Terry Gale

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Terry Gale (born 7 June 1946) is an Australian golfer.

He had a successful amateur career before turning professional at a relatively advanced age in 1976. From the mid 1970s to the early nineties 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.

[edit] Tournaments wins

Amateur

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

Australasia

1972 Western Australian Open (as an amateur)
1975 Western Australian Open (as an amateur)
1977 Forbes Classic
1979 Royal Freemantle Open, Nedlands Masters
1980 Western Australian Open
1981 Halls Head Western Open, CIG Channel 9 Nedlands Masters, New Zealand PGA Championship
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