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Terry Gale

Residence: Cottesloe, Perth, Australia
Birthplace: Wyalkatchem, W. Australia
Turned Pro: 1976
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 160
Birthdate: June 6, 1946
Age: 56
College: Wyalkatchem, W. Australia

Player Notes

Winner of the 1996 Belfry PGA Seniors Championship soon after turning 50 years of age, defeating Tommy Horton by one stroke. Took six years before he won again at the 2002 Gin Monte Carlo Invitational and he repeated that success when he also claimed both the Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open and the Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic at the start of the 2003 season. Prior to turning 50, Terry won almost 20 titles on the Australasian Tour and eight times in the Far East. A model of consistency, he did not drop out of the top-ten on the Australasian Tour Order of Merit between 1980 and 1986. He was selected as just the second Chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia, overseeing the Tour during a time of massive change. Terry was inducted as a Life Member of his home Tour in 1997, following such notables as Ted Ball, Bill Dunk, Kel Nagle, Greg Norman and Peter Thomson. An excellent all-round sportsman, he represented Western Australia at cricket. Terry also competes on the Japanese Seniors Tour, finishing fourth in one of its events last autumn. . . .Enjoyed an outstanding amateur career, winning the 1974 Australian Championship, and four Western Australian Amateur (1969, '72, '74, '75) and Western Australia Open (1972, '75, '80, '90) Open titles. . .Turned professional at age 30. . .Has won more than 20 titles through Australasia, Asia and Europe.

Career Victories

European Seniors Tour
4 - 1996 Belfry PGA Seniors Championship, 2002 Gin Monte Carlo Invitational, 2003 Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic, Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open

Other
1969 Western Australian Amateur Champion, 1972 Western Australian Amateur Champion, Western Australia Open (As Am), 1974 Australian Amateur Championship, Western Australian Amateur Championship, 1975 Western Australian Amateur Champion, Western Australia Open (as Am), 1978 Singapore Open, 1980 Western Australia Open , 1981 Halls Head Western Open, CIG Channel 9 Nedlands Masters, NZ PGA Championship, 1982 BP NZ Open Championship, Air NZ/Shell Open, Town and Country/Channel 9 West Australian Open, Yomiuri Open (Japan), 1983 Ford Dealers South Australian Open, Town and Country Western Australian Open, National Panasonic Nedlands Masters, Dunlop Open (Japan), Malaysian Open, 1984 Indonesian Open, 1985 Halls Head Estates Nedlands Masters, Malaysian Open, 1987 Malaysian Open, 1988 Air NZ/Shell Open, 1990 Western Australia Open, 1992 Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship, Nedlands Masters

Career Summary

2001 European Seniors Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 12; top-10 finishes - 2; scoring average 72.61;¢ ¢94,912 or £58,688 (ranked 26th); best finish, 2nd, Beko Classic.

2002 European Seniors Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 13; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 72.74;¢ ¢62,830 or £39,451 (ranked 36th); winner, GIN Monte Carlo Invitational.























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