Stephen Gallacher

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

This article is about the golfer. For the writer, see Stephen Gallagher. For the cyclist, see Stephen Gallagher (cyclist).

Stephen Gallacher
Personal information
Full nameStephen James Gallacher
Born (1974-11-01) 1 November 1974
Dechmont, Scotland
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Nationality Scotland
ResidenceLinlithgow, Scotland
SpouseHelen (m. 1999)
ChildrenJack (b. 2001)
Ellie (b. 2004)
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking31 (20 July 2014)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
Asian Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT34: 2014
PGA ChampionshipT18: 2010
U.S. OpenCUT: 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015
The Open ChampionshipT15: 2014

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

Gallacher was picked as one of the three captain's picks by Paul McGinley for the 2014 Ryder Cup.[6]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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 Open1 −9 (67-74-67-71=279) 1 stroke Masahiro Kawamura

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 7 Jun 1998 KB Golf Challenge −14 (63-71-69-67=270) 2 strokes Erol Şimşek

Results in major championships
Stephen Gallacher
Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 201020112012201320142015
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
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000021
U.S. Open00000040
The Open Championship00000384
PGA Championship00000162
Totals000004207
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2013 Open Championship – 2014 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 20142015
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.

Tournament20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Championship T53 T6 T66
Match Play R64 R64 T52
Invitational T58 T44 T47 56
Champions T63 T24
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 29 2014 Ending 20 Jul 2014" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/21313941
  3. "Stephen Gallacher defends Dubai title". ESPN. Associated Press. 2 February 2014.
  4. "Indian Open: Stephen Gallacher wins despite final-round quadruple bogey". BBC News. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  5. "Scot earns first tour win in five years at Hero Indian Open". Herald Scotland. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. Murray, Ewan (2 September 2014). "Ryder Cup 2014: Poulter, Gallacher and Westwood are wild-card picks". The Guardian.
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