Greg Turner
New Zealand professional golfer
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::summary New Zealand professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Greg Turner |
| imagesize | |
| fullname | Gregory James Turner |
| headercolor | #ace1af |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 83 kg |
| relatives | |
| module | {{Infobox golfer |
| college | University of Oklahoma |
| yearpro | 1984 |
| retired | |
| tour | European Seniors Tour |
| extour | European Tour |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | |
| Champions Tour | |
| prowins | 12 |
| eurowins | 4 |
| auswins | 6 |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 2 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | DNP |
| usopen | DNP |
| open | T7: 1996 |
| pga | T16: 1999 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | PGA Tour of Australia |
| Rookie of the Year | |
| year1 | 1985 |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
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Early life and amateur career
Turner was born in Dunedin and attended the University of Oklahoma in the United States on a golf scholarship.
Professional career
Turner spent most of his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. Turner won four tournaments on the European Tour and achieved a career best ranking of 18th on the European Tour Order of Merit in 1997. He has represented New Zealand in international competitions many times and was one of Peter Thomson's two wild card selections (along with Frank Nobilo for the winning International Team in the 1998 Presidents Cup.
Since retiring from tournament golf, Turner has set up a golf course design and corporate hospitality business. He was also active in founding the Golf Tour of New Zealand, a series of tournaments in New Zealand for both amateur and professional golfers.
Personal life
Turner's brothers are former national cricket captain Glenn Turner and award-winning poet Brian Turner. His sister-in-law, Sukhi Turner, is a former mayor of Dunedin.
At the age of 15, Turner's son Jack won the club championship of the family's home club "The Hills".
Professional wins (12)
European Tour wins (4)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 3 Aug 1986 | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | −18 (69-62-69-70=270) | Playoff | USA Craig Stadler | | 2 | 23 May 1993 | Lancia Martini Italian Open | −21 (65-70-68-64=267) | 1 stroke | ARG José Cóceres | | 3 | 26 Mar 1995 | Turespaña Open de Baleares | −14 (74-65-67-68=274) | 2 strokes | ITA Costantino Rocca | | 4 | 21 Sep 1997 | One 2 One British Masters | −13 (68-71-66-70=275) | 1 stroke | SCO Colin Montgomerie | ::
European Tour playoff record (1–2) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986 | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | USA Craig Stadler | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1993 | Roma Masters | FRA Jean van de Velde | Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 1999 | Novotel Perrier Open de France | ZAF Retief Goosen | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| :: |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 16 Mar 1986 | Singapore Open | −13 (65-70-65-71=271) | 4 strokes | CAN Tony Grimes, USA Duffy Waldorf | ::
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985 | Singapore Open | TWN Chen Tze-ming | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
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PGA Tour of Australasia wins (6)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 30 Dec 1984 | New Zealand PGA Championship | −6 (71-69-70-72=282) | 3 strokes | NZL Frank Nobilo | | 2 | 5 Nov 1989 | AMP New Zealand Open | −7 (70-72-69-66=277) | 6 strokes | USA Richard Gilkey | | 3 | 9 Dec 1990 | Johnnie Walker Australian Classic | −8 (69-68-71-69=276) | 4 strokes | AUS Rodger Davis | | 4 | 13 Jan 1991 | Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup | −17 (74-62-67-68=271) | 4 strokes | AUS Greg Norman | | 5 | 14 Dec 1997 | AMP Air New Zealand Open (2) | −10 (69-69-71-69=278) | 7 strokes | SCO Andrew Coltart, FRA Jean-Louis Guépy, AUS Lucas Parsons | | 6 | 12 Dec 1999 | Australian PGA Championship | −10 (68-68-70-72=278) | 2 strokes | AUS Shane Tait | ::
Other wins (1)
- 1985 Fiji Open
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T35 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T39 | T20 | T7 | T51 | T15 | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T16 | CUT | |||||||||||||
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Note: Turner only played in The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
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| Tournament | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | T21 |
| :: |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1982, 1984
Professional
- World Cup (representing New Zealand): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing New Zealand): 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Presidents Cup (International Team): 1998 (winners)
- Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Australasia): 1995
References
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