Who's who: Terry Gale

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Who's who: Terry Gale

  • Name:

    Terry R. Gale
  • Country:

    Australia
  • Born:

    June 7, 1946 in Yelbeni, Western Australia.
  • Original/Home Club:

  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer; second Chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia.
  • Turned Pro:

    1976 (aged 29)

Roll of Honour

Australian Amateur champion (1974). Total professional wins (41), including Australasian Tour (21), Asian professional circuit (6), Japan Tour (2) and European Senior Tour (7).

Did you know?

By the time he turned professional in 1976 aged 29, Gale already had an impressive list of five wins in Australasian professional tour events. He went on to win many more, including several tournament victories on the Asian and Japan tours, and the European Senior Tour.

Top tournaments won by Terry Gale

2005
Europe
199 (-11)
€31,500
Bad Ragaz

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

199 (-11)

Prize money

€31,500

Title sponsor

Bad Ragaz

Played as the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open (Aug 12-14). Second-placed Luis Carbonetti (Arg) and Géry Watine (Fra) finished 2 shots behind Terry Gale (Aus), who recorded the last of his seven European Senior Tour wins. [GC Bad Ragaz, Switzerland].

2004
Europe
211 (-5)
€24,000
Bosch

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Venue

Venezia

Score

211 (-5)

Prize money

€24,000

Title sponsor

Bosch

Played as the inaugural Bosch Italian Seniors Open (May 14-16). Second-placed David J. Russell (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Terry Gale (Aus), who birdied the final two holes to claim victory. [Venezia GC, Lido di Venezia, Veneto].

2003
Europe
206 (-10)
€29,620
Royal Westmoreland

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

206 (-10)

Prize money

€29,620

Title sponsor

Royal Westmoreland

Played as the Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open (March 27-29; Eurpn Snr Tr event). Second-placed Jerry Bruner (USA) and Brian Jones (Aus) finished 6 shots behind Gale (Aus). [Royal Westmoreland, St James, Barbados].

2003
Europe
Tobago Plantns GC
203 (-13)
€27,306
x

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Venue

Tobago Plantns GC

Score

203 (-13)

Prize money

€27,306

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic (April 3-5). Second-placed John Chillas (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Gale (Aus), who recorded back-to-back wins on the European Snr Tour. [Tobago Plantations GC, Lowlands, Tobago].

2003
Europe
205 (-11)
€32,609
Charles Church

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

205 (-11)

Prize money

€32,609

Title sponsor

Charles Church

Played as the Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open (Aug 29-31). Second-placed Nick Job (Eng) and Barry Vivian (NZ) finished 2 shots behind Terry Gale (Aus). [The Roxburghe GC, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland].

2002
Europe
197 (-10)
€34,681
GIN

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

197 (-10)

Prize money

€34,681

Title sponsor

GIN

Played as the GIN Monte Carlo Invitational (Sept 5-7; last played in 2000). Second-placed Keith MacDonald (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Gale (Aus), who ended his six year winless drought with a birdie at the final hole. [Monte-Carlo GC, Mont Agel, La Turbie, French Riviera].

1996
Europe
284 (-4)
£25,000
The Belfry

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

284 (-4)

Prize money

£25,000

Title sponsor

The Belfry

Played as The Belfry PGA Snrs Championship (Aug 22-25). Second-placed Tommy Horton (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 50-year-old Terry Gale (Aus), who recorded the first of his seven European Seniors Tour wins. [Brabazon course, The Belfry, Wishaw, nr Birmingham].

1988
Aus/NZ
271 (-9)
NZ$36,000
Air NZ/Shell

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

271 (-9)

Prize money

NZ$36,000

Title sponsor

Air NZ/Shell

Played as the Air New Zealand Shell Open (Dec 8-11). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA), Ossie Moore (Aus) and Jeff Woodland (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Gale (Aus), who won this event for the second time. [Titirangi GC, New Lynn, Auckland, NZ].

Category

Asia

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Malaysian Open. Gale (Aus) beat Greg Twiggs (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole to record his third win in five years in this event. [Subang Natl GC, Petaling Jaya, nr KL, Malaysia; known locally as Negara Subang].

Category

Asia

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

270 (-14)

Prize money

US$25,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Malaysian Open. Second-placed Chen Tze-chung (Taiw) finished 7 shots behind Gale (Aus). [Old course, Royal Selangor GC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia].

Category

Asia

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Indonesian Open (Mar 29-Apr 1; Asian circuit event). Second-placed Chien-soon Lu (Taiw) finished 2 shots behind Gale (Aus). [Pondok Indah GC, South Jakarta, Indonesia].

1983
Asia
279 (-9)
US$25,000
x

Category

Asia

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

US$25,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Malaysian Open. Second-placed Jay Cudd (USA) finished 2 shots behind Gale (Aus). [Subang Natl GC, Petaling Jaya, nr KL, Malaysia; known locally as Negara Subang].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

284 (-4)

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the New Zealand Open (Nov 25-28). Second-placed Bob Charles (NZ) finished 2 shots behind Gale (Aus). [Christchurch GC, Shirley Links, Christchurch, NZ].

1982
Aus/NZ
273 (-7)
NZ$13,530
Air NZ/Shell

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

273 (-7)

Prize money

NZ$13,530

Title sponsor

Air NZ/Shell

Played as the Air New Zealand Shell Open (Dec 2-5). Gale (Aus) beat Wayne Grady (Aus) with a birdie at the second playoff hole (par-4 17th). [Titirangi GC, New Lynn, Auckland, NZ].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the New Zealand PGA Championship (Dec; second of two NZ PGA Championships played in 1981). Won by Terry Gale (Aus). [Tauranga GC, Gate Pa, Tauranga, NZ].

Category

Asia

Winner (holder)

Gale, Terry

Score

278 (-6)

Prize money

US$6,925

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Singapore Open. Second-placed Mya Aye (Burma) finished 1 shot behind Gale (Aus). [Bukit course, Singapore Island CC, Singapore].

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