Terry Gale
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Terry R. Gale |
| Born | 7 June 1946 Yelbeni, Western Australia |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Perth, Western Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1976 |
| Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 42 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 15 |
| 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.
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 pre-Asian Tour Asian circuit. Since turning fifty he has been a member of the European Seniors Tour, where he has won seven tournaments. His best season on that tour was 2003, when he finished third on the Order of Merit. He also plays on the Japanese Seniors Tour.
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 Sr was also a talented cricketer in his youth, representing his state on occasion, although never at First Class level.
Amateur wins
- 1969 Western Australian Amateur
- 1972 Western Australian Amateur
- 1974 Australian Amateur, Western Australian Amateur
- 1975 Western Australian Amateur
Professional wins (42)
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
| 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, Tommy Nakajima, Namio Takasu, Nobumitsu Yuhara
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| 2 | 23 Apr 1989 | Dunlop Open | –4 (73-74-68-69=284) | 1 stroke |  Chen Tze-ming, Peter Senior
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Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1983 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Isao Aoki
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Lost to par on second extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (15)
- 1979 Nedlands Masters
- 1980 Western Australian Open
- 1981 New Zealand PGA Championship, Western Australia PGA Championship, CIG Channel 9 Nedlands Masters, Halls Head Western Open
- 1982 New Zealand Open, Air New Zealand Shell Open, Town & Country/Channel 9 West Australian Open
- 1983 Ford Dealers South Australian Open, Town & Country Western Australian Open, National Panasonic Nedlands Masters
- 1985 Halls Head Estates Nedlands Masters
- 1988 Air New Zealand Shell Open
- 1992 Nedlands Masters
Australian circuit wins (6)
- 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
Asia Golf Circuit wins (6)
- 1978 Singapore Open
- 1983 Malaysian Open
- 1984 Indonesia Open
- 1985 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
- 1987 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open
- 1989 Dunlop International Open (also Japan Golf Tour event)
Other wins (4)
- 1977 Forbes Classic
- 1979 Royal Fremantle Open
- 1990 Western Australian Open
- 1992 Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship
European Senior Tour wins (7)
| 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
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| 2 | 7 Sep 2002 | GIN Monte Carlo Invitational | −10 (62-67-68=197) | 1 stroke | Keith MacDonald
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| 3 | 29 Mar 2003 | Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open | −10 (70-64-72=206) | 6 strokes |  Jerry Bruner, Brian Jones
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| 4 | 5 Apr 2003 | Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic | −13 (68-70-65=203) | 3 strokes |  John Chillas
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| 5 | 31 Aug 2003 | Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open | −11 (69-66-70=205) | 2 strokes | Nick Job,  Barry Vivian
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| 6 | 16 May 2004 | Bosch Italian Seniors Open | −5 (69-74-68=211) | 1 stroke | David J. Russell
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| 7 | 14 Aug 2005 | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | −11 (67-66-66=199) | 2 strokes |  Luis Carbonetti,  Géry Watine
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European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | AIB Irish Seniors Open |  Joe McDermott, Noel Ratcliffe
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McDermott won with birdie on fifth extra hole Ratcliffe eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2004 | Digicel Jamaica Classic | Luis Carbonetti
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Australian Seniors Tour wins (2)
- 1997 Australian PGA Seniors Championship
- 2006 Australian PGA Seniors Championship
Results in major championships
| 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
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1970, 1972, 1974
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing Australia): 1971
Professional
- World Cup (representing Australia): 1983
- Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Australasia): 1995 (non-playing captain)
External links
- 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