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Greg Turner

For the Canadian politician, see Greg Turner (politician).

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

Greg Turner
Personal information
Full nameGreg Turner
Born (1963-02-21) 21 February 1963 (age 61)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st)
Sporting nationality New Zealand
ResidenceQueenstown, New Zealand
Career
CollegeUniversity of Oklahoma
Turned professional1984
Current tour(s)European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Champions Tour
Professional wins12
Highest ranking59 (9 May 1999)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
PGA Tour of Australasia6
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT16: 1999
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT7: 1996
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australia
Rookie of the Year		1985

Early life and amateur career

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Turner was born in Dunedin and attended the University of Oklahoma in the United States on a golf scholarship.

Professional career

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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

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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)

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European Tour wins (4)

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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
2 23 May 1993 Lancia Martini Italian Open −21 (65-70-68-64=267) 1 stroke   José Cóceres
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)

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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

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)

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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
2 5 Nov 1989 AMP New Zealand Open −7 (70-72-69-66=277) 6 strokes   Richard Gilkey
3 9 Dec 1990 Johnnie Walker Australian Classic −8 (69-68-71-69=276) 4 strokes   Rodger Davis
4 13 Jan 1991 Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup −17 (74-62-67-68=271) 4 strokes   Greg Norman
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
6 12 Dec 1999 Australian PGA Championship −10 (68-68-70-72=278) 2 strokes   Shane Tait

Other wins (1)

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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

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

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Tournament 1999
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T21
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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