Bernard Gallacher
| Bernard Gallacher | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Bernard Gallacher, OBE |
| Born |
9 February 1949 Bathgate, Scotland |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Nationality |
 Scotland |
| Residence | Ascot, Berkshire, England |
| Spouse | Lesley |
| Children | Kirsty, Jamie, Laura |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1967 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 22 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 10 |
| European Seniors Tour | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1970 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T18: 1973 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire | 1996 |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | 1968 |
Bernard Gallacher, OBE (born 9 February 1949) is a Scottish professional golfer.
Gallacher was born in Bathgate, Scotland. He took up golf at the age of eleven. In 1965 he won the Lothians Golf Association Boys Championship. 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 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 was the professional at the prestigious Wentworth Club near London for 25 years until the end of 1996. His daughter Kirsty is a presenter on Sky Sports News
Professional wins (22)
European Tour wins (10)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Jun 1974 | Carroll's Celebration International | −17 (72-71-68-68=279) | 3 strokes |  Jack Newton |
| 2 | 5 Oct 1974 | Dunlop Masters | −2 (71-70-69-72=282) | Playoff |  Gary Player |
| 3 | 4 Oct 1975 | Dunlop Masters | +5 (74-70-71-74=289) | 2 strokes | Dale Hayes |
| 4 | 16 Apr 1977 | Spanish Open | −11 (70-68-70-69=277) | 2 strokes |  Francisco Abreu |
| 5 | 13 May 1979 | French Open | −8 (71-69-74-70=284) | 1 stroke | William Milne |
| 6 | 21 Sep 1980 | Haig Whisky TPC | −8 (68-65-66-69=268) | 3 strokes |  Nick Faldo,  Bernhard Langer |
| 7 | 14 Jun 1981 | Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open | −16 (65-69-63-67=264) | 5 strokes | Nick Faldo |
| 8 | 16 May 1982 | Martini International | −7 (71-71-68-67=277) | 3 strokes | José Maria Cañizares, Nick Faldo |
| 9 | 6 Jun 1982 | Jersey Open | −15 (69-66-68-70=273) | Playoff |  Eamonn Darcy, Des Smyth |
| 10 | 3 Jun 1984 | Jersey Open | −14 (66-71-68-69=274) | 2 strokes | Sandy Lyle |
Other wins (11)
- 1969 (4) Kawacha Eagle Open (Zambia), Cock 'O The North (Zambia), Schweppes Open, W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament
- 1970 (1) Mufulira Open (Zambia)
- 1971 (1) Martini International (the year before the European Tour started and it became a European Tour event)
- 1973 (2) Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1974 (1) Scottish Professional Championship
- 1977 (1) Scottish Professional Championship
- 1983 (1) Scottish Professional Championship
European Seniors Tour wins (1)
- 2002 (1) The Mobile Cup
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T37 | CUT | T18 | T24 | T19 | T60 | CUT | T22 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T25 | T19 | T31 | T47 | DNP | CUT |
Note: Gallacher never played in the U.S. Open nor the PGA Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland/Europe): 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1991 (non-playing captain), 1993 (non-playing captain), 1995 (winners, non-playing captain)
- World Cup (representing Scotland): 1969, 1971, 1974, 1982, 1983
- Double Diamond: 1971, 1972, 1973 (winners), 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
- Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1974 (winners), 1978 (winners), 1982 (winners), 1984 (captain)
- Philip Morris International: 1976
See also
External links
- Bernard Gallacher at the European Tour official site
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