Background
He is the grandson of Mike Turnesa, one of seven well-known golfing brothers of the early 20th century.
He is the grandson of Mike Turnesa, one of seven well-known golfing brothers of the early 20th century.
North Carolina State University.
He earned his Professional Golf Association Tour card by finishing in the top-25 of the 2007 Nationwide Tour money list. Turnesa had success in the 2008 Professional Golf Association Tour Fall Series at the Viking Classic. He led the tournament for the entire week until he double-bogeyed the seventeenth hole on Sunday, eventually losing in a playoff to Will MacKenzie.
This victory secured his tour card for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
A back injury plagued Turnesa after the 2010 season and he spent most of his subsequent career on the Web.com Tour. Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1) Professional Golf Association Tour playoff record (0–1) Nationwide Tour wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.