Andrew Dodt might not be a player that you’re familiar with at the summit of the European Tour’s Race to Dubai. However the Australian has made an unbelievable start to the 2016/17 season with a runner-up finish in the Australian PGA Championship and a tied-third in the UBS Hong Kong Open a week later. This leaves him at the top of the Race to Dubai standings on 222,425 points with our columnist Rafa Cabrera Bello in second.

All you need to know about Dodt:

- He has a Category 4 Exemption Tour Card because he won a Race to Dubai tournaments (True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain) with a prize fund over €5 million in 2015.
- He has won two European Tour tournaments throughout his career.
- The highest he has finished in his six full seasons on the European Tour is 70th back in 2010.
- He has already earned €78,620 more this season from two events than he did in 21 tournaments last season.
Here are the highlights from his last victory in Thailand:
The Australian will be hoping he continues this fine form for the remainder of the season.