Background
Dinwiddie was born in Dumfries, Scotland.
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. 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.
He also qualified for the United States. Open at Torrey Pines, through final qualifying at Walton Heath. He made an impressive major championship début, finishing in a tie for 36th place.
He followed this with a string of top ten finishes to ensure a return to the main tour for 2011. 2005 Welsh Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Simon Bolivar Cup Challenge Tour wins DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10 Amateur Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 Street Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2006 (winners) Simon Bolivar Cup (representing England): 2005.