Dodd on the up

After a nightmare season in which he has made only four cuts in 21 tournaments and never had a single top-40 finish, Welshman Stephen Dodd’s career is suddenly on the up again.

A week after earning £200,000 (€282,731) for fourth place in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth the 42-year-old former World Cup winner climbed through the field at the European Open with four successive birdies today.