Australian entrepreneur and retired professional golfer (born 1955)
For other uses, see Greg Norman (disambiguation).
Greg Norman AO
Personal information
Full name
Gregory John Norman
Nickname
The (Great White) Shark
Born
(1955-02-10) 10 February 1955 (age 69) Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Weight
180 lb (82 kg)[1]
Sporting nationality
Australia
Residence
Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Laura Andrassy
(m. 1981; div. 2007)
Chris Evert
(m. 2008; div. 2009)
Kirsten Kutner
(m. 2010)
Children
2
Career
Turned professional
1976
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour of Australasia PGA Tour European Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins
88
Highest ranking
1 (14 September 1986) (331 weeks)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
20
European Tour
14
Japan Golf Tour
2
PGA Tour of Australasia
33
Other
21
Best results in major championships (wins: 2)
Masters Tournament
2nd/T2: 1986, 1987, 1996
PGA Championship
2nd: 1986, 1993
U.S. Open
2nd: 1984, 1995
The Open Championship
Won: 1986, 1993
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
2001 (member page)
PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit winner
1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988
European Tour official money list winner
1982
PGA Tour money list winner
1986, 1990, 1995
Byron Nelson Award
1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995
Vardon Trophy
1989, 1990, 1994
PGA Tour Player of the Year
1995
PGA Player of the Year
1995
Old Tom Morris Award
2008
Charlie Bartlett Award
2008
Gregory John Norman AO (born 10 February 1955)[2][3] is an Australian entrepreneur[4] and retired professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as world number one in the 1980s and 1990s.[5] He won 88 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournaments and two majors: The Open Championship in 1986 and 1993.[6][7][8] Norman also earned thirty top-10 finishes and was the runner-up eight times in majors throughout his career.[9] In a reference to his blond hair, size, aggressive golf style and his birthplace's native coastal animal, Norman's nickname is "the Great White Shark" (often shortened to just "the Shark"), which he earned after his play at the 1981 Masters.[10][11]
Norman's business interests began during his playing career. He is the chairman and CEO of the Greg Norman Company, a global corporation with a portfolio of companies in fields including apparel, interior design, real estate, wine production, private equity and golf course design.[7] In 2021, he was named CEO of LIV Golf Investments, a start-up company financed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund; the LIV Golf Invitational Series of golf tournaments began in 2022.[12]
Norman has donated to and established numerous charities and charity events, like the QBE Shootout which benefits the CureSearch for Children's Cancer fund.[13] He became a Trustee of the Environmental Institute for Golf in 2004[14] and received the Golf Writers Association of America's Bartlett Award in 2008 for his charitable work.[15]
^ ab"Greg Norman". PGA Tour. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
^DiMeglio, Steve (9 February 2015). "As he turns 60, Greg Norman continues to attack life". USA Today. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^"PGA of Australia launches The Greg Norman Medal". PGA Tour. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^Buteau, Michael (25 March 2015). "Greg Norman Starts $75 Million Great White Shark Investment Fund". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^Cunneff, Tom (24 March 2015). "Golf legend Greg Norman launches small-biz equity fund". CNBC.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^Griffin, Andrew (14 September 2014). "Greg Norman: chainsaw accident almost claims hand of golfing champion". The Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^ abBurke, Monte (4 June 2013). "18 Holes With Greg Norman: The Shark on Golf, Adventure And How He Became A Folk Hero in China". Forbes. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^"Greg Norman: Legend of Golf". Compleat Golfer. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^Ross, Helen (16 June 2015). "Norman's history at golf's four majors". PGA Tour. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^Chandler, David (20 August 1984). "Sharkshooter Greg Norman Came from Aussie Surf to U.S. Turf to Terrorize the Men's Golf Tour". People. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^Burch, Jimmy (22 May 2014). "Lots of colorful nicknames, including Boo, dot Colonial's Wall of Champions". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^Rapaport, Dan (29 October 2021). "Greg Norman named CEO of Saudi group launching 10-event series on Asian Tour. Here's what we know and don't know". Golf Digest. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^Hardwig, Greg (6 December 2015). "Franklin Templeton Shootout: Cancer survivor Kyle Lograsso returning after seven years". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^"Bob Wood joins Environmental Institute for Golf advisory council". Worldgolf.com. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
^"Norman honored with GWAA's Bartlett Award". PGA Tour. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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GregNorman Medal is awarded annually to best male or female professional Australian golfer on the world stage. The award was established in 2015 by the...
trailing GregNorman by six shots, but was the beneficiary of an infamous Sunday collapse at Augusta by Norman; Faldo shot a 67 to win by five over Norman, who...
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1984 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club after an 18-hole playoff with GregNorman. In 1979, Zoeller became the first golfer since 1935 to win The Masters...
of major victories are also records. The runners-up were Tom Kite and GregNorman, whose near-misses at the Masters are also noteworthy. The winner's share...
architect GregNorman was at least in part responsible. The list is sorted by country, and then course. An up to date list can be found via the GregNorman Golf...
his first ever major championship at the 2010 Open Championship after GregNorman withdrew. Day went on to make the cut and finish in a tie for 60th place...
five strokes ahead of runner-up GregNorman. Faldo overcame a six-stroke deficit going into the final day as Norman, leader after each of the first three...
Harmon's Playing Lessons. He also worked with GregNorman on his multi-media learning system GregNorman's Better Golf, which consists of three videos,...
players winning the awards on six occasions. In 1988, 1993, and 1995, GregNorman won the Byron Nelson Award but not the Vardon Trophy because he failed...
spent an entire calendar year atop the rankings: Nick Faldo (1993), GregNorman (1996), and Woods (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). Lee...
other investors. In March 2017, ABG became the controlling partner of GregNorman's consumer products business. In March 2018, ABG announced that they would...
this period, no golfer suffered more disappointment at the Masters than GregNorman. In his first appearance at Augusta in 1981, he led during the second...
strokes ahead of runner-up Davis Love III and three strokes ahead of GregNorman, who experienced another disappointing back nine at Augusta. 1. Masters...
The GregNorman Holden International was a men's professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It was founded by GregNorman in 1993, replacing...
championship in a sudden-death playoff over Seve Ballesteros and GregNorman. Norman had barely missed a 20-foot (6 m) birdie opportunity on the 72nd...
Open, Mize lost a six-hole playoff to GregNorman. At the 1987 Masters, Mize was tied with Seve Ballesteros and Norman after four rounds. Ballesteros was...
"The Tradition Continues" in use for the duration of its existence. GregNorman won the Masters a record six times. The final event featured 56-year-old...
GregNorman and star players had to face questions about their association with LIV Golf, despite the Kingdom's abysmal human rights records. Norman dismissed...
on the first playoff hole that would have won him the green jacket. GregNorman continued his misfortunes at the Masters with a bogey on the 72nd hole...
Air New Zealand Shell Open, and finished in third place at the 1995 GregNorman Holden International. Faxon made his Champions Tour debut at the 2011...
Englishman Nick Faldo with three (1987, 1990, 1992), and Australian GregNorman with two (1986, 1993). Every year between 1994 and 2004 had a first-time...
16) 12. Top 4 finishers and ties in the 2008 British Open Championship GregNorman, Ian Poulter (17,18), Henrik Stenson (13,17,18) 13. Top 4 finishers and...
Ben Hogan, Tom Watson 4: Arnold Palmer 3: Sam Snead, Curtis Strange, GregNorman, Vijay Singh, Justin Thomas 2: Byron Nelson, Julius Boros, Billy Casper...
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