He had a little more success overseas, most notably losing to Greg Norman in a playoff at the 1978 South Seas Classic.

In 1971, he had success at the California State Amateur Championship held at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Galbraith finished joint runner-up at the 1972 Pacific Coast Amateur, two behind champion Mark Pfeil.

[5] He also had success at the Northern California Amateur's fourball championship, winning it with Bob Enslow.

[7] In 1973, Galbraith played a two-round tournament sponsored by the Western Golf Association.

In the first round, at Yorba Linda Country Club, he shot 66 and then a 71 at Serfas CC to win the tournament.

[15] For the remainder of his professional career, Galbraith largely played in the Australasian region.

[17] He entered the final round as a joint leader with fellow American Art Russell and New Zealand's Terry Kendall at 216.

[18] In the final round he led "all day" but bogeyed the par-4 16th to fall in a tie with Greg Norman.

He fired his approach over the green but hit a "great chip" to three-metres and made the par putt.

On the 18th, however, Norman went up-and-down from a bunker, making a one-metre par-putt, to defeat Galbraith.

In October, he was considered one of the top American draws at the South Coast Open.

[19] At the beginning of the tournament he and Australian professional Bruce Smith won the "purse curtain-raiser" with rounds of 68 (−3).

[23] In the 1980s Galbraith quit pro golf and began working as a mortgage banker.