Greg Turner

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Greg Turner
Personal information
Full nameGreg Turner
Born (1963-02-21) 21 February 1963 (age 60)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Residence Queenstown, New Zealand
Career
College University of Oklahoma
Turned professional1984
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Champions Tour
Professional wins12
Highest ranking 59 (9 May 1999) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
PGA Tour of Australasia6
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T16: 1999
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T7: 1996
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australia
Rookie of the Year
1985

Greg Turner (born 21 February 1963) is a New Zealand professional golfer.

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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)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
13 Aug 1986 Scandinavian Enterprise Open −18 (69-62-69-70=270)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler
223 May 1993 Lancia Martini Italian Open −21 (65-70-68-64=267)1 stroke Flag of Argentina.svg José Cóceres
326 Mar 1995 Turespaña Open de Baleares −14 (74-65-67-68=274)2 strokes Flag of Italy.svg Costantino Rocca
421 Sep 1997 One 2 One British Masters −13 (68-71-66-70=275)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1986 Scandinavian Enterprise Open Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1993 Roma Masters Flag of France.svg Jean van de Velde Lost to par on third extra hole
3 1999 Novotel Perrier Open de France Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen Lost to par on second extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
116 Mar 1986 Singapore Open −13 (65-70-65-71=271)4 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tony Grimes, Flag of the United States.svg Duffy Waldorf

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1985 Singapore Open Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Tze-ming Lost to birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
130 Dec 1984 New Zealand PGA Championship −6 (71-69-70-72=282)3 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo
25 Nov 1989 AMP New Zealand Open −7 (70-72-69-66=277)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Richard Gilkey
39 Dec 1990 Johnnie Walker Australian Classic −8 (69-68-71-69=276)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis
413 Jan 1991 Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup −17 (74-62-67-68=271)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
514 Dec 1997 AMP Air New Zealand Open (2)−10 (69-69-71-69=278)7 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Coltart, Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Guépy,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucas Parsons
612 Dec 1999 Australian PGA Championship −10 (68-68-70-72=278)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Tait

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament1986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001
The Open Championship T35CUTCUTCUTT39T20T7T51T15CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTT16CUT

Note: Turner only played in The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament1999
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T21
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. "Week 19 1999 Ending 9 May 1999" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 22 October 2019.