Bernard Gallacher
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Bernard Gallacher (born 9 February 1949) is a Scottish professional golfer.
Gallacher was born in Bathgate, Scotland. He took up golf at the age of eleven. He won the 1967 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship and turned professional the same year. He won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award in 1968. His first professional wins came in 1969; a pair of them in Zambia and another pair in Europe in the equivalent of European Tour events (the European Tour wasn't established until 1972). He accumulated ten wins on the European Tour between 1974 and 1984 and finished in the top ten on the European Tour Order of Merit five times between 1972 and 1982, with a best placing of third in 1974.
In 1969, at the age of 20, Gallacher became the youngest man to represent Great Britain & Ireland in the Ryder Cup up to that time. This record was subsequently beaten by Nick Faldo and others. He went on to play in the Ryder Cup eight times and was non-playing captain of the European Team in 1991, 1993 and 1995. All three of those matches were very close; Europe lost the first two but won the third.
Gallacher now plays on the European Seniors Tour. His first senior win came at The Mobile Cup in 2002. He is the professional at the prestigious Wentworth Club near London, which also boasts Ernie Els as its "Worldwide Touring Professional". His daughter Kirsty is a sports presenter on British television.
[edit] European Tour wins (10)
- 1974 (2) Carroll's Celebration International, Dunlop Masters
- 1975 (1) Dunlop Masters
- 1977 (1) Spanish Open
- 1979 (1) French Open
- 1980 (1) Haig Whisky TPC
- 1981 (1) Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open
- 1982 (2) Martini International, Jersey Open
- 1984 (1) Jersey Open
[edit] Other wins
- 1969 Kawacha Eagle Open (Zambia), Cock 'O The North (Zambia), Schweppes PGA Championship, WD & HO Wills Open
- 1970 Mufulira Open (Zambia)
- 1971 Martini International (the year before the European Tour started and it became a European Tour event)
- 1973 Coca-Cola Young Professionals Championship, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1974 Scottish Professional Championship
- 1977 Scottish Professional Championship
- 1983 Scottish Professional Championship
[edit] Senior wins
- 2002 The Mobile Cup (European Seniors Tour)
[edit] Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain / GB & Ireland / Europe): 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983. Non-playing captain: 1991, 1993, 1995 (winners).
- World Cup (representing Scotland): 1969, 71, 74, 82, 83
- Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1974 (winners), 78 (winners), 82 (winners), 84 (Captain)
- Double Diamond: 1971, 72, 73 (winners), 74, 75, 76, 77
- Philip Morris International: 1976
