# Stephen Gallacher

Stephen James Gallacher MBE (born 1 November 1974) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

## Early life and amateur career

Gallacher was born in Dechmont, West Lothian and is the nephew of former European Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher and cousin of Sky Sports news presenter Kirsty Gallacher. He won the 1994 European Amateur and a couple of important amateur tournaments in Britain. He played in a victorious Walker Cup side in 1995 and turned professional later that year.

## Professional career

Gallacher first played on the European Tour in 1996, but struggled to begin with. In 2000, however, he reached the top hundred on the Order of Merit for the first time, placing 56th. In 2004 he recorded his first win on the tour at the Dunhill Links Championship, which is one of the richest golf tournaments in Europe, and finished the year ranked 15th on the Order of Merit.
In February 2013, Gallacher ended a 201-tournament wait for his second victory on the European Tour, when he won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic by three strokes. He held the lead going into the final round after he shot his best career round of 62 on the European Tour in the third round. Despite two bogeys in his first two holes, Gallacher clinched victory with an eagle on the 16th hole. The win moved Gallacher back into the world's top 100.
The following year, Gallacher defended his title with a one stroke victory at the 2014 Omega Dubai Desert Classic for his third European Tour victory. He is the first golfer to ever successfully defend the title. Five years after his title defense in Dubai, he won again on the European Tour by claiming the 2019 Hero Indian Open, India's premier event, with a birdie on the 18th at the Gary Player course at the DLF Golf and Country Club near Delhi, India, despite a quadruple-bogey on the 7th. His son Jack caddied for him during his win in India.
Gallacher was one of the three captain's picks by Paul McGinley for the 2014 Ryder Cup.
In December 2022 Gallacher was announced by Ryder Cup Europe as captain of the 2023 European Junior Ryder Cup team, for the match against United States in Rome, Italy ahead of the 2023 Ryder Cup match.

## Amateur wins

* 1991 Scottish Boys Strokeplay Championship
* 1992 Scottish Boys Strokeplay Championship, Scottish Amateur Championship
* 1994 European Amateur, Scottish Youths Amateur Championship
* 1995 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Lytham Trophy

## Professional wins (5)
### European Tour wins (4)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 10 Oct 2004 | Dunhill Links Championship | −19 (70-66-66-67=269) | Playoff | Graeme McDowell |
| 2 | 3 Feb 2013 | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | −22 (63-70-62-71=266) | 3 strokes | Richard Sterne |
| 3 | 2 Feb 2014 | Omega Dubai Desert Classic (2) | −16 (66-71-63-72=272) | 1 stroke | Emiliano Grillo |
| 4 | 31 Mar 2019 | Hero Indian Open$^1$ | −9 (67-74-67-71=279) | 1 stroke | Masahiro Kawamura |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2004 | Dunhill Links Championship | Graeme McDowell | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2013 | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Tommy Fleetwood, Ricardo González | Fleetwood won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2014 | Nordea Masters | Victor Dubuisson, Thongchai Jaidee | Jaidee won with birdie on first extra hole |

### Challenge Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 7 Jun 1998 | KB Golf Challenge | −14 (63-71-69-67=270) | 2 strokes | Erol Şimşek |
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1998 | Audi Quattro Trophy | Marcello Santi | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 1995 | 1999 |
| Masters Tournament | | |
| U.S. Open | | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | | |
| Tournament | 2005 |
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | T34 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | | CUT | | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T23 | T57 | T21 | T15 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | T18 | CUT | T61 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 7 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2013 Open Championship – 2014 Masters)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 0

## Results in The Players Championship

| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 |
| The Players Championship | CUT | T38 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

## Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Championship | | T53 | T6 | T66 |
| Match Play | | R64 | R64 | T52 |
| Invitational | T58 | T44 | T47 | 56 |
| Champions | | T63 | T24 | |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

## Team appearances

Amateur
* European Boys' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1992 (winners)
* Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 (winners)
* European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1993 (winners), 1995 (winners)
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994
* Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1995 (winners)
Professional
* World Cup (representing Scotland): 2005, 2011, 2013
* Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013
* Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2013 (winners)
* EurAsia Cup (representing Europe): 2014
* Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2014 (winners)