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) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up13 Aug 1986 Scandinavian Enterprise Open−18 (69-62-69-70=270)Playoff Craig Stadler223 May 1993Lancia Martini Italian Open−21 (65-70-68-64=267)1 stroke José Cóceres326 Mar 1995Turespaña Open de Baleares−14 (74-65-67-68=274)2 strokes Costantino Rocca421 Sep 1997One 2 One British Masters−13 (68-71-66-70=275)1 stroke Colin Montgomerie
European Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11986Scandinavian Enterprise Open Craig StadlerWon with birdie on first extra hole21993Roma Masters Jean van de VeldeLost to par on third extra hole31999Novotel Perrier Open de France Retief GoosenLost to par on second extra hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up116 Mar 1986Singapore Open−13 (65-70-65-71=271)4 strokes Tony Grimes, Duffy Waldorf
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11985Singapore Open Chen Tze-mingLost to birdie on first extra hole
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up130 Dec 1984New Zealand PGA Championship−6 (71-69-70-72=282)3 strokes Frank Nobilo25 Nov 1989AMP New Zealand Open−7 (70-72-69-66=277)6 strokes Richard Gilkey39 Dec 1990Johnnie Walker Australian Classic−8 (69-68-71-69=276)4 strokes Rodger Davis413 Jan 1991Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup−17 (74-62-67-68=271)4 strokes Greg Norman514 Dec 1997AMP Air New Zealand Open (2)−10 (69-69-71-69=278)7 strokes Andrew Coltart, Jean-Louis Guépy, Lucas Parsons612 Dec 1999Australian PGA Championship−10 (68-68-70-72=278)2 strokes Shane Tait
Other wins (1) 1985 Fiji Open
Results in major championships Tournament1986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001The Open ChampionshipT35CUTCUTCUTT39T20T7T51T15CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT16CUT 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 Tournament1999Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalT21
"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
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