John Gallagher News

2007 Scottish Amateur Champion

News of John's results and progress through the season will appear here from time to time. 26 year-old John has been a member at Swanston ever since he was old enough to hold a club. He represented Scotland in the victorious Amateur home international teams in 2005 and 2006. He also reached the final of The Amateur Championships at Birkdale in 2005.

2008
July
11th to 16th European Tour invite, Scottish Open, Loch Lomond

June
28th/29th June East of Scotland Stroke Play Open, Lundin Links
26th to 29th Challenge Tour invite, Scottish Challenge, Cardrona G & CC, Peebles
16th to 21st The Amateur Championship, Turnberry
6th to 8th St.Andrews Links Trophy

May
30th May to 1st June Scottish Stroke Play Championships, Dukes Course, St.Andrews
16th to 18th Brabazon Trophy (English Amateur) [Results]
2nd Lytham Trophy [Results]

March
6-9th Scots on the March for Riversdale Cup (Melbourne, Australia) [SGU article] [Scotsman article]
John finished on level par (74,74,70,70) tied 31st out of a field of 160. He was also the 3rd best placed Scot in the group of 6 that travelled together, tied alongside Callum MacAulay last years Scottish Order of Merit winner.
21st Jan: "Gallagher gears up for great things in 2008" [Evening News] article.

2007
30th Aug: Johnnie Walker Championships - John's first appearance in a full European Tour event. [Evening News]
23rd Aug: Evening News article about John's invitation to play in the Johnnie Walker Championships at Gleneagles next week.

17th Aug: John is selected to play in the Scottish team for the home internationals for the 3rd year in a row [Evening News].

4th Aug: Scottish Amateur Championships Final at Prestwick.
John finished off a great week by defeating Carnoustie's Keir McNicoll in the 36 hole final. [SGU website afternoon report] [SGU morning round report]
[Monday Scotsman report 06/08/07] [Evening News 06/08/07]

7th July: John makes a comeback for the Swanston Open and wins it by 2 shots in yet another wet and windy summer day.

25th May: John has not been able to play since the Craigmillar Park Open due to a stress fracture in his hand. He hopes to return to tournament golf in July. [Evening News]

14th/15th Apr: Craigmillar Park Open - [Evening News]
5th - 7th Apr: Scottish Champion of Champions - Leven Golfing Society
21st - 24th Mar: Grey Goose European Nations Championships - Sotogrande GC Spain
1st Feb: New world rankings, John ranked 62nd (see www.randa.org )
23rd Jan: John's spending 4 weeks in South America competing and preparing for the season ahead [Evening News]

2006
16th Sep: South East District Championships Longniddry
6th Sep: Home Internationals Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club (Wales)

1st Aug: Scottish Amateur Championship - Nairn

15th/16th Jul: RBS Sutherland Chalice - Dumfries & Galloway GC
10th/11th Jul: Open Final Qualifying at West Lancashire [Evening News]
5th Jul: Open Regional Qualifying at Monktonhall [Scotsman article]
8th/9th Jul: Cameron Corbett Vase Haggs Castle GC
1st Jul: East of Scotland Championship. Lundin Links [SGU news article] [Scotsman article]

25th Jun: Tenant Cup, Glasgow Golf Club - Victory. [Evening News]
19th to 24th Jun: The Amateur - Royal St.Georges, Kent.
[Scotsman article] [R&A Website News Article]
7th & 14th Jun: John breaks the course record twice in the space of 7 days. [Evening News article on 58] [Record card] ['Evening News article on 60]
9th Jun: St.Andrews Links Trophy
2nd Jun: Scottish Amateur Stroke Play - Craigielaw

26th May: Welsh Amateur - Abandoned due to waterlogged course
19th May: Brabazon Trophy (English Amateur)
12th May: THE IRISH AMATEUR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2006
5th May: Lytham Trophy
2nd May - John is No.1 in the 2006 Scottish Amateur Golf Rankings

15th/16th Apr - Craigmillar Park Open
1st/2nd Apr - Scottish Champion of Champions - Leven

3rd Mar - Spanish Amateur Update - Evening News
1st Mar - International Spanish Amateur Championship
22nd Feb - Portuguese Amateur - knockout stages
17th Feb - Portuguese Amateur - qualifying
28th Jan - Evening news article about Argentinean trip

2005
31st Dec - Final SGU rankings for year
7th/9th Sep - Home Internationals Royal St.Georges - Scotland Win
6th Jun - Amateur Championships, Birkdale

See also SGU web-site for further news, events and rankings