Stephen Gallacher

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Stephen James Gallacher {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 1 November 1974) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/21313941|title = Gallacher seals victory in Dubai|work = BBC Sport}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/10390949/stephen-gallacher-wins-dubai-desert-classic-one-stroke-defends-title |title=Stephen Gallacher defends Dubai title |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=2 February 2014}} 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.{{cite web |title=Indian Open: Stephen Gallacher wins despite final-round quadruple bogey |work=BBC News |date=31 March 2019 |access-date=31 March 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/47765953}}{{cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/golf/17540211.scot-earns-first-tour-win-in-five-years-at-hero-indian-open/ |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=31 March 2019 |access-date=31 March 2019 |title=Scot earns first tour win in five years at Hero Indian Open}}

Gallacher was one of the three captain's picks by Paul McGinley for the 2014 Ryder Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/02/ryder-cup-ian-poulter-lee-westwood-stephen-gallacher-europe |title=Ryder Cup 2014: Poulter, Gallacher and Westwood are wild-card picks |date=2 September 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Ewan |last=Murray}}

In December 2022 Gallacher was announced by Ryder Cup Europe as captain of the 2023 European Junior Ryder Cup team, for the match against United States in Rome, Italy ahead of the 2023 Ryder Cup match.{{cite web |date=12 December 2022 |title=Gallacher announced as captain and qualification process for 2023 Junior Ryder Cup confirmed |url=https://www.rydercup.com/news-media/gallacher-announced-as-captain-and-qualification-process-for-2023-junior-ryder-cup-confirmed |access-date=20 January 2023 |website=rydercup.com |publisher=Ryder Cup Europe}}

Amateur wins

1991 Scottish Boys Strokeplay Championship
1992 Scottish Boys Strokeplay Championship, Scottish Amateur Championship
1994 European Amateur, Scottish Youths Amateur Championship
1995 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Lytham Trophy

Professional wins (5)

=European Tour wins (4)=

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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|10 Oct 2004

|Dunhill Links Championship

|−19 (70-66-66-67=269)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Graeme McDowell

align=center|2

|align=right|3 Feb 2013

|Omega Dubai Desert Classic

|−22 (63-70-62-71=266)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Richard Sterne

align=center|3

|align=right|2 Feb 2014

|Omega Dubai Desert Classic (2)

|−16 (66-71-63-72=272)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Emiliano Grillo

align=center|4

|align=right|31 Mar 2019

|Hero Indian Open¹

|−9 (67-74-67-71=279)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masahiro Kawamura

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2004

|Dunhill Links Championship

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Graeme McDowell

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|2013

|Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Fleetwood, {{flagicon|ARG}} Ricardo González

|Fleetwood won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|3

|2014

|Nordea Masters

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Dubuisson, {{flagicon|THA}} Thongchai Jaidee

|Jaidee won with birdie on first extra hole

=Challenge Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|7 Jun 1998

|KB Golf Challenge

|−14 (63-71-69-67=270)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Erol Şimşek

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1998

|Audi Quattro Trophy

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marcello Santi

|Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

File:Stephen Gallacher (swing).jpg

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!Tournament

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

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align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

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|CUT

align=left|PGA Championship

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!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

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|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

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|CUT

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align=left|PGA Championship

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|CUT

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!Tournament

!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|T34

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

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|CUT

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|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

|T23

|T57

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|T21

|T15

|CUT

align=left|PGA Championship

|T18

|CUT

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|T61

|CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	7
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	4
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2

Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2013 Open Championship – 2014 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!2014!!2015

align=left|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.

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!Tournament!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015

align="left"|Championship

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|T53

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T66

align="left"|Match Play

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|R64

|T52

align="left"|Invitational

|T58

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|T44

|T47

|56

align="left"|Champions

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|T63

|T24

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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

European Boys' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1992 (winners){{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}
Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 (winners)
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1993 (winners), 1995 (winners)
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994
Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1995 (winners)