Background
Gallacher was born in Bathgate, Scotland.
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Bernard Gallacher
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He took up golf at the age of eleven. 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).
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.
Gallacher now plays on the European Seniors Tour. He was the professional at the prestigious Wentworth Club near London for 25 years until the end of 1996.
Gallacher also wrote a column for Scottish golf magazine bunkered from 1998 until 2008.
In August 2014, Gallacher was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September"s referendum on that issue. European Tour wins (10) Other wins (11) 1969 (4) Kawacha Eagle Open (Zambia), Cock of the North (Zambia), Schweppes Open, West.D. European Seniors Tour wins (1).
Achievements
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1969 (4) Kawacha Eagle Open (Zambia), Cock of 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 2002 (1) The Mobile Cup.
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