Background
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.
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 played in a victorious Walker Cup side in 1995 and turned professional later that year. Gallacher first played on the European Tour in 1996, but struggled to begin with. 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.
Gallacher was picked as one of the three wild-cards by Paul McGinley for the 2014 Ryder Cup. 1991 Scottish Boys Strokeplay Championship European Tour wins (3) Challenge Tour wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2013 Open Championship – 2014 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 0 Amateur Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 (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).
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.