Greg Turner


Greg Turner is a New Zealand professional golfer.
Turner was born in Dunedin. He attended the University of Oklahoma in the United States but has spent most of his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. He 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 is also active in the promotion of 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".

Professional wins (12)

European Tour wins (4)

European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11986Scandinavian Enterprise Open Craig StadlerWon with birdie on first extra hole
21993Roma Masters Jean van de VeldeLost to par on third extra hole
31999Novotel Perrier Open de France Retief GoosenLost to par on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (6)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (1)

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

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur
Professional