Dwyer started playing
golf at the age of 13, when her father took her out to the
driving range. She attended
Punahou School, 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
soccer. By senior year, she had traveled to the mainland United States, to compete in some
American Junior Golf Association tournaments. ==College==