Terry Gale

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox golfer Terry R. Gale (born 7 June 1946) is an Australian professional golfer.

Professional career

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

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

  • 1969 Western Australian Amateur
  • 1972 Western Australian Amateur
  • 1974 Australian Amateur, Western Australian Amateur
  • 1975 Western Australian Amateur

Professional wins (44)

PGA of Japan 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 Template:Flagicon Masahiro Kuramoto, Template:Flagicon Tsuneyuki Nakajima,
Template:Flagicon Namio Takasu, Template:Flagicon Nobumitsu Yuhara
2 23 Apr 1989 Dunlop Open1 −4 (73-74-68-69=284) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Chen Tze-ming, Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki Lost to par on second extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (6)

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 Template:Flagicon Mya Aye
2 6 Mar 1983 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open −9 (67-71-71-70=279) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jay Cudd
3 1 Apr 1984 Indonesia Open −8 (70-70-71-69=280) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Lu Chien-soon
4 10 Mar 1985 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open (2) −14 (68-64-69-69=270) 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Chen Tze-chung
5 8 Mar 1987 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open (3) −8 (66-75-70-69=280) Playoff Template:Flagicon Greg Twiggs
6 23 Apr 1989 Dunlop Open1 −4 (73-74-68-69=284) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Chen Tze-ming, Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagicon Kurt Cox, Template:Flagicon Tom Sieckmann Cox won with par on fourth extra hole
Gale eliminated by par on first hole
2 1987 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open Template:Flagicon Greg Twiggs Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (16)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 6 Mar 1977 Forbes Classic −3 (285) Playoff Template:Flagicon Bill Dunk
2 25 Mar 1979 Royal Fremantle Open −8 (69-73-67-71=280) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Ray Hore
3 5 Aug 1979 Nedlands Masters −9 (69-68-71-71=279) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Stewart Ginn
4 31 Aug 1980 Western Australian Open −2 (71-74-69-72=286) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Peter Randall
5 10 May 1981 Halls Head Western Open −7 (69-69-67-76=281) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Shaw
6 17 May 1981 CIG Channel 9 Nedlands Masters (2) −4 (70-69-70-71=280) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Vaughan Somers
7 29 Nov 1981 New Zealand PGA Championship −11 (66-67-68-68=269) Playoff Template:Flagicon Bob Charles
8 23 May 1982 Town and Country Western Australian Open (2) −13 (71-68-65-71=275) Playoff Template:Flagicon Vaughan Somers
9 28 Nov 1982 New Zealand BP Open −4 (75-66-74-69=284) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Charles
10 5 Dec 1982 Air New Zealand Shell Open −7 (66-68-65-74=273) Playoff Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady
11 23 Jan 1983 Ford Dealers South Australian Open −7 (69-72-72-68=281) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady
12 22 May 1983 Town and Country Western Australian Open (3) −8 (70-68-68-74=280) Playoff Template:Flagicon Jack Newton
13 29 May 1983 National Panasonic Nedlands Masters (3) −20 (62-67-67-72=268) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady
14 26 May 1985 Halls Head Estates Nedlands Masters (4) −13 (72-66-66-71=275) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Lyndsay Stephen
15 11 Dec 1988 Air New Zealand Shell Open (2) −9 (69-69-68-65=271) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin, Template:Flagicon Ossie Moore,
Template:Flagicon Jeff Woodland
16 1 Nov 1992 Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship −8 (71-69-68=208) Playoff Template:Flagicon Ken Trimble

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (6–0)

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

Other Australian wins (11)

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

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–2)

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

Australian senior wins (2)

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

Professional

See also

References

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