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Bernard Gallacher (born 9 Feb 1949 in Bathgate,
Scotland) is a Scottish professional golfer. 

==Career outline==
Gallacher took up golf at the age of eleven. He
won the 1967 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play
Championship and turned professional the same
year. He won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the
Year Award in 1968. His first professional wins
came in 1969; a pair of them in Zambia and another
pair in Europe in the equivalent of PGA European
Tour events (the European Tour wasn't established
until 1970). He accumulated eleven wins on the
European Tour between 1971 and 1984 and finished
in the top ten on the European Tour Order of Merit
six times between 1971 and 1982, with a best
placing of third in 1974.

In 1969, at the age of 20, Gallacher became the
youngest man to represent Great Britain & Ireland
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. All three of those matches
were very close; Europe lost the first two but won
the third.

Gallacher now plays on the European Seniors Tour. 
His first senior win came at The Mobile Cup in
2002. He is the professional at the prestigious
Wentworth Club near London, which also boasts
Ernie Els as its "Worldwide Touring Professional".
 His daughter Kirsty Gallacher|Kirsty is a sports
presenter on British television.

==European Tour wins==
*1971 Martini International (see note)
*1974 Carroll's Celebration International, Dunlop
Masters
*1975 Dunlop Masters
*1977 Spanish Open (golf)|Spanish Open
*1979 French Open (golf)|French Open
*1980 Haig Whisky TPC
*1981 Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open
*1982 Martini International, Jersey Open
*1984 Jersey Open

Note: this victory is included in Gallacher's win
list on the European Tour's official site even
though the tour did not officially begin until
1972. It is not clear whether his official
European Tour win tally is ten or eleven.

==Other wins==
*1969 Kawacha Eagle Open (Zambia), Cock 'O The
North (Zambia), Schweppes PGA Championship, WD &
HO Wills Open
*1970 Mufulira Open (Zambia)
*1973 Coca-Cola Young Professionals Championship,
Scottish Professional Championship
*1974 Scottish Professional Championship
*1977 Scottish Professional Championship
*1983 Scottish Professional Championship
*2002 The Mobile Cup (European Seniors Tour)

==Team appearances==
*Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain / Great
Britain|GB & Ireland / Europe: 1969, 1971, 1973,
1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983. Non-playing captain:
1991, 1993, 1995 (winners).
*World Cup of Golf|World Cup (representing
Scotland): 1969, 71, 74, 82, 83
*Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1974 (winners), 78(winners),
82 (winners), 84 (Captain)
*Double Diamond: 1971, 72, 73 (winners), 74, 75,
76, 77
*Philip Morris International: 1976

==See also==
*Golfers with most European Tour wins

==External link==
*http://www.europeantour.com/players/bio.sps?iPlay
erNo=62 Profile on the European Tour's site