| Terry Gale | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Terry R. Gale |
| Born | 7 June 1946 |
| 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 |
| Former tours | 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.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]In 1946, Gale was born in Yelbeni, Western Australia. Gale was also a talented cricketer in his youth, representing his state on occasion, although never at First Class level. Gale originally worked as a sheep farmer before transitioning to pro golf.[1]
While working as a farmer, Gale had much success playing amateur golf. He won the Western Australian Amateur four times in his young adulthood. He also won the 1974 Australian Amateur. He also had success at professional events. He won his home state's open, the Western Australian Open, twice while an amateur. He also won the Nedlands Masters, another prominent professional event in Western Australia, three times during his amateur days.
Professional career
[edit]In 1976, at a relatively advanced age of 30, Gale turned professional. In March 1977, Gale won his first event on the PGA Tour of Australia, the Forbes Open.[2] He ultimately won 16 times on the Australian Tour. He also played extensively on the Japan Golf Tour and the Asia Golf Circuit during his career, winning on both circuits.
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.
Gale also worked as the second Chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Personal life
[edit]Gale's son, Mark Gale was a professional Australian rules footballer.
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 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[3]
- 1980 Mandurah Classic[4]
- 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 |  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 |
Other senior wins (2)
[edit]- 1997 Australian PGA Seniors Championship[5]
- 2006 Australian PGA Seniors Championship[6]
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
- 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 wins in playoff". The Age. 7 March 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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