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{{Short description|New Zealand professional golfer}}
{{For|the Canadian politician|Greg Turner (politician)}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
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| caption           = 
| fullname          = Gregory James Turner
| nickname          = 
| headercolor       = #ace1af
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1963|2|21|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Dunedin]], New Zealand
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1963|2|21|df=y}} -->
| death_place       = 
| spouse            = 
| children          = 
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| weight            = {{convert|83|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| relatives         = {{ubl|[[Brian Turner (New Zealand poet)|Brian Turner]] (brother)|[[Glenn Turner]] (brother)|{{nowrap|[[Sukhi Turner]] (sister-in-law)}}}}
| module = {{Infobox golfer | embed = yes
| college           = [[University of Oklahoma]]
| yearpro           = 1984
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour              = [[European Seniors Tour]]
| extour            = [[European Tour]]<br />[[PGA Tour of Australasia]]<br />[[Champions Tour]]
| prowins           = 12
| eurowins          = 4
| auswins           = 6
| champwins         = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = 2<!-- Number of Other wins -->
| majorwins         = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins -->
| masters           = DNP
| usopen            = DNP
| open              = T7: [[1996 Open Championship|1996]]
| pga               = T16: 1999
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = [[PGA Tour of Australasia|PGA Tour of Australia]]<br/>Rookie of the Year
| year1             = 1985
| award2            = 
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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 [[PGA European Tour|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 (golfer)|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 (New Zealand 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)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br />victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|3 Aug [[1986 European Tour|1986]] 
|[[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]]
|−18 (69-62-69-70=270)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|23 May [[1993 European Tour|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 European Tour|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 European Tour|1997]]
|[[One 2 One British Masters]]
|−13 (68-71-66-70=275)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]]
|}

'''European Tour playoff record (1–2)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[[1986 European Tour|1986]]
|[[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[1993 European Tour|1993]]
|[[Roma Masters]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean van de Velde (golfer)|Jean van de Velde]]
|Lost to par on third extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|[[1999 European Tour|1999]]
|[[Novotel Perrier Open de France]]
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Retief Goosen]]
|Lost to par on second extra hole
|}

===Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br />victory
!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|16 Mar [[1986 Asia Golf Circuit|1986]]
|[[Singapore Open (golf)|Singapore Open]]
|−13 (65-70-65-71=271)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tony Grimes (golfer)|Tony Grimes]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Duffy Waldorf]]
|}

'''Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1985 Asia Golf Circuit|1985]]
|[[Singapore Open (golf)|Singapore Open]]
|{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Chen Tze-ming]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|}

===PGA Tour of Australasia wins (6)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br />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 PGA Tour of Australia|1989]]
|[[AMP New Zealand Open]]
|−7 (70-72-69-66=277)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richard Gilkey (golfer)|Richard Gilkey]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|9 Dec [[1990 PGA Tour of Australia|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 PGA Tour of Australasia|1991]]
|[[Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup]]
|−17 (74-62-67-68=271)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|14 Dec [[1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia|1997]]
|[[AMP Air New Zealand Open]] (2)
|−10 (69-69-71-69=278)
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andrew Coltart]], {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Louis Guépy]],<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lucas Parsons]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|12 Dec [[1999–2000 PGA Tour of Australasia|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==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
!1997
!1998
!1999
!2000
!2001
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T35
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T39
|T20
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T51
|T15
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T16
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
''Note: Turner only played in [[The Open Championship]] and the [[PGA Championship]].''<br />
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br />
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==Results in World Golf Championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!1999
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|T21
|}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
"T" = Tied

==Team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Eisenhower Trophy]] (representing New Zealand): [[1982 Eisenhower Trophy|1982]], [[1984 Eisenhower Trophy|1984]]

'''Professional'''
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing New Zealand): [[1985 World Cup (men's golf)|1985]], [[1987 World Cup (men's golf)|1987]], [[1988 World Cup (men's golf)|1988]], [[1989 World Cup (men's golf)|1989]], [[1990 World Cup (men's golf)|1990]], [[1991 World Cup (men's golf)|1991]], [[1992 World Cup (men's golf)|1992]], [[1993 World Cup of Golf|1993]], [[1994 World Cup of Golf|1994]], [[1998 World Cup of Golf|1998]], [[2000 WGC-World Cup|2000]]
*[[Alfred Dunhill Cup]] (representing New Zealand): [[1986 Dunhill Cup|1986]], [[1987 Dunhill Cup|1987]], [[1990 Dunhill Cup|1990]], [[1992 Dunhill Cup|1992]], [[1994 Dunhill Cup|1994]], [[1995 Dunhill Cup|1995]], [[1996 Dunhill Cup|1996]], [[1998 Alfred Dunhill Cup|1998]], [[1999 Alfred Dunhill Cup|1999]], [[2000 Alfred Dunhill Cup|2000]]
*[[Presidents Cup]] (International Team): [[1998 Presidents Cup|1998]] (winners)
*[[Alfred Dunhill Challenge]] (representing Australasia): 1995

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.gregturnergolf.com}}
<!-- *{{AustralasiaTour player|194}} dead link -->
*{{EuroTour player|981}}
*{{OWGR|531}}

{{1998 International Presidents Cup team}}

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