Terry Gale
Terry Gale | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Terry R. Gale |
Born | Yelbeni, Western Australia | 7 June 1946
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Perth, Western Australia |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1976 |
Former tour(s) | PGA of Japan Tour Asia Golf Circuit PGA Tour of Australasia European Seniors Tour |
Professional wins | 43 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 16 |
European Senior Tour | 7 |
Other | 18 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T13: 1979 |
Terry R. Gale (born 7 June 1946) is an Australian professional golfer.
Professional career
[edit]Gale had a successful amateur career before turning professional at a relatively advanced age in 1976. From the mid-1970s to the early 1990s he won regularly on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Japan Golf Tour, and the Asia Golf Circuit. Once he turned 50, he joined the European Seniors Tour, where he won seven tournaments. His best season on that tour was 2003, when he finished third on the Order of Merit. He also played on the Japanese Seniors Tour.
Personal life
[edit]Gale originally worked as a sheep farmer.[1]
Off the course, Gale was the second Chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia. His son, Mark Gale was a professional Australian rules footballer. Gale was also a talented cricketer in his youth, representing his state on occasion, although never at First Class level.
Amateur wins
[edit]- 1969 Western Australian Amateur
- 1972 Western Australian Amateur
- 1974 Australian Amateur, Western Australian Amateur
- 1975 Western Australian Amateur
Professional wins (44)
[edit]PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 Jun 1982 | Yomiuri Open | −16 (70-70-68-68=276) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 | 23 Apr 1989 | Dunlop Open1 | −4 (73-74-68-69=284) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1983 | Japan Open Golf Championship | ![]() |
Lost to par on second extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (6)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 Mar 1978 | Singapore Open | −6 (68-70-72-68=278) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 6 Mar 1983 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | −9 (67-71-71-70=279) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 1 Apr 1984 | Indonesia Open | −8 (70-70-71-69=280) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 10 Mar 1985 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open (2) | −14 (68-64-69-69=270) | 7 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 8 Mar 1987 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open (3) | −8 (66-75-70-69=280) | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | 23 Apr 1989 | Dunlop Open1 | −4 (73-74-68-69=284) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1982 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | ![]() ![]() |
Cox won with par on fourth extra hole Gale eliminated by par on first hole |
2 | 1987 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (16)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 Mar 1977 | Forbes Classic | −3 (285) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 25 Mar 1979 | Royal Fremantle Open | −8 (69-73-67-71=280) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 5 Aug 1979 | Nedlands Masters | −9 (69-68-71-71=279) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 31 Aug 1980 | Western Australian Open | −2 (71-74-69-72=286) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 10 May 1981 | Halls Head Western Open | −7 (69-69-67-76=281) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
6 | 17 May 1981 | CIG Channel 9 Nedlands Masters (2) | −4 (70-69-70-71=280) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
7 | 29 Nov 1981 | New Zealand PGA Championship | −11 (66-67-68-68=269) | Playoff | ![]() |
8 | 23 May 1982 | Town and Country Western Australian Open (2) | −13 (71-68-65-71=275) | Playoff | ![]() |
9 | 28 Nov 1982 | New Zealand BP Open | −4 (75-66-74-69=284) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
10 | 5 Dec 1982 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −7 (66-68-65-74=273) | Playoff | ![]() |
11 | 23 Jan 1983 | Ford Dealers South Australian Open | −7 (69-72-72-68=281) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
12 | 22 May 1983 | Town and Country Western Australian Open (3) | −8 (70-68-68-74=280) | Playoff | ![]() |
13 | 29 May 1983 | National Panasonic Nedlands Masters (3) | −20 (62-67-67-72=268) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
14 | 26 May 1985 | Halls Head Estates Nedlands Masters (4) | −13 (72-66-66-71=275) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
15 | 11 Dec 1988 | Air New Zealand Shell Open (2) | −9 (69-69-68-65=271) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
16 | 1 Nov 1992 | Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship | −8 (71-69-68=208) | Playoff | ![]() |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (6–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1977 | Forbes Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 1981 | New Zealand PGA Championship | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1982 | Town and Country Western Australian Open | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
4 | 1982 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
5 | 1983 | Town and Country Western Australian Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
6 | 1992 | Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
Other Australian wins (11)
[edit]- 1969 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)
- 1970 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)
- 1971 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)
- 1972 Western Australian Open (as an amateur)
- 1975 Western Australian Open (as an amateur)
- 1976 Nedlands Masters
- 1979 Mandurah Classic[2]
- 1980 Mandurah Classic[3]
- 1981 Western Australia PGA Championship
- 1990 Western Australian Open
- 1992 Nedlands Masters
European Seniors Tour wins (7)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 Aug 1996 | The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship | −4 (72-70-72-70=284) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 7 Sep 2002 | GIN Monte Carlo Invitational | −10 (62-67-68=197) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 29 Mar 2003 | Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open | −10 (70-64-72=206) | 6 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 5 Apr 2003 | Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic | −13 (68-70-65=203) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 31 Aug 2003 | Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open | −11 (69-66-70=205) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
6 | 16 May 2004 | Bosch Italian Seniors Open | −5 (69-74-68=211) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
7 | 14 Aug 2005 | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | −11 (67-66-66=199) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1998 | AIB Irish Seniors Open | ![]() ![]() |
McDermott won with birdie on fifth extra hole Ratcliffe eliminated by par on first hole |
2 | 2004 | Digicel Jamaica Classic | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Australian senior wins (2)
[edit]- 1997 Australian PGA Seniors Championship[4]
- 2006 Australian PGA Seniors Championship[5]
Results in major championships
[edit]Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
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The Open Championship | T13 | CUT | T44 | T42 | T29 | T28 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Gale only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1980 and 1985 Open Championships)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1970, 1972, 1974
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing Australia): 1971
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1969 (winners)
Professional
- World Cup (representing Australia): 1983
- Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Australasia): 1995 (non-playing captain)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The two golfers to watch in the Singapore Open". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Gale by 5". The Age. 13 August 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Golf: Gale's WA open". The Canberra Times. 1 September 1980. p. 21. Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Trove.
- ^ "Australian PGA Senior C'ship". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 October 1997. p. 52. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Australian PGA Seniors Championship Winners List" (PDF). PGA Australia.
External links
[edit]- Terry Gale at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Terry Gale at the European Tour official site
- Terry Gale at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile on CricketArchive