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Bernard Gallacher

Scotland · born , Bathgate, Scotland

15.5Ryder Cup points from 31 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 8 Cups · 13-13-5 · 15.5 points (50.0%)
  • Singles 4-3-4 · Foursomes 5-6-0 · Four-ball 4-4-1
  • Ryder Cup captain 1991, 1993, 1995

Ryder Cup

8 Cups, 31 matches: 13 won, 13 lost, 5 halved, 15.5 points. Foursomes 5-6-0, four-ball 4-4-1, singles 4-3-4.

  1. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 2-2-0, 2 points · committee pick
  2. 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · committee pick
  3. 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
  4. 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 0-2-3, 1.5 points · automatic
  5. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
  6. 1979 The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) Europe · USA won 17–11 · 4-1-0, 4 points · automatic
  7. 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  8. 1983 PGA National Golf Club Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
  9. 1991 Captain Europe · lost 13.5–14.5
  10. 1993 Captain Europe · lost 13–15
  11. 1995 Captain Europe · won 14.5–13.5

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Brian Barnes' rivals →

Moments

  1. 1973 Ryder Cup Bernard Gallacher, who had won both Day 1 matches, missed Day 2 with food poisoning as GB&I's lead disappeared.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1979 Ryder Cup

    The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) · USA won 17–11 · 4-1-0, 4 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1979.

    Career line, 1969–1983

    Ryder Cup
    1969 Ryder Cup (GB): 2-2-01971 Ryder Cup (GB): 3-1-11973 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 2-2-01975 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 0-2-31977 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 1-1-01979 Ryder Cup (Europe): 4-1-01981 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-2-11983 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-2-0
    197019751980

    8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Bernard Gallacher was born in 1949 in Bathgate, Scotland. Gallacher played in 8 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I and Europe (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983), winning 13, losing 13 and halving 5 of 31 matches for 15.5 points, and captained the side in 1991, 1993 and 1995.

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    The record

    Ryder Cup

    Gallacher played 8 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I and Europe: 31 matches, 13 won, 13 lost, 5 halved, 15.5 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 5-6-0, four-ball 4-4-1, singles 4-3-4 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 2-2-0, 2 points · committee pick
    2. 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · committee pick
    3. 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
    4. 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 0-2-3, 1.5 points · automatic
    5. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
    6. 1979 The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) Europe · USA won 17–11 · 4-1-0, 4 points · automatic
    7. 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    8. 1983 PGA National Golf Club Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
    9. 1991 Captain Europe · lost 13.5–14.5
    10. 1993 Captain Europe · lost 13–15
    11. 1995 Captain Europe · won 14.5–13.5

    Partners, with matches played together: Brian Barnes (10), Maurice Bembridge (2), Peter Oosterhuis (2), Des Smyth (2), Brian Huggett (1), Harry Bannerman (1), Eamonn Darcy (1), Sandy Lyle (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Bernard Gallacher
    3. GC: 1969 ryder cup
    4. WP 1969
    5. GC: 1971 ryder cup
    6. WP 1971
    7. GC: 1973 ryder cup
    8. WP 1973
    9. GC: 1975 ryder cup
    10. WP 1975
    11. GC: 1977 ryder cup
    12. WP 1977
    13. GC: 1979 ryder cup
    14. Wikipedia: 1979 Ryder Cup
    15. GC: 1981 ryder cup
    16. Wikipedia: 1981 Ryder Cup
    17. GC: 1983 ryder cup
    18. Wikipedia: 1983 Ryder Cup
    19. WP Ryder Cup