Bernard Gallacher
Bernard Gallacher | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Bernard Gallacher, OBE |
Born |
Bathgate, Scotland | 9 February 1949
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
Nationality |
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Residence | Ascot, Berkshire, England |
Spouse | Lesley |
Children | Kirsty, Jamie, Laura |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1967 |
Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 22 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 10 |
European Senior Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1970 |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T18: 1973 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
Achievements and awards | |
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | 1968 |
Harry Vardon Trophy | 1969 |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire | 1996 |
Bernard Gallacher, OBE (born 9 February 1949) is a Scottish professional golfer.
Gallacher was born in Bathgate, Scotland. He took up golf at the age of eleven. In 1965 he won the Lothians Golf Association Boys Championship. He won the 1967 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship and turned professional the same year. He won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award in 1968. His first professional wins came in 1969; a pair of them in Zambia and another pair in Europe in the equivalent of European Tour events (the European Tour wasn't established until 1972). He accumulated ten wins on the European Tour between 1974 and 1984 and finished in the top ten on the European Tour Order of Merit five times between 1972 and 1982, with a best placing of third in 1974.
In 1969, at the age of 20, Gallacher became the youngest man to represent Great Britain in the Ryder Cup up to that time. This record was subsequently beaten by Nick Faldo and others. He went on to play in the Ryder Cup eight times and was non-playing captain of the European Team in 1991, 1993 and 1995. All three of those matches were very close; Europe lost the first two but won the third.
Gallacher now plays on the European Seniors Tour. His first senior win came at The Mobile Cup in 2002. He was the professional at the prestigious Wentworth Club near London for 25 years until the end of 1996. His daughter Kirsty is a presenter on Sky Sports News.
Gallacher also wrote a column for Scottish golf magazine bunkered from 1998 until 2008. In August 2014, Gallacher was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.[1]
Professional wins (22)
European Tour wins (10)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 23 Jun 1974 | Carroll's Celebration International | −17 (72-71-68-68=279) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 5 Oct 1974 | Dunlop Masters | −2 (71-70-69-72=282) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | 4 Oct 1975 | Dunlop Masters | +5 (74-70-71-74=289) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 16 Apr 1977 | Spanish Open | −11 (70-68-70-69=277) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 13 May 1979 | French Open | −8 (71-69-74-70=284) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
6 | 21 Sep 1980 | Haig Whisky TPC | −8 (68-65-66-69=268) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
7 | 14 Jun 1981 | Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open | −16 (65-69-63-67=264) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
8 | 16 May 1982 | Martini International | −7 (71-71-68-67=277) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
9 | 6 Jun 1982 | Jersey Open | −15 (69-66-68-70=273) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
10 | 3 Jun 1984 | Jersey Open | −14 (66-71-68-69=274) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Other wins (11)
- 1969 (4) Kawacha Eagle Open (Zambia), Cock of the North (Zambia), Schweppes Open, W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament
- 1970 (1) Mufulira Open (Zambia)
- 1971 (1) Martini International
- 1973 (2) Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1974 (1) Scottish Professional Championship
- 1977 (1) Scottish Professional Championship
- 1983 (1) Scottish Professional Championship
European Seniors Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 14 Jul 2002 | Mobile Cup | –12 (67-68-66=201) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T37 | CUT | T18 | T24 | T19 | T60 | CUT | T22 | CUT |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T25 | T19 | T31 | T47 | DNP | CUT |
Note: Gallacher never played in the U.S. Open nor the PGA Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1991 (non-playing captain), 1993 (non-playing captain), 1995 (winners, non-playing captain)
- World Cup (representing Scotland): 1969, 1971, 1974, 1982, 1983
- Double Diamond International: 1971, 1972, 1973 (winners), 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
- Marlboro Nations' Cup/Philip Morris International (representing Scotland): 1973 (winners), 1976
- Sotogrande Match/Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1974 (winners), 1978 (winners), 1982 (winners), (representing Scotland) 1984 (captain)
See also
References
- ↑ "Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories". The Guardian. 7 August 2014.
External links
- Bernard Gallacher at the European Tour official site