Terry Gale

Terry R. Gale is an Australian professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

In 1946, Gale was born in Yelbeni, Western Australia. Gale was also a talented cricketer in his youth, representing his state on occasion, although never at First Class level. Gale originally worked as a sheep farmer before transitioning to pro golf.
While working as a farmer, Gale had much success playing amateur golf. He won the Western Australian Amateur four times in his young adulthood. He also won the 1974 Australian Amateur. He also had success at professional events. He won his home state's open, the Western Australian Open, twice while an amateur. He also won the Nedlands Masters, another prominent professional event in Western Australia, three times during his amateur days.

Professional career

In 1976, at a relatively advanced age of 30, Gale turned professional. In March 1977, Gale won his first event on the PGA Tour of Australia, the Forbes Open. He ultimately won 16 times on the Australian Tour. He also played extensively on the Japan Golf Tour and the Asia Golf Circuit during his career, winning on both circuits.
Once he turned 50, he joined the European Seniors Tour, where he won seven tournaments. His best season on that tour was 2003, when he finished third on the Order of Merit. He also played on the Japanese Seniors Tour.
Gale also worked as the second Chairman of the PGA Tour of Australasia.