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Terry Gale

Terry R. Gale (born 7 June 1946) is an Australian professional golfer.

Terry Gale
Personal information
Full nameTerry R. Gale
Born (1946-06-07) 7 June 1946 (age 77)
Yelbeni, Western Australia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidencePerth, Western Australia
Career
Turned professional1976
Former tour(s)PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
PGA Tour of Australasia
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins43
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia16
European Senior Tour7
Other18
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT13: 1979

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   Masahiro Kuramoto,   Tsuneyuki Nakajima,
  Namio Takasu,   Nobumitsu Yuhara
2 23 Apr 1989 Dunlop Open1 −4 (73-74-68-69=284) 1 stroke   Chen Tze-ming,   Peter Senior

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   Isao Aoki 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   Mya Aye
2 6 Mar 1983 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open −9 (67-71-71-70=279) 2 strokes   Jay Cudd
3 1 Apr 1984 Indonesia Open −8 (70-70-71-69=280) 2 strokes   Lu Chien-soon
4 10 Mar 1985 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open (2) −14 (68-64-69-69=270) 7 strokes   Chen Tze-chung
5 8 Mar 1987 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open (3) −8 (66-75-70-69=280) Playoff   Greg Twiggs
6 23 Apr 1989 Dunlop Open1 −4 (73-74-68-69=284) 1 stroke   Chen Tze-ming,   Peter Senior

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   Kurt Cox,   Tom Sieckmann Cox won with par on fourth extra hole
Gale eliminated by par on first hole
2 1987 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open   Greg Twiggs 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   Bill Dunk
2 25 Mar 1979 Royal Fremantle Open −8 (69-73-67-71=280) 1 stroke   Ray Hore
3 5 Aug 1979 Nedlands Masters −9 (69-68-71-71=279) 5 strokes   Stewart Ginn
4 31 Aug 1980 Western Australian Open −2 (71-74-69-72=286) 3 strokes   Peter Randall
5 10 May 1981 Halls Head Western Open −7 (69-69-67-76=281) 2 strokes   Bob Shaw
6 17 May 1981 CIG Channel 9 Nedlands Masters (2) −4 (70-69-70-71=280) 1 stroke   Vaughan Somers
7 29 Nov 1981 New Zealand PGA Championship −11 (66-67-68-68=269) Playoff   Bob Charles
8 23 May 1982 Town and Country Western Australian Open (2) −13 (71-68-65-71=275) Playoff   Vaughan Somers
9 28 Nov 1982 New Zealand BP Open −4 (75-66-74-69=284) 2 strokes   Bob Charles
10 5 Dec 1982 Air New Zealand Shell Open −7 (66-68-65-74=273) Playoff   Wayne Grady
11 23 Jan 1983 Ford Dealers South Australian Open −7 (69-72-72-68=281) 1 stroke   Wayne Grady
12 22 May 1983 Town and Country Western Australian Open (3) −8 (70-68-68-74=280) Playoff   Jack Newton
13 29 May 1983 National Panasonic Nedlands Masters (3) −20 (62-67-67-72=268) 3 strokes   Wayne Grady
14 26 May 1985 Halls Head Estates Nedlands Masters (4) −13 (72-66-66-71=275) 5 strokes   Lyndsay Stephen
15 11 Dec 1988 Air New Zealand Shell Open (2) −9 (69-69-68-65=271) 4 strokes   Hale Irwin,   Ossie Moore,
  Jeff Woodland
16 1 Nov 1992 Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship −8 (71-69-68=208) Playoff   Ken Trimble

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (6–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1977 Forbes Classic   Bill Dunk Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 1981 New Zealand PGA Championship   Bob Charles Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1982 Town and Country Western Australian Open   Vaughan Somers Won with par on first extra hole
4 1982 Air New Zealand Shell Open   Wayne Grady Won with birdie on second extra hole
5 1983 Town and Country Western Australian Open   Jack Newton Won with birdie on first extra hole
6 1992 Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship   Ken Trimble Won with par on first extra hole

Other Australian wins (11) edit

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   Tommy Horton
2 7 Sep 2002 GIN Monte Carlo Invitational −10 (62-67-68=197) 1 stroke   Keith MacDonald
3 29 Mar 2003 Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open −10 (70-64-72=206) 6 strokes   Jerry Bruner,   Brian Jones
4 5 Apr 2003 Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic −13 (68-70-65=203) 3 strokes   John Chillas
5 31 Aug 2003 Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open −11 (69-66-70=205) 2 strokes   Nick Job,   Barry Vivian
6 16 May 2004 Bosch Italian Seniors Open −5 (69-74-68=211) 1 stroke   David J. Russell
7 14 Aug 2005 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open −11 (67-66-66=199) 2 strokes   Luis Carbonetti,   Géry Watine

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1998 AIB Irish Seniors Open   Joe McDermott,   Noel Ratcliffe McDermott won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Ratcliffe eliminated by par on first hole
2 2004 Digicel Jamaica Classic   Luis Carbonetti Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Australian senior wins (2) edit

Results in major championships edit

Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
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

Professional

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The two golfers to watch in the Singapore Open". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Gale by 5". The Age. 13 August 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Golf: Gale's WA open". The Canberra Times. 1 September 1980. p. 21. Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Australian PGA Senior C'ship". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 October 1997. p. 52. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Australian PGA Seniors Championship Winners List" (PDF). PGA Australia.

External links edit

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