Greg Turner

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|2|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dunedin, New Zealand

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| college = University of Oklahoma

| yearpro = 1984

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| tour = European Seniors Tour

| extour = European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Champions Tour

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| eurowins = 4

| auswins = 6

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| otherwins = 2

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| masters = DNP

| usopen = DNP

| open = T7: 1996

| pga = T16: 1999

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| award1 = PGA Tour of Australia
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Gregory James Turner (born 21 February 1963) is a New Zealand professional golfer.

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)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|3 Aug 1986

|Scandinavian Enterprise Open

|−18 (69-62-69-70=270)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler

align=center|2

|align=right|23 May 1993

|Lancia Martini Italian Open

|−21 (65-70-68-64=267)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ARG}} José Cóceres

align=center|3

|align=right|26 Mar 1995

|Turespaña Open de Baleares

|−14 (74-65-67-68=274)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Costantino Rocca

align=center|4

|align=right|21 Sep 1997

|One 2 One British Masters

|−13 (68-71-66-70=275)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Montgomerie

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1986

|Scandinavian Enterprise Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Stadler

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|1993

|Roma Masters

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean van de Velde

|Lost to par on third extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|3

|1999

|Novotel Perrier Open de France

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} 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

align=center|1

|align=right|16 Mar 1986

|Singapore Open

|−13 (65-70-65-71=271)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Tony Grimes, {{flagicon|USA}} Duffy Waldorf

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|1985

|Singapore Open

|{{flagicon|TWN}} 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

align=center|1

|align=right|30 Dec 1984

|New Zealand PGA Championship

|−6 (71-69-70-72=282)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Frank Nobilo

align=center|2

|align=right|5 Nov 1989

|AMP New Zealand Open

|−7 (70-72-69-66=277)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Richard Gilkey

align=center|3

|align=right|9 Dec 1990

|Johnnie Walker Australian Classic

|−8 (69-68-71-69=276)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Rodger Davis

align=center|4

|align=right|13 Jan 1991

|Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup

|−17 (74-62-67-68=271)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman

align=center|5

|align=right|14 Dec 1997

|AMP Air New Zealand Open (2)

|−10 (69-69-71-69=278)

|7 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Coltart, {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Guépy,
{{flagicon|AUS}} Lucas Parsons

align=center|6

|align=right|12 Dec 1999

|Australian PGA Championship

|−10 (68-68-70-72=278)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|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

align=left|The Open Championship

|T35

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|CUT

|T39

|T20

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|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T51

|T15

|CUT

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|CUT

align=left|PGA Championship

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|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

align="left"|Match Play

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align="left"|Championship

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align="left"|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

External links

{{official website|http://www.gregturnergolf.com}}

{{EuroTour player|981}}
{{OWGR|531}}

Category:New Zealand male golfers

Category:Oklahoma Sooners men's golfers

Category:PGA Tour of Australasia golfers

Category:European Tour golfers

Category:European Senior Tour golfers

Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers

Category:Sportspeople from Dunedin

Category:1963 births

Category:Living people

Category:Presidents Cup competitors for International

Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen