Trevor George Dodds (born 26 September 1959) is a Namibian professional

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er who formerly played on the

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. He is known for winning the 1998 edition of Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic.

Early life

Dodds was born in

Windhoek Windhoek (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which ...

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Professional career

In 1985, Dodds turned professional. He won the

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Order of Merit in 1995 and 1996. Dodds has compiled 13 wins on four different tours: the

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and the

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Southern Africa Tour wins (3)

Buy.com Tour wins (3)

Canadian Tour wins (6)

U.S. Golf Tour wins (1)

Source:

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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(representing Namibia):

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

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* * * * Namibian male golfers Lamar Cardinals golfers Sunshine Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Expatriate golfers in the United States White Namibian people Namibian people of British descent Sportspeople from Windhoek Golfers from St. Louis 1959 births Living people {{Namibia-sport-bio-stub