Over the summer Niall Turner of Team Ireland Golf won his first professional tour event at the South Dakota Open at the Bluffs golf course in South Dakota – where the Cork man led from start to finish with a 20-under-par total after rounds of 65, 68 and 63.
More recently at the US PGA Qualifying School First Stage at Lantana in Texas a final round of 66 was not enough to get him through to the second stage alongside Michael Murphy and Chris Devlin following two rounds of 75. His level par finish placed him 34th and also four shots off the cut mark.
On the European Tour Turner is scheduled to play in the Qualifying School Stage 2 at Hacienda del Amo in Murcia November 26-29th amnd is one of twelve Irish players who have made it through the first stage having qualified at The London Club in September.
In 2007 UCD Shane Lowry – a UCD Scholar ship student at the time - scored a 4 and 3 victory over Niall Turner in the final of the Golfsure sponsored Irish Amateur Close Championship at Cork Golf Club. On the way to the final the Muskerry man had beaten Cian Curley of Newlands wit Lowry overcoming Jonathan Caldwell.
Niall is a graduate of the University of Minnesota.
Amateur Highlights 2006
Qualified for the last stage of British open qualifying
12th in Irish Close Stroke Play Championship
Medallist at United States Amateur qualifying
25th at the Scratch Players tournament in Rochester.
2005-06 Junior Season Honourable Mention All-American
2004 Represented Ireland in the Ireland vs. Sweden Match
The European Youths
Won the Douglas Opel Senior Scratch Cup
8th at The Irish Youths Amateur.
Fact file
Date of Birth: May 26th 1983
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Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Residence: Minnesota.
Original Club Affiliation: Muskerry Golf Club
