Greg Norman

Greg Norman
Nation:	Australia
Nickname:	The Great White Shark , The Shark
Career data
Professional since:	1976
Current tour:	PGA European Tour , PGA Tour
Tournament wins:	86
Major wins :	2
Awards:	• Byron Nelson Award (1988, 1990, 1993–95) • Vardon Trophy (1989–90, 1994) • BBC Sports Personality (1986) • PGA Player of the Year (1995) • PGA TOUR Player of the Year (1995) • Induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame (2001) • Charlie Bartlett Award (2008) • Old Tom Morris Award (2008)

Gregory John "Greg" Norman AO (born February 10, 1955 in Mount Isa , Queensland ) is an Australian professional golfer who led the golf world rankings for 331 weeks in the 1980s and 1990s . Because of his white-blonde hair, he is called The Great White Shark , 'the great white shark ', (or in short: The Shark , 'the shark').

Tournament career

Greg Norman won the Open Championship twice, in 1986 and 1993, but failed in the other majors . Often very close and sometimes unhappy, such as at the 1986 PGA Championship , when his opponent Bob Tway snatched his victory away with a punched bunker punch, or the following year at the Masters when Larry Mize chipped in in the jump-off with a miraculous stroke from 40 meters. On the other hand, Norman has missed some chances to win in majors through poor final rounds, such as a 78 at the Masters 1996 or a 75 at the US Open 1995. The year 1986 was significant - when he was leading all four majors before the final round and "only" won those Open Championship. Despite all these low blows, it should not be overlooked that Norman has a total of 30 top ten placements in the majors . The list of his numerous worldwide tournament victories can be found below (see also points 5 to 8 of the table of contents).

Private

Greg Norman on the USS John F. Kennedy (2004)

Greg Norman was born to Merv and Toini Norman. His mother was the daughter of a Finnish carpenter , his father an electrical engineer . As a teenager, Norman played rugby , cricket and set out to become a professional surfer.

Norman was married to Laura, an American, from 1981 to September 2007 and has two children with her. On June 28, 2008, he married ex-tennis player Chris Evert in a private ceremony on Paradise Island in the Bahamas . In early October 2009, however, the couple announced their separation.

He has now become a very successful businessman in the golf sector, so that he only intervenes occasionally in the tournament. His personal wealth is estimated at several hundred million US dollars.

Awards

• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality (1986)
• Officer of the Order of Australia (1999)
• World Golf Hall of Fame (2001)
• Old Tom Morris Award (2008)

• The asteroid (16046) Gregnorman was named after him.

Results in major championships

competition	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	4th	T36	T30	T25	T47	T2	2	T5	T3	CUT
US Open	DNP	DNP	T48	DNP	T33	DNP	T50	2	T15	T12	T51	WD	T33	T5
The Open Championship	T71	T29	T10	CUT	T31	T27	T19	T6	T16	1	T33	DNP	T2	T6
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T4	T5	T42	T39	CUT	2	70	T9	T12	T19

competition	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	CUT	T6	T31	T18	T3	2	CUT	CUT	3	T11	CUT	T36	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
US Open	WD	DNP	CUT	T6	2	T10	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	T59	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T9	18th	1	T11	T15	T7	T36	DNP	6th	DNP	DNP	T18	T18	CUT	T60	DNP	DNP	T3	CUT
PGA Championship	T32	T15	2	T4	T20	T17	T13	DNP	CUT	CUT	T29	T53	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = not participated
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10.

PGA TOUR victories

• 1984 Kemper Open , Canadian Open
• 1986 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational , Kemper Open ,
• 1988 CI Heritage Golf Classic
• 1989 The International , Greater Milwaukee Open
• 1990 Doral-Ryder Open , Memorial Tournament
• 1992 Canadian Open
• 1993 Doral-Ryder Open
• 1994 The PLAYERS Championship
• 1995 Memorial Tournament , Canon Greater Hartford Open , NEC World Series of Golf
• 1996 Doral-Ryder Open
• 1997 FedEx St. Jude Classic , NEC World Series of Golf

PGA European Tour victories

• 1977 Martini International
• 1979 Martini International
• 1980 Paco Rabanne Open de France , Scandinavian Enterprise Open
• 1981 Martini International , Dunlop Masters
• 1982 Dunlop Masters , State Express English Classic , Benson & Hedges International Open
• 1986 The Open Championship , Panasonic European Open
• 1988 Lancia Italian Open
• 1993 The Open Championship
• 1994 Johnnie Walker Classic

Major championships are in bold .

Tournament wins in Australia and Asia ( PGA Tour of Australasia )

• 1976 Westlakes Classic
• 1978 New South Wales Open, Traralgon Classic, Caltex Festival of Sydney Open, South Seas Classic
• 1979 Traralgon Classic
• 1980 Australian Open
• 1981 Australian Masters
• 1983 Australian Masters, Stefan Queensland Open, National Panasonic New South Wales Open
• 1984 Victorian Open, Australian Masters, Australian PGA
• 1985 Toshiba Australian PGA Championship, National Panasonic Australian Open
• 1986 Stefan Queensland Open, National Panasonic New South Wales Open, West End Jubilee South Australian Open, National Panasonic Western Australian Open
• 1987 Australian Masters, National Panasonic Australian Open
• 1988 Palm Meadows Cup, ESP Open, PGA National Tournament Players Championship, Panasonic New South Wales Open
• 1989 Australian Masters, PGA National Tournament Players Championship
• 1990 Australian Masters
• 1995 Australian Open
• 1996 Ford South Australian Open, Australian Open
• 1998 Greg Norman Holden International

Other tournament victories

• 1977 Kuzuhz International (Japan)
• 1979 Hong Kong Open
• 1980 Suntory World Match Play Championship (England)
• 1983 Hong Kong Open , Cannes Invitational (France), Suntory World Match Play Championship (England), Kapalua International (USA)
• 1985 Alfred Dunhill Cup (United Kingdom Team)
• 1986 Suntory World Match Play Championship (England), Alfred Dunhill Cup (United Kingdom - Team), PGA Grand Slam of Golf
• 1989 Chunichi Crowns (Japan)
• 1993 Taiheiyo Masters (Japan), PGA Grand Slam of Golf (USA)
• 1994 PGA Grand Slam of Golf (USA)
• 1995 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brad Faxon )
• 1996 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brad Faxon)
• 1997 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brad Faxon), Andersen Consulting World Championship.
• 1998 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Steve Elkington )
• 2001 Skins Game

Participation in team competitions

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (for Australia): 1985 (winner), 1986 (winner), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
• World Cup (for Australia): 1976, 1978
• Four Tours World Championship: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
• Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1982
• Double Diamond: 1977
• Presidents Cup (International Team): 1996, 1998 (winner), 2000

Web links

Commons : Greg Norman  - collection of images, videos and audio files

(all english)

• Shark.com Greg Norman's official website
• Player profile on the PGA Tour
• Greg Norman at About.com

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1. ↑ David Shandler: Sharkshooter Greg Norman Came from Aussie Surf to US Turf to Terrorize the Men's Golf Tour , accessed April 23, 2017
2. ↑ Greg Norman's official website: Reef Love - Adventures along Australia's Great Barrier Reef ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed April 23, 2017  
3. ↑ Norman: a new - and rare - golfing talent in the Glasgow Herald , June 13, 1977, p. 17, accessed April 23, 2017
4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ It's an Honor. Australian Government, accessed July 23, 2010 .