Greg Turner | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Greg Turner | ||
Born | Dunedin, New Zealand | 21 February 1963||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | Queenstown, New Zealand | ||
Career | |||
College | University of Oklahoma | ||
Turned professional | 1984 | ||
Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Champions Tour | ||
Professional wins | 12 | ||
Highest ranking | 59 (9 May 1999) [1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
European Tour | 4 | ||
PGA Tour of Australasia | 6 | ||
Other | 2 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | T16: 1999 | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | T7: 1996 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Greg Turner (born 21 February 1963) is a New Zealand professional golfer.
Turner was born in Dunedin and attended the University of Oklahoma in the United States on a golf scholarship.
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.
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".
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 3 Aug 1986 | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | −18 (69-62-69-70=270) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 23 May 1993 | Lancia Martini Italian Open | −21 (65-70-68-64=267) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 26 Mar 1995 | Turespaña Open de Baleares | −14 (74-65-67-68=274) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 21 Sep 1997 | One 2 One British Masters | −13 (68-71-66-70=275) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
European Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1986 | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | ![]() | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1993 | Roma Masters | ![]() | Lost to par on third extra hole |
3 | 1999 | Novotel Perrier Open de France | ![]() | Lost to par on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 16 Mar 1986 | Singapore Open | −13 (65-70-65-71=271) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1985 | Singapore Open | ![]() | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 30 Dec 1984 | New Zealand PGA Championship | −6 (71-69-70-72=282) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 5 Nov 1989 | AMP New Zealand Open | −7 (70-72-69-66=277) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 9 Dec 1990 | Johnnie Walker Australian Classic | −8 (69-68-71-69=276) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 13 Jan 1991 | Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup | −17 (74-62-67-68=271) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 14 Dec 1997 | AMP Air New Zealand Open (2) | −10 (69-69-71-69=278) | 7 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6 | 12 Dec 1999 | Australian PGA Championship | −10 (68-68-70-72=278) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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The Open Championship | T35 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T39 | T20 | T7 | T51 | T15 | CUT | CUT | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T16 | CUT |
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
Tournament | 1999 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | T21 |
"T" = Tied
Amateur
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