut against Prairie View A&M was the third-highest scoring debut of any Cardinal at 17 points. He scored a career-high 27 points and eight rebounds against UConn.

Padgett scored in double-figures in 14 games in the 2006-2007 season. The Cardinals' leader in field goal percentage (59.7%, fourth in the Big East), Padgett averaged 9.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He was named to the Big East Conference Second Team.

At the beginning of his senior year, Padgett broke his kneecap in the season opener against Jackson State.^[2] He recovered quicker than expected and rejoined the team against Cincinnati on 1 January 2008.

Padgett's final year with Louisville came to end in the Elite Eight of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Though the #3 Cardinals lost to the #1 Tar Heels 83-73, Padgett was the Cardinals' top all around performer, finishing the game with 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists.^[3]

Post-College[link]

Though undrafted by an NBA team, Padgett was signed on 2 July 2008 by the Miami Heat, and added to its summer league team.^[4] However, Padgett was waived by the Heat on October 26, 2008.^[5]

After spending the 2008-09 season in Spain, Padgett was named to the Portland Trail Blazers 2009 summer league team.^[6] However, Padgett was not invited to training camp, and proceeded to play the next year in Spain with U.B. La Palma.^[7]

Coaching[link]

Following his second season in Spain, Padgett unofficially retired and returned to Louisville as the team's assistant strength coach.^[8] After spending the 2010–11 season in that position, he left to become a full-time assistant at IUPUI.^[9]

Personal[link]

Padgett's father, Pete, played for the University of Nevada, his uncle played for the University of New Mexico, his grandfather, Jim, played for Oregon State, and his sister played for the University of San Diego.^[1]

External links[link]

• IUPUI coach bio
• Player bio at the University of Louisville
• 'Sheriff' Padgett keying Louisville's surge

References[link]