Greg Turner (golfer)

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

Turner was born in Dunedin. He attended Oklahoma University in the United States but has spent most of his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. He has won four titles on the European Tour and achieved a career best ranking of eighteenth 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.

Turner has retired from tour golf and 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 representative Glenn Turner and award-winning poet Brian Turner. His sister-in-law Sukhi Turner is a former mayor of Dunedin.

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[edit] Professional wins (12)

[edit] European Tour wins (4)

[edit] PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)

[edit] Other wins (3)

  • 1985 Fiji Open
  • 1986 Singapore Open
  • 1991 Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup (Australia)

* This was not the current Johnnie Walker Classic, which was originally called the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic and acquired its current name in 1993.

[edit] Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing New Zealand): 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
  • World Cup of Golf (representing New Zealand): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000
  • Presidents Cup (International Team): 1998 (winners)

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