Stephen Gallacher has the will to win

Jan. 12, 2011 - PRLog -- The hunger in 2010 was to resurrect his career, but in 2011 Stephen Gallacher feels more desire to win Callaway Diablo Forged Irons again on the European Tour and enter golf's top echelon, where many think he has always belonged

The 35-year-old begins his campaign to follow up his most consistent season and nearly 1 million euros in winnings at Abu Dhabi next week, hoping to use the Desert Swing of tournaments in the Middle East to propel him into the world's top 64 and the top World Golf Championship (WCG) events, only a year after his future in professional golf was in doubt.

Illness and a return to the tour school in 2009 meant Gallacher struggled for starts on the main Callaway Diablo Forged Irons, but he recovered his health and his form to regain his playing rights by May and eventually finish in the top 30 in the Race to Dubai.

Now with a free pick of his schedule for 2011, he is targeting winnable and big money events, and intends to follow up his 2004 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship victory.

"After my win Callaway Diablo Forged Irons in 2004, I had a big exemption and I think I should probably have kicked on more, and it is my fault that I didn't," he said.

"I want to get back more to how I was in 2004 rather than 2005, I want to get back to the mentality of where I am trying to win all the time.

"I think both 2005 and 2006 were negatives for me as I didn't do as well as I should have.

"I was talking to the amateur boys today about scheduling as a professional and how important Callaway Diablo Forged Irons is.

"That's something I couldn't do last year, but I will benefit from that this year.

"I will be in a position where I can try and peak for tournaments rather than getting into them on a Tuesday morning."

Gallacher admits the need to secure his future was an incentive to success last year, but sees the urge to move on to better things as an even bigger catalyst for 2011.

He said, "The way the season went — having to play Callaway Diablo Forged Irons = http://www.enjoymygolf.com/goods-84-Callaway+Diablo+Forge... everywhere — did me no harm in the middle of the year, but it did towards the end of the season.

"I played 30 events last year — the most I have ever played, basically out of necessity — when my ideal schedule would be 24 to 25.

"I was ready for a Callaway Diablo Forged Irons, but now I can't wait to get back.

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