# Terry Gale

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

## Professional career

Gale had a successful amateur career before turning professional at a relatively advanced age in 1976. From the mid-1970s to the early 1990s he won regularly on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Japan Golf Tour, and the Asia Golf Circuit. Once he turned 50, he joined the European Seniors Tour, where he won seven tournaments. His best season on that tour was 2003, when he finished third on the Order of Merit. He also played on the Japanese Seniors Tour.

## Personal life

Gale originally worked as a sheep farmer.
Off the course, Gale was the second Chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia. His son, Mark Gale was a professional Australian rules footballer. Gale was also a talented cricketer in his youth, representing his state on occasion, although never at First Class level.

## Amateur wins

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

## Professional wins (44)
### PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 20 Jun 1982 | Yomiuri Open | −16 (70-70-68-68=276) | 3 strokes | Masahiro Kuramoto, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Namio Takasu, Nobumitsu Yuhara |
| 2 | 23 Apr 1989 | Dunlop Open$^1$ | −4 (73-74-68-69=284) | 1 stroke | Chen Tze-ming, Peter Senior |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1983 | Japan Open Golf Championship | Isao Aoki | Lost to par on second extra hole |

### Asia Golf Circuit wins (6)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 26 Mar 1978 | Singapore Open | −6 (68-70-72-68=278) | 1 stroke | Mya Aye |
| 2 | 6 Mar 1983 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | −9 (67-71-71-70=279) | 2 strokes | Jay Cudd |
| 3 | 1 Apr 1984 | Indonesia Open | −8 (70-70-71-69=280) | 2 strokes | Lu Chien-soon |
| 4 | 10 Mar 1985 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open (2) | −14 (68-64-69-69=270) | 7 strokes | Chen Tze-chung |
| 5 | 8 Mar 1987 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open (3) | −8 (66-75-70-69=280) | Playoff | Greg Twiggs |
| 6 | 23 Apr 1989 | Dunlop Open$^1$ | −4 (73-74-68-69=284) | 1 stroke | Chen Tze-ming, Peter Senior |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 1982 | Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open | Kurt Cox, Tom Sieckmann | Cox won with par on fourth extra hole Gale eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 1987 | Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open | Greg Twiggs | Won with birdie on first extra hole |

### PGA Tour of Australasia wins (16)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 6 Mar 1977 | Forbes Classic | −3 (285) | Playoff | Bill Dunk |
| 2 | 25 Mar 1979 | Royal Fremantle Open | −8 (69-73-67-71=280) | 1 stroke | Ray Hore |
| 3 | 5 Aug 1979 | Nedlands Masters | −9 (69-68-71-71=279) | 5 strokes | Stewart Ginn |
| 4 | 31 Aug 1980 | Western Australian Open | −2 (71-74-69-72=286) | 3 strokes | Peter Randall |
| 5 | 10 May 1981 | Halls Head Western Open | −7 (69-69-67-76=281) | 2 strokes | Bob Shaw |
| 6 | 17 May 1981 | CIG Channel 9 Nedlands Masters (2) | −4 (70-69-70-71=280) | 1 stroke | Vaughan Somers |
| 7 | 29 Nov 1981 | New Zealand PGA Championship | −11 (66-67-68-68=269) | Playoff | Bob Charles |
| 8 | 23 May 1982 | Town and Country Western Australian Open (2) | −13 (71-68-65-71=275) | Playoff | Vaughan Somers |
| 9 | 28 Nov 1982 | New Zealand BP Open | −4 (75-66-74-69=284) | 2 strokes | Bob Charles |
| 10 | 5 Dec 1982 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −7 (66-68-65-74=273) | Playoff | Wayne Grady |
| 11 | 23 Jan 1983 | Ford Dealers South Australian Open | −7 (69-72-72-68=281) | 1 stroke | Wayne Grady |
| 12 | 22 May 1983 | Town and Country Western Australian Open (3) | −8 (70-68-68-74=280) | Playoff | Jack Newton |
| 13 | 29 May 1983 | National Panasonic Nedlands Masters (3) | −20 (62-67-67-72=268) | 3 strokes | Wayne Grady |
| 14 | 26 May 1985 | Halls Head Estates Nedlands Masters (4) | −13 (72-66-66-71=275) | 5 strokes | Lyndsay Stephen |
| 15 | 11 Dec 1988 | Air New Zealand Shell Open (2) | −9 (69-69-68-65=271) | 4 strokes | Hale Irwin, Ossie Moore, Jeff Woodland |
| 16 | 1 Nov 1992 | Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship | −8 (71-69-68=208) | Playoff | Ken Trimble |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (6–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1977 | Forbes Classic | Bill Dunk | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1981 | New Zealand PGA Championship | Bob Charles | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1982 | Town and Country Western Australian Open | Vaughan Somers | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1982 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | Wayne Grady | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 5 | 1983 | Town and Country Western Australian Open | Jack Newton | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 6 | 1992 | Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship | Ken Trimble | Won with par on first extra hole |

### Other Australian wins (11)

* 1969 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)
* 1970 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)
* 1971 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)
* 1972 Western Australian Open (as an amateur)
* 1975 Western Australian Open (as an amateur)
* 1976 Nedlands Masters
* 1979 Mandurah Classic
* 1980 Mandurah Classic
* 1981 Western Australia PGA Championship
* 1990 Western Australian Open
* 1992 Nedlands Masters

### European Seniors Tour wins (7)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 25 Aug 1996 | The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship | −4 (72-70-72-70=284) | 1 stroke | Tommy Horton |
| 2 | 7 Sep 2002 | GIN Monte Carlo Invitational | −10 (62-67-68=197) | 1 stroke | Keith MacDonald |
| 3 | 29 Mar 2003 | Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open | −10 (70-64-72=206) | 6 strokes | Jerry Bruner, Brian Jones |
| 4 | 5 Apr 2003 | Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic | −13 (68-70-65=203) | 3 strokes | John Chillas |
| 5 | 31 Aug 2003 | Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open | −11 (69-66-70=205) | 2 strokes | Nick Job, Barry Vivian |
| 6 | 16 May 2004 | Bosch Italian Seniors Open | −5 (69-74-68=211) | 1 stroke | David J. Russell |
| 7 | 14 Aug 2005 | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | −11 (67-66-66=199) | 2 strokes | Luis Carbonetti, Géry Watine |
European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 1998 | AIB Irish Seniors Open | Joe McDermott, Noel Ratcliffe | McDermott won with birdie on fifth extra hole Ratcliffe eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2004 | Digicel Jamaica Classic | Luis Carbonetti | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |

### Australian senior wins (2)

* 1997 Australian PGA Seniors Championship
* 2006 Australian PGA Seniors Championship

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
| The Open Championship | T13 | CUT | T44 | T42 | T29 | T28 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Gale only played in The Open Championship. CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1980 and 1985 Open Championships) "T" = tied

## Team appearances

Amateur
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1970, 1972, 1974
* Commonwealth Tournament (representing Australia): 1971
* Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1969 (winners)
Professional
* World Cup (representing Australia): 1983
* Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Australasia): 1995 (non-playing captain)