Bridget Dwyer (born September 16, 1980) is an American

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, best known for her appearance on ''

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'', the Golf Channel's

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series. Dwyer was born in

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, and is the youngest of six children.

Golf and high school

Dwyer started playing

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at the age of 13, when her father took her out to the driving range. She attended

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, a private school in Oahu, Hawaii, where she was a member of the boys golf team, there being no girls team at the time. As well as golf, Dwyer also played

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. By senior year, she had traveled to the mainland United States, to compete in some

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tournaments.

College

Dwyer received a partial scholarship to

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, where she helped her team go from ranked outside of the top 50 in her freshman year to the NCAA Championship her senior year. She was awarded Most Inspirational Player in her senior year. She graduated in June 2004, with a 3.6 GPA and a major in Economics and minor in Japanese.

Professional career

Dwyer turned professional the following season in 2005. She has played on many

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including the

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, the Canadian Tour, the Chinese Tour and the West Coast Tour.

''The Big Break VI''

Dwyer was also featured on '' The Big Break VI: Trump National,'' the sixth series of the Golf Channel's reality show. She managed to get through to the final where she competed against Brianna Vega in an 18-hole match play competition. Vega won the final 3 & 1.

External links

Bridget Dwyer
- official site

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dwyer, Bridget American female golfers Golfers from Hawaii People from Oahu Sportspeople from Honolulu County, Hawaii 1980 births Living people 21st-century American sportswomen