Greg Turner (born 21 February 1963) is a New Zealand professional golfer.
| Greg Turner | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Greg Turner | ||
| Born | 21 February 1963 Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  New Zealand | ||
| 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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Early life and amateur career edit
Turner was born in Dunedin and attended the University of Oklahoma in the United States on a golf scholarship.
Professional career edit
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 edit
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) edit
European Tour wins (4) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Aug 1986 | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | −18 (69-62-69-70=270) | Playoff |  Craig Stadler
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| 2 | 23 May 1993 | Lancia Martini Italian Open | −21 (65-70-68-64=267) | 1 stroke |  José Cóceres
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| 3 | 26 Mar 1995 | Turespaña Open de Baleares | −14 (74-65-67-68=274) | 2 strokes |  Costantino Rocca
|
| 4 | 21 Sep 1997 | One 2 One British Masters | −13 (68-71-66-70=275) | 1 stroke |  Colin Montgomerie
|
European Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986 | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Craig Stadler
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1993 | Roma Masters |  Jean van de Velde
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 1999 | Novotel Perrier Open de France |  Retief Goosen
|
Lost to par on second extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Mar 1986 | Singapore Open | −13 (65-70-65-71=271) | 4 strokes |  Tony Grimes, Duffy Waldorf
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Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985 | Singapore Open |  Chen Tze-ming
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (6) edit
| 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 | Frank Nobilo
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| 2 | 5 Nov 1989 | AMP New Zealand Open | −7 (70-72-69-66=277) | 6 strokes | Richard Gilkey
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| 3 | 9 Dec 1990 | Johnnie Walker Australian Classic | −8 (69-68-71-69=276) | 4 strokes |  Rodger Davis
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| 4 | 13 Jan 1991 | Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup | −17 (74-62-67-68=271) | 4 strokes | Greg Norman
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| 5 | 14 Dec 1997 | AMP Air New Zealand Open (2) | −10 (69-69-71-69=278) | 7 strokes | Andrew Coltart, Jean-Louis Guépy, Lucas Parsons
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| 6 | 12 Dec 1999 | Australian PGA Championship | −10 (68-68-70-72=278) | 2 strokes | Shane Tait
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Other wins (1) edit
- 1985 Fiji Open
Results in major championships edit
| 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 |
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 edit
| Tournament | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | T21 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances edit
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 edit
- ^ "Week 19 1999 Ending 9 May 1999" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
External links edit
- Official website
- Greg Turner at the European Tour official site
- Greg Turner at the Official World Golf Ranking official site