He attended the University of Oklahoma in the United States but has spent most of his career on the Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia and the European Tour.
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.
European Tour wins (4) Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia wins (5) 1984 New Zealand Professional Golf Association Championship Other wins (3).
1984 New Zealand Professional Golf Association Championship 1989 New Zealand Open 1990 Johnnie Walker Classic* 1997 New Zealand Open 1999 Australian Professional Golf Association Championship 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.