Greg Norman#Greg Norman Golf Course Design

File:Young Norman in 1969 on the Great Barrer Reef, Australia.tif, Australia.]]

Norman was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia to Mervin and Toini Norman. His mother was the daughter of a Finnish carpenter, and his father an electrical engineer.{{cite web |url=http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/aussierules/aussierules17.php |title=Greg Norman's official website: Reef Love – Adventures along Australia's Great Barrier Reef |publisher=Shark.com |access-date=28 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518211959/http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/aussierules/aussierules17.php |archive-date=18 May 2011}} As a youth, he played rugby and cricket and aspired to be a professional surfer.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w5BAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4721%2C2746211 |title=Norman: a new - and rare - golfing talent |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=13 June 1977 |page=17| access-date =1 June 2016}} His mother Toini, who had a single-figure handicap, taught the 15-year-old Norman how to play golf and allowed him to caddy for her at the Virginia Golf Club in Brisbane.{{Cite web|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/greg-norman/|title=Greg Norman|website=Hall of Fame|publisher=Sport Australia|access-date=26 September 2020}} Within about eighteen months, Norman went from a 27 handicap to a scratch handicap.{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Adam|title=Driving Greg Norman|url=http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2012/s3839271.htm|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=15 December 2013}} In Townsville, Queensland, Norman attended Townsville Central State School (enrolled 1964) and then Townsville Grammar School then moved on to Aspley State High School on the north side of Brisbane.{{cite web |url=http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/sharkive/sharkive26.php |title=Norman Takes State Junior Golf Title |publisher=Shark.com |date=17 December 1972 |access-date=28 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716053142/http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/sharkive/sharkive26.php |archive-date=16 July 2011}}

In June 1974, at the age of 19, Norman received media attention at the Queensland Open. The Canberra Times reported that "the young amateur Greg Norman" was one shot off the lead after the first round.{{Cite news |date=21 June 1974 |title=Queensland Open |page=20 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110784532 |access-date=27 October 2020}}

As of March 1975, Norman had turned professional.{{Cite web |title=The Age 25 Mar 1975, page Page 25 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121400950/ |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}} He served as assistant professional under Billy McWilliam OAM at Beverley Park Golf Club in Sydney, New South Wales.{{cite news | last=O'Hare| first=Brian| title =Billy McWilliam a golfing great| publisher =Australian Senior Golfer | date =28 August 2008 | url =http://australianseniorgolfer.com.au/140/billy-mcwilliam-a-golfing-great/| access-date =1 June 2016}} Shortly thereafter, in the same year, Norman started work as Charlie Earp's trainee in the Royal Queensland Golf Club pro shop, earning A$38 a week.{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/11/1089000407597.html?from=storylhs |title=Legacy of an Australian idol |newspaper=The Sun-Herald |date=11 July 2004 |access-date=1 November 2012}}

Norman's first four-round professional tournament was the 1976 South Coast Open at Bateman's Bay.{{Cite web |title=1976 West Lakes Classic - Greg Norman |url=https://shark.com/the-shark/tournament-victories/1976-west-lakes-classic/http://www.shark.com/the-shark/tournament-victories/1976-west-lakes-classic/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=1976 West Lakes Classic - Greg Norman |language=en-US}} In the first round, Norman shot a 68 (−3) to put him in a tie for fifth place, three back of David Good's lead.{{Cite news |date=1976-10-04 |title=WEEKEND SPORTS RESULTS |work=Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110828772 |access-date=2022-12-31}} He followed it up with an even-par 71 to remain in the top ten.{{Cite web |title=The Sydney Morning Herald 02 Oct 1976, page Page 35 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122660311/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}} In the third round, he "jumped into the reckoning" with a two-under-par 69 which included five birdies on the back nine, one back of the lead.{{Cite web |title=The Sydney Morning Herald 03 Oct 1976, page Page 70 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122662704/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}} In the final round, he had a chance to win down the stretch but was "edged out" by Barry Burgess.{{Cite news |date=1977-03-14 |title=Burgess Wins Golf |page=18 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110728436 |access-date=2020-06-23}} His second tournament was at the following week's Queensland Open. Norman was well back of the lead entering Sunday but shot a final round 70 (−3) to finish in a tie for third.{{cite news |date=8 October 1976 |title=First blood to Dyer |page=27 |newspaper=The Age |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EvgQAAAAIBAJ&pg=7003%2C3024201 |access-date=26 December 2020 |via=Google News Archive}} The next week he recorded another top-15 finish at the New South Wales Open.{{Cite web |title=The Sydney Morning Herald 18 Oct 1976, page Page 19 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122707460/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}} His fourth tournament was the West Lakes Classic held at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, South Australia.{{cite news | last=Flatter| first=Ron| title =Major failures overshadow Norman's conquests| publisher =ESPN Classic | date =21 June 2004 | url =https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Norman_Greg.html| access-date =1 June 2016}} In the first round, Norman "upstaged his more experienced opponents" to shoot a "brilliant" 64 (−7) to take a three shot lead.{{Cite web |title=The Age 22 Oct 1976, page 44 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/828580320/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}} In the second round, despite incurring three penalty strokes, Norman shot a four-under-par 67 to expand his lead to five shots.{{Cite web |title=The Sydney Morning Herald 23 Oct 1976, page Page 33 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122707706/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}} Norman followed it up with a 66 (−5) to create 10 shot lead. On Sunday, however, he had a "fluctuating" final round with six bogeys, six pars, five birdies, and one double-bogey for a 74 (+3). Though David Graham got within four shots Norman held on to win by five. Norman described the win as "unreal." He later said, "It's been a great experience and now I know what now to do − I think."{{Cite news |date=25 October 1976 |title=No catching golf rookie |page=21 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wfpjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1202,7933595 |access-date=2021-07-09}}

Norman joined the European Tour in the following year and had his first victory in a European event that same season at the Martini International at the Blairgowrie Club in Scotland. In 1980, Norman earned a sizable victory in the French Open, winning the tournament by ten shots.{{cite news |title=Norman by 10 strokes |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=5219,4984304&dq=norman+french+open&hl=en |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 May 1980| access-date =1 June 2016}} He won the Scandinavian Enterprise Open in Sweden with a course record of 64 in the final round.{{cite news |title=Aussie Norman wins Scandinavian Open |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mqFGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2753,1068357&dq=norman+scandinavian+open&hl=en |newspaper=Gadsden Times |date=7 July 1980| access-date =1 June 2016}} Later in 1980, Norman won the Suntory World Match Play Championship.{{cite magazine |last=Narey |first=Alex |title=Remembering the Suntory World Match Play |magazine=Golf Monthly |date=30 January 2015 |url=http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/features/the-game/remembering-suntory-world-match-play-65185 |access-date=1 June 2016}} Norman also won his first Australian Open that year, his first of five wins in that event.{{cite web |url=http://www.ausopengolf.com/the-championship |title=History of The Championship |publisher=Australian Open |access-date=1 June 2016}}

In 1981, Norman finished in 4th place on his debut at the Masters in Augusta, finishing just three strokes behind the winner Tom Watson.{{cite magazine |last=Jenkins |first=Dan |title=True Grit at Augusta |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=20 April 1981 |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1981/04/20/825563/true-grit-at-augusta-tom-watson-had-his-troubles--notably-with-the-trap-at-the-17th-hole--but-when-it-counted-he-clung-grimly-to-a-slim-lead-and-held-off-jack-nicklaus-to-win-his-second-masters |access-date=1 June 2016}} Norman had a victory in the 1981 British Masters{{cite news |title=Norman Wins British Masters |newspaper=The Schenectady Gazette|date=1 June 1981 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19810601&id=AcJGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2968,164348&hl=en |access-date=1 June 2016}} and he won his third Martini International tournament that year as well.{{cite news |title=Birdie-eagle finish gives Norman a 'wet Martini' |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ov5jAAAAIBAJ&pg=2799,7358063&dq=norman+martini+international&hl=en |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 May 1981| access-date=1 June 2016}} In 1982, Norman was the leading money winner on the European Tour.{{cite news |last=Aumann |first=Mark |title=Greg Norman reflects on successes, failures |publisher =PGA of America |date=19 January 2015 |url=http://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/greg-norman-reflects-successes-failures |access-date=1 June 2016}} He won three European events that year, including successfully defending his British Masters title.{{cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Raymond |title=Norman storms back |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NrdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4575,2935588&dq=greg+norman+dunlop+masters&hl=en |access-date=14 July 2013 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=14 June 1982}} The following year, Norman joined the U.S. PGA Tour.{{cite news | last=White | first=Gordon S. Jr. |title=Two New Stars May Help The Golf Tour |newspaper=The New York Times |date =2 January 1984 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/02/sports/two-new-stars-may-help-the-golf-tour.html |access-date=1 June 2016}}

In June 1984, Norman won his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Kemper Open, winning by five strokes. He gained worldwide prominence a week later at the 1984 U.S. Open. Norman holed a dramatic 45-foot putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff with former Masters champion Fuzzy Zoeller. At the next day's 18-hole playoff, Zoeller would earn a 67–75 victory over Norman.{{cite news |last=Parascenzo |first=Marino |title=Norman saves day, forces Open playoff |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=18 June 1984 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X4NIAAAAIBAJ&pg=5780,3641484&hl=en |access-date =3 June 2016}}{{cite news |last=Parascenzo |first=Marino |title=Norman folds early in playoff |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=19 June 1984 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YINIAAAAIBAJ&pg=5428,3871355&hl=en |access-date=3 June 2016}} He was able to put the defeat behind him with a victory at the Canadian Open the next month in July for his second win of the year.{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Peter |title=Glen Abbey home to great Canadian Open moments |work=CBC |date=23 July 2013 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/golf/opinion/2013/07/glen-abbey-home-to-great-canadian-open-moments.html |access-date=3 June 2016}}

In 1985, Norman won the Toshiba Australian PGA Championship and the National Panasonic Australian Open. He had two runner-up finishes in the U.S. PGA Tour that year, finishing tied for second place at the Canadian Open and at the Bank of Boston Classic.{{cite web |title=Greg Norman |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01876.greg-norman.html/profile |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=3 June 2016}}File:Greg Norman 1986 Photo.jpg

In 1986, Norman's 11 worldwide victories that year included four wins in Australia and two regular PGA Tour events; the Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational and the Kemper Open (for the second time) but 1986 is remembered for the Norman Slam or the Saturday Slam. Norman held the lead for all four majors through 54 holes. This meant he played in the final group for every major and had perhaps the best chance in history of winning the single-season Grand Slam. However, the only major victory Norman earned that year was in the 1986 Open Championship at Turnberry.{{cite news| last =Cohen| first =Matt| title =Greg Norman: 5 Career Defining Moments at 60| publisher =ClickOn Golf| date =10 February 2015| url =http://golf.clickon.co/2015/02/10/greg-norman-5-career-defining-moments-60/| access-date =3 June 2016| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160807093108/http://golf.clickon.co/2015/02/10/greg-norman-5-career-defining-moments-60/| archive-date =7 August 2016| url-status =dead}}

At the 1986 Masters, Norman began the final round with a one-stroke lead which he maintained until he double-bogeyed the 10th. After making four consecutive birdies on holes 14 to 17, Norman was tied with Jack Nicklaus going to the 18th. Norman missed a par putt on the 18th that would have sent the two into a sudden-death playoff.{{cite web |url=http://www.augusta.com/stories/2006/04/09/mas_76746.shtml |title=Roars from Bear's 1986 charge still echo – The Masters 2012 |publisher=Augusta.com |date=9 April 2006 |access-date=29 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213011320/http://www.augusta.com/stories/2006/04/09/mas_76746.shtml |archive-date=13 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}{{cite magazine |first=Rick |last=Reilly |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1066101/1/index.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119142343/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1066101/1/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 January 2013 |title=Bowed But Not Broken: Crazy shots that beat him in the PGA and the Masters have fueled Greg Norman's desire to win the Open |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=22 June 1987 |access-date=29 December 2012}} At the 1986 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, Norman again led after 54 holes. However, Norman faltered on the final day, finishing with a final round 75 placing him six strokes behind the winner, Raymond Floyd.

File:Norman's 1986 World Match Play victory with children Morgan Leigh and Gregory.tif

Norman finally broke through at the 1986 Open Championship for his first major title. Norman shot a second round of 63 on Friday at Turnberry, tying the record for the lowest ever round at the Open.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19860719&id=IAoiAAAAIBAJ&pg=2661,6776234 |title=Norman charges |newspaper=Reading Eagle |date=19 July 1986 |page=9 |access-date=1 November 2012}} Only 15 players broke par in the second round. Tom Watson described Norman's feat as "the greatest round ever played in a tournament in which I was a competitor."{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/open-2009-norman-tamed-turnberry-to-end-his-major-wait-1-760137 |title=Open 2009: Norman tamed Turnberry to end his major wait |work=Scotsman.com |date=13 July 2009 |access-date=29 December 2012}} Norman survived the weekend's brutal conditions at Turnberry, with a final round of 69 to win The Open by five shots. After being presented with the Claret Jug trophy, Norman said: "Outside of Australia, Britain was the first place that accepted me as a professional golfer. To win my first Open in front of the British public is the greatest feeling ever."{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m8RBAAAAIBAJ&pg=1582,1611153&dq=norman+wins+british+open&hl=en |title=Norman Wins British Open |newspaper=Point Pleasant Register |agency=UPI |date=21 July 1986 |page=4 |access-date=1 November 2012}} Norman was again in contention at the 1986 PGA Championship. He was in the lead on the final day, but shot a final-round 76 to finish 2 strokes behind the eventual winner, Bob Tway.

Norman's four wins in Australia in 1986 helped him to finish top of the Australian Order of Merit for the fifth time. He also topped the U.S. PGA Tour money list for the first time that year.{{cite news | last=Roberts| first=Andy| title =Greg Norman at 60: career in photos| publisher =GolfMagic | date =10 February 2015| url =http://www.golfmagic.com/news/golf-news/greg-norman-at-60-career-in-photos/20877.html| access-date =3 June 2016}} In September 1986, Norman won the Panasonic European Open at Sunningdale Golf Club{{cite news | title =Golf Roundup : Australian Greg Norman Wins European Open| newspaper =Los Angeles Times| date =15 September 1986| url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-15-sp-11936-story.html| access-date =3 June 2016}} and the following month he had another victory in England, winning his third World Match Play Championship at Wentworth. Norman ended 1986 with eleven worldwide victories and was officially ranked number 1 in the brand new Official World Golf Rankings.{{cite news | last=Ackerman| first=Jon| title =A Look at the 17 Men to Hold Golf's World No. 1 Ranking| publisher =Swing By Swing | date =19 May 2014| url =http://golf.swingbyswing.com/article/a-look-at-the-17-men-to-hold-golfs-world-no-1-ranking/| access-date =3 June 2016}}

Norman endured another setback at the 1987 Masters. In his final round on the 18th green, Norman had a 20-foot putt for a birdie that would win the tournament. The ball trickled over the left lip of the cup, missing by millimetres.{{cite web |url=http://www.golf.com/special-features/mizes-chip-sinks-norman-playoff |title=Larry Mize beats Greg Norman to win 1987 Masters Tournament |first=Sarah |last=Ballard |publisher=Golf.com |date=13 March 2008 |access-date=1 November 2012}} After Norman's par on the 72nd hole at Augusta, he found himself in a sudden-death playoff with Larry Mize and Seve Ballesteros. On the second playoff hole, with Ballesteros eliminated, Mize holed a 47-yard (140-foot) chip to win the tournament.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/13/sports/mize-masters-140-footer-to-win-title-in-playoff.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |title=Mize Masters 140-Footer To Win Title in Playoff | first=Gordon S. Jr. |last=White |newspaper=The New York Times |date=13 April 1987 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1828&dat=19870415&id=DksgAAAAIBAJ&pg=1405,8451075 |title=Mize magic masters all |first=Bobby |last=Hall |agency=Scripps Howard News Service |newspaper=Anchorage Daily News |date=15 April 1987 |page=A-5 |access-date=1 November 2012}} Norman did, however, win the Australian Masters in February 1987 and the Australian Open later in the year by a record ten shots at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, beating the previous Australian Open record winning margin of eight strokes by Jack Nicklaus in 1971. Norman's 1987 victory at the Australian Open lifted him back above Seve Ballesteros to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking.{{cite news |title=Norman's title by a record 10 strokes |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j9lUAAAAIBAJ&pg=3476,166128&dq=norman+10+strokes&hl=en |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=1 December 1987}}

Norman had another four wins in Australia in 1988. In the U.S., Norman won the MCI Heritage Golf Classic at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in April 1988, inspired by a leukemia-stricken teenager who got his wish to meet Norman and watch him play. The teenage boy was only supposed to watch the golfer for two rounds, but Norman arranged for him to stay until the tournament's completion. After the tournament, Norman awarded the teenager with the trophy.{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-02-sp-766-story.html |title=Norman, After Heritage Golf Victory, Keeps in Touch With Leukemia Patient |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=2 November 1988 |access-date=1 November 2012}} He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in that year.

At the 1989 Masters, Norman missed a 12-foot par putt on the 72nd hole, which would have put him into a playoff with Nick Faldo and Scott Hoch.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19890410&id=1l0eAAAAIBAJ&pg=1866,1962951 |title=Faldo completes Masters dream |newspaper=TimesDaily |agency=Associated Press |date=10 April 1989 |page=1B |access-date=1 November 2012}} Norman had another chance at a major in 1989, this time at the Open Championship at Royal Troon. He played a final round of 64, starting his round with six straight birdies, forcing his way into a playoff with Mark Calcavecchia and Wayne Grady. Going into the final playoff hole, Norman and Calcavecchia were tied, but two successive bunker shots by Norman gave Calcavecchia the victory.{{cite news | last=White| first=Gordon S. Jr.| title =Calcavecchia Wins British Open in 3-Way Playoff| newspaper =The New York Times| date =24 July 1989| url =https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/24/sports/calcavecchia-wins-british-open-in-3-way-playoff.html| access-date =3 June 2016}}

Norman won the Doral-Ryder Open and Memorial Tournament in 1990. He also missed the cut for the first time at Augusta National in the 1990 Masters.{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Shark bites the dust early |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19900406&id=vGtXAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,5250420 |access-date=14 July 2013 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=6 April 1990}} In the 1990 Open Championship at St Andrews, Norman began with two rounds of 66, leaving himself sharing the lead with Nick Faldo after 36 holes and the pair four shots ahead of the rest of the field. Faldo then shot a third round of 67, but Norman could only manage 76.{{cite magazine |last=Swift |first=E.M. |title=King of Clubs: After a masterful British Open, Nick Faldo ruled all of golf |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1136592/1/index.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130714223923/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1136592/1/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2013 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=14 July 2013 }}{{cite news |title=Fiery Faldo Five Ahead |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19900723&id=rFlPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5570,2135505 |access-date=14 July 2013 |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=23 July 1990}} Norman finished the tournament tied for sixth place, while Faldo won by five shots.{{cite web |title=119th Open Golf Championship |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=1990/tournamentid=1990025/leaderboard/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=14 July 2013}} Although 1990 was not Norman's strongest majors year, he finished at the top of the PGA Tour money list for the second time in his career and won the Vardon Trophy and Byron Nelson Award.{{cite news | title =Winners of Individual and Team Championships| newspaper =The New York Times| date =30 December 1990| url =https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/30/sports/winners-of-individual-and-team-championships.html| access-date =4 June 2016}} Later that year, he won the Australian Masters in his home country for a final and record sixth time.File:Norman's second Major championship, 1993 Open at Royal St George's.jpg

After a career slump in the early 1990s, Norman turned to renowned coach Butch Harmon for help. Together, the two rebuilt Norman's game by solving mechanical problems that had crept into his swing. As a result of this training, Norman earned his second major at Royal St George's in the 1993 Open Championship. There, in ideal conditions, Norman defeated a leaderboard consisting of Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer and Corey Pavin. Norman's final round 64 was the lowest score by a winner in Open history until Henrik Stenson's 63 at the 2016 Open Championship.{{cite news | last=Diaz |first=Jaime |title=GOLF; The Great White Shark Puts the Final Teeth into His Game |newspaper=The New York Times |date=20 July 1993 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/20/sports/golf-the-great-white-shark-puts-the-final-teeth-into-his-game.html |access-date=4 June 2016}}

During the following year, 1994, Norman easily beat records for the lowest 18-, 54-, and 72-hole scores at The Players Championship. After opening with a course record-tying 63, he followed with three 67s to give him a final total of 264 strokes, or 24 under par—six strokes better than any previous winner.{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005020/index.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410172819/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005020/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 April 2013 |title=Sharp as a Shark: Greg Norman ripped into par in scoring a ridiculously easy TPC victory |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=4 April 1994|first=Rick|last=Reilly |access-date=1 April 2013}} Norman finished third at the 1995 Masters and was the runner-up at the 1995 U.S. Open. In June, Norman won his second Memorial Tournament, a victory that marked the beginning of one of his best years on the PGA Tour. After his win at the Canon Greater Hartford Open, aided by a chip-in in for eagle on No. 14 in the final round,{{cite news | last=Elsberry |first=Chris |title=60 years of PGA Tour in Connecticut has taken us many places |newspaper=Connecticut Post |date=19 June 2012 |url=http://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/60-years-of-PGA-Tour-in-Connecticut-has-taken-us-3638347.php |access-date=4 June 2016}} Norman overtook Nick Price as the number one golfer in the world. Later, he won the NEC World Series of Golf, holing a 70-foot birdie chip shot to defeat Billy Mayfair and Nick Price in a playoff on the first hole.{{cite magazine | last=Myers |first=Alex |title=The 7 finest moments of Greg Norman's career (and yes, some of them were losses) |magazine=Golf Digest |date=10 February 2015 |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-7-best-moments-of-greg-normans-career |access-date=4 June 2016}} He ultimately held the No. 1 ranking for 331 weeks in his career. He also topped the money list for the third time and was named PGA Player of the Year.{{cite magazine | last=Reilly |first=Rick |title=On Top of the World Greg Norman, The Best Golfer on Earth, Isn't Happy Unless He's Racing Through Life at the Speed of an F-14| magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=15 April 1996 |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1996/04/15/211915/on-top-of-the-world-greg-norman-the-best-golfer-on-earth-isnt-happy-unless-hes-racing-through-life-at-the-speed-of-an-f-14 |access-date=4 June 2016}}

File:Greg Norman, Open 2008.jpg at Royal Birkdale.]]

The following year, Norman opened the 1996 Masters Tournament with a course record-tying 63 which put him at the top of the leaderboard. He held the lead through three days of play. Norman took a six-stroke lead into the final round and lost the tournament to Nick Faldo by five strokes, shooting a Sunday 78 to Faldo's 67.{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1008004/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317220409/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1008004/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2013 |title=Master Strokes: Nick Faldo won a third green jacket, but only after Greg Norman suffered the worst collapse in major tournament history |magazine=Sports Illustrated |first=Rick |last=Reilly |date=22 April 1996 |access-date=1 April 2013}} In January 1997, Norman won his largest winner's check to date, one million dollars, when he won the Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf. Norman then won two tournaments in 1997, but they were his final victories on the PGA Tour. In 1998, Norman missed part of the season after suffering hip and shoulder injuries.{{cite web |url=http://www.golfblogger.com/index.php/golf/comments/wgc_match_play_championship_past_winners_and_history/ |title=WGC Match Play Championship Past Winners and History |work=golfblogger.com |date=18 February 2013 |access-date=31 March 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=618431 |title=Greg Norman Timeline |publisher=xtimeline.com |access-date=31 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103111648/http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=618431 |archive-date=3 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.howstuffworks.com/greg-norman-golfer.htm |title=Greg Norman |work=howstuffworks.com |date=9 August 2007 |access-date=31 March 2013}} He contended in the 1999 Masters tournament, tying for the lead with five holes remaining before finishing third, three strokes behind, and again in the 1999 Open Championship, eventually finishing 6th, three strokes behind.

In July 2008, despite not playing in a major for three years, Norman finished nine over par in a tie for third at The Open Championship after being the 54-hole leader by two strokes. At 53, he set the record in becoming the oldest 54-hole leader in a major championship; a record that would last for just one year, until 59-year-old Tom Watson led the 2009 Open Championship after three rounds.{{cite magazine| last=Clarke |first=Tom |title=Padraig battles The Shark: The 2008 Open Championship| magazine=Golf Monthly |date=2 March 2016 |url=http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/features/the-game/padraig-battles-the-shark-the-2008-open-championship-87671 |access-date=4 June 2016}}

Norman turned 50 in February 2005, but has kept his distance from the senior golf circuit. This is due, in part, because of his focus on business, but also because of lingering hip and back issues. In 2003, Norman said: "Hitting about four million golf balls has created unfortunate wear and tear."{{cite web |url=http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=34695 |title=ASAP Sports Transcripts – Golf – 2003 – British Open Championship – July 15 – Greg Norman |publisher=Asapsports.com |date=15 July 2003 |access-date=1 November 2012}} He had knee surgery in October 2005 and February 2006.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5145716.stm |title=Rusty Norman withdraws from Open |work=BBC Sport |date=4 July 2006 |access-date=1 November 2012}} Norman believes his back injuries could have been averted had he been introduced to the concept of golf fitness early in his career.{{cite web |title=Greg Norman Strengthens |date=8 January 2004

|publisher=Men's Health |url=http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/greg-normans-fitness-philosophy |access-date=1 November 2012}}

Norman has earned more than $1 million five times on the U.S. PGA Tour, including three Arnold Palmer Awards as the Tour's leading money winner in 1986, 1990 and 1995. He was also the first person in Tour history to surpass $10 million in career earnings. He has 30 top-10 finishes in majors, or more than 38% of those he has entered. His 20 PGA Tour wins in the 1980s and 1990s ranks second behind Tom Watson (21 total) during this span. He had the lowest total four round score in the history of The Open Championship 267, in 1993, (since broken by Henrik Stenson in 2016), and The Players Championship (264, in 1994).{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012052/stats/factsfigures/index.html |title=The 141st Open Championship 2012 – Statistics |publisher=PGA European Tour |access-date=1 November 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/biography/ |title=Greg Norman Biography & Career Capsule |publisher=Shark.com |date=10 February 1955 |access-date=28 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508080319/http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/biography/ |archive-date=8 May 2011}}

File:Greg Norman, Open 2008 (2).jpg

Norman's dominance over his peers (despite his comparative lack of success in the majors) was probably best expressed in the Official World Golf Rankings: Norman finished the year on top of the ranking list on seven occasions, in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996 and 1997, and was second at the end of 1988, 1993 and 1994.{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=512 |title=Best Performances|author= |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |access-date=4 June 2016}} Norman won the PGA Tour of Australia's Order of Merit six times: 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1988. He won the European Tour's Order of Merit in 1982, and topped the PGA Tour's money list in 1986, 1990, and 1995. He won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour three times: 1989, 1990 and 1994; and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.{{cite news | last=Smits| first=Gary| title =Mickelson on election to the World Golf Hall of Fame: 'Really cool'| newspaper =The Florida Times-Union| date =10 November 2011| url =http://jacksonville.com/sports/golf/2011-11-10/story/mickelson-election-world-golf-hall-fame-really-cool| access-date =1 June 2016}}

In 1986, Norman was awarded the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award, a feat he replicated in 1993 to join Muhammad Ali as a multiple winner of the award (now also joined by Roger Federer and Usain Bolt).{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/11_november/20/spoty_50_facts.shtml|title=50th Sports Personality of the Year: Facts and figures|date=11 November 2003|publisher=BBC|access-date=15 February 2009}} In 2007, Norman was elevated to "Legend" status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.{{cite web |url=https://sahof.org.au/greg-norman-honoured-as-the-27th-legend-of-australian-sport-joining-our-unique-gallery-of-champions/|title=Greg Norman honoured as the 27th Legend of Australian Sport, joining our unique gallery of champions |publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame |date=11 October 2007 |access-date=26 September 2020}} He received the 2008 Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, GCSAA's highest honour, at the 2008 Golf Industry Show in Orlando.{{cite web |url=http://news.cybergolf.com/golf_news/norman_to_receive_old_tom_morris_award |title=Norman to Receive Old Tom Morris Award|author= |publisher=CyberGolf |access-date=4 June 2016}} Norman is a member of The Environmental Institute for Golf's board of trustees and also chairs The institute's advisory council. He was also the recipient of the Golf Writers Association of America's 2008 Charlie Bartlett Award. In 2009 Norman was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=Mr Greg Norman AO AM |url=http://www.qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=10 |work=Queensland Sport Hall of Fame |publisher=qsport.org.au |access-date=20 January 2014}}

In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Greg Norman was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for his role as a "sports legend".{{Cite web |url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301| title=Premier Unveils Queensland's 150 Icons |date=10 June 2009 |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524033717/http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301 |archive-date=24 May 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2017}}

In 2015, the PGA of Australia established the Greg Norman Medal, which is awarded to the best Australian male or female golfer in a given year. He also received the Australian Global Icon Award{{cite web |url=http://www.globalaustralianawards.com/2015-award-winners/ |title=2015 Award Winners |author= |publisher=Global Australian Awards |access-date=4 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809064023/http://www.globalaustralianawards.com/2015-award-winners/ |archive-date=9 August 2016}} and the National Golf Course Owner's Association Award of Merit both in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.ngcoa.org/pageview.asp?doc=2602 |title=NGCOA Will Honor Greg Norman with Award of Merit During Association's Annual Conference|author= |publisher=National Golf Course Owner's Association |access-date=4 June 2016}}

Norman had a bold and aggressive style of play.{{cite news |last=Mossman |first=John |title=Shark's aggressive play works |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=19890821&id=cTIiAAAAIBAJ&pg=1219,3354859 |access-date=20 April 2013 |newspaper=The Hour |date=21 August 1989}} He is widely regarded as one of the best drivers of the golf ball in his era. In the fourteen seasons between 1984 and 1997, Norman finished in the top 20 in total driving on the PGA Tour twelve times and in the top 6 nine times (including first in 1988, 1989 and 1993).{{cite web |title=PGA Tour Performance Stats |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01876.html/performance-stats/ |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=15 December 2013}} When driving long and straight off the tee with a persimmon (wood) clubhead in his prime, Norman intimidated many of his fellow professionals. His high ball flight enabled him to carry the ball very long distances. In 2009, Nick Price said: "The best driver I ever saw was Greg Norman."{{cite web |last=Price |first=Nick |title=Nick Price: My 10 rules for being a great driver |url=http://www.todaysgolfer.co.uk/Golf/videotips/searchresults/Driving-and-Woods/Nike-Price-My-10-Rules-For-Being-A-Great-Driver/ |access-date=20 April 2013 |publisher=Today's Golfer |date=6 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527123213/http://www.todaysgolfer.co.uk/Golf/videotips/searchresults/Driving-and-Woods/Nike-Price-My-10-Rules-For-Being-A-Great-Driver/ |archive-date=27 May 2013}}

{{see also|List of golf courses designed by Greg Norman}}

File:Norman designing The Eastern Golf Club in Yering, Australia.jpg

Norman founded the Greg Norman Company [originally known as Great White Shark Enterprises (GWSE)] in 1993 after leaving his previous management group, IMG. The now multi-national corporation is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. He initially used the Reebok-licensed shark logo for his line of apparel; it now represents over a dozen different businesses. The company reports hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue annually.{{cite journal |last=Madkour |first=Abraham D. |title =The beliefs, business and brand of Greg Norman |journal=Sports Business Daily |date=25 May 2015 |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/05/25/Opinion/From-The-Executive-Editor.aspx |access-date=4 June 2016}}{{cite magazine |last=Morfit |first=Cameron |title=Greg Norman Means Business |magazine=Golf Magazine |date=24 January 2012 |url=http://www.golf.com/special-features/greg-norman-means-business |access-date=4 June 2016}} In 2016, the company changed its branding to become the "Greg Norman Company."{{cite magazine |last=Weinman |first=Sam |title=Why Greg Norman is transforming his business |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/why-greg-norman-is-transforming-his-business |access-date=28 November 2017 |magazine=Golf Digest |date=13 October 2016}}

Norman owns a number of business properties wholly owned by Great White Shark Enterprises.

First established in 1987, Greg Norman Golf Course Design (GNGCD) has been responsible for the creation of over 100 golf courses across the world.{{cite news |last=Chang |first=Olivia |title =Greg Norman is planning to build a golf course at the bottom of Uluru |newspaper =Business Insider |date=24 April 2016 |url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/greg-norman-is-planning-to-build-a-golf-course-at-the-bottom-of-uluru-2016-4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429232844/http://www.businessinsider.com.au/greg-norman-is-planning-to-build-a-golf-course-at-the-bottom-of-uluru-2016-4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 April 2016 |access-date=4 June 2016}}

The Greg Norman Collection began in 1992 after Reebok gave Norman his own line of clothing. It reached $100 million in annual sales in 2005. The collection is composed largely of golf-inspired activewear for men and women.

Greg Norman Estates is a wine company that produces 14 different varietals from Australia, California, and Argentina. The brand is known for attracting attention from Wine Spectator, having earned the number 8 spot in the world with a 1998 Reserve Shiraz.

The real estate division of the company is responsible for a variety of developments and projects including the Medalist Village in Hobe Sound, Florida. The Greg Norman Design Group is a separate wing of the real estate division that deals in interior design.{{cite magazine |last=Donelson |first=Dave |title =Golf Great Greg Norman Discusses Wine and Great White Shark Enterprises |magazine=Westchester Magazine |date=July 2015 |url=http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/Tee-to-Green/July-2015/Talking-Golf-Business-Greg-Norman/ |access-date=4 June 2016}}{{cite web |title=UT Dedicates Day Golf Practice Facility |publisher=University of Tennessee |date=12 November 2010 |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/111210aab.html |access-date=4 June 2016}}

The Great White Shark Opportunity Fund is an asset-based, debt-lending fund that invests in public and private small- to mid-cap growth companies throughout the world. The platform offers alternative lending and flex capital.{{cite news | last=Buteau| first=Michael| title =Greg Norman Starts $75 Million Great White Shark Investment Fund| publisher = Bloomberg| date =25 March 2015 | url =https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-25/greg-norman-starts-75-million-great-white-shark-investment-fund| access-date =1 June 2016}}

A joint venture between Norman and his son, Greg Norman Jr., Shark Wake Park is a brand of wakeboarding complexes. The first park opened in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in June 2016, and a second, larger park opened in June 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida.{{cite news |last=Webb |first=Kristina |title=Greg Norman company to open finished Shark Wake Park, first of its kind in South Florida |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |date=31 May 2019 |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190531/greg-norman-company-to-open-finished-shark-wake-park-first-of-its-kind-in-south-florida |access-date=5 August 2019}}

Norman launched a connected golf cart in 2017 with partners Verizon, GPSi and Club Car. The cart is equipped with touchscreen display for music and GPS while playing a course.{{cite news|last1=Korosec|first1=Kirsten|title=How Greg Norman Is Changing Golf for the Next Generation|url=http://fortune.com/2017/12/08/greg-norman-shark-experience/|access-date=17 January 2018|publisher=Fortune|date=8 December 2017}}File:Norman surfing in Jupiter, FL.jpg

Debuting in 2011, Greg Norman Eyewear provides sunglasses that are designed for use on the golf course. The brand has a partnership with Aspex Eyewear and is distributed in the United States by Aspex.{{cite web |last=Deegan |first=Jason Scott |title=Greg Norman sunglasses take cool to a new level |publisher=TravelGolf |date=6 March 2012 |url=http://www.travelgolf.com/blogs/jason.scott/2012/03/06/greg-norman-sunglasses-take-cool |access-date=4 June 2016}}

Greg Norman Australian Prime is a branded line of premium Wagyu steaks and other beef products.

Located in Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, [https://gregnormanaustraliangrille.com/ Greg Norman Australian Grille] offers fine dining with an Australian theme.

In addition to the wholly owned companies under the company umbrella, there are also numerous partially owned companies and partnerships. For instance, Norman invested in and became the ambassador for Vancouver-based GPS Industries in 2004. GWSE partnered with Kohlberg & Company to acquire Troon Golf, one of the world's largest golf management companies with over 250 golf courses in its portfolio. Norman is also a leading investment partner in Alchemy Global, a firm that seeks investors for sports startups.{{cite journal |last=Kaplan |first=Daniel |title=Alchemy Global has new take on crowdfunding |journal=Sports Business Daily |date=5 May 2014 |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2014/05/05/Finance/Alchemy-Global.aspx |access-date=4 June 2016}}

Norman is also the brand ambassador and partner to numerous companies including Qantas (a partnership he's been in since 1976),{{cite magazine |last=Asselta |first=Ryan |title=Golf Live Q&A: Greg Norman on Fox Firing, His New Business Ventures and His Future in Television |magazine=Golf Magazine |date=15 March 2016 |url=http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/golf-live-qa-greg-norman-day-fox-fired-him-his-new-business-ventures-and-his-future-tv |access-date=4 June 2016}} Cobra Golf, OMEGA,{{cite news |last=Scott |first=Mathew |title =I teed off in my street shoes: Greg Norman recalls 1979 Fanling victory |newspaper =South China Morning Post |date=18 October 2015 |url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/1867403/i-teed-my-street-shoes-greg-norman-recalls-1979-fanling-victory |access-date=4 June 2016}} and others.

In 2017, Authentic Brands Group become a controlling partner for the consumer products division of The Greg Norman Company.{{cite news|last1=Rovell|first1=Darren|title=Greg Norman signs with brand development and licensing company Authentic Brands Group|url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/18965709/greg-norman-sells-licensing-rights-global-marketing-company|access-date=8 January 2018|work=ESPN|date=21 March 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Mark J.|title=Golfer Greg Norman Grows His Consumer Brands With ABG Deal|url=http://brandchannel.com/2017/03/22/greg-norman-032217/|publisher=Brand Channel|date=22 March 2017}}

In November 1994 during the Shark Shootout, Norman announced a proposed international golf circuit known as the World Golf Tour; the tour would have launched in 1995, and consisted of eight limited field tournaments largely held against PGA Tour events, with fields featuring top players on the Sony Rankings. Each tournament would have offered a $600,000 prize for winners (roughly double that of major U.S. tournaments at the time), while a $1 million bonus would be awarded to the "player of the year" at the end of the season. The tour would be backed by Rupert Murdoch, with Fox Sports televising all events; Norman argued that the PGA Tour had not done enough to grow the game of golf internationally. The announcement provoked criticism, with a lack of concrete detail on the events besides scheduled dates, and newspaper columnists describing Norman as acting "greedy" and "self-serving".{{Cite news |date=1994-12-01 |title=Fox Will Keep Eye on Golf Battle : Television: Network won't take part in legal conflicts between PGA Tour and World Tour. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-01-sp-3765-story.html |access-date=2020-11-30 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |first=Thomas |last=Bonk}}{{Cite news |date=1994-11-30 |title=PGA Ready to Play Hardball |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/30/sports/pga-ready-to-play-hardball.html |access-date=2025-04-05 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=B18}}{{Cite magazine |title=Is pro golf broken? Greg Norman has been saying so for years |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/-is-pro-golf-broken--greg-norman-has-been-saying-so-for-years |access-date=2025-04-05 |magazine=Golf Digest |first= Dan |last=Rapaport |date=April 7, 2025}}

The World Golf Tour had come in the wake of a probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, on whether policies requiring PGA Tour players to obtain an exemption to compete with events that conflict with tour events were a violation of competition law; in 1995, the FTC voted to drop and not take action on the probe. PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem had already threatened to suspend players who compete in breakaway competitions, while Arnold Palmer gave a speech critical of the proposed event during a meeting of PGA Tour players. Norman attempted to solicit interest from players by slipping contracts under the doors of hotel rooms during the Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship, but no one would respond—signalling an overall lack of interest. Norman was later caught off-guard by the 1997 announcement of the World Golf Championships (WGC), a PGA Tour-backed series of limited field events with a similar concept to his proposed series.

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LIV Golf Investments was led by Greg Norman as CEO from 2021 to 2025 when he was replaced by Scott O'Neil.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-15 |title=Greg Norman replaced as LIV Golf CEO |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/golf/greg-norman-replaced-liv-golf-ceo-2025-01-15/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-01-15 |work=Reuters}} The LIV Golf Invitational Series began in 2022 and consist of seven regular-season events where players compete both individually for points and as part of a team. The series provoked strong resistance from the established PGA Tour and European Tour organisations, including suspensions of players who joined the series, and criticism of its financial backing by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

In May 2022 when asked on Sky Sports News about Saudi Arabia's extensive human rights violations and how Norman felt about working for such people he stated: "No they're not my bosses. We're independent, I do not answer to Saudi Arabia, I do not answer to MBS."{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Mike |title='I Do Not Answer To Saudi Arabia' - LIV CEO Greg Norman |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/i-do-not-answer-to-saudi-arabia-liv-ceo-greg-norman |website=Golf Monthly |access-date=18 July 2022 |date=10 May 2022}} LIV Golf Investments is on the public record as being under the majority ownership of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF). This fund has been controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler since 2015.{{Cite news|date=16 October 2021 |title=Revealed: Newcastle chairman's links to Saudi 'anti-corruption' drive |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/16/revealed-newcastle-chairmans-links-to-saudi-anti-corruption-drive |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=The Guardian |language=en}}

The QBE Shootout, formerly known as the Shark Shootout, is a PGA Tour team golf event hosted by Greg Norman. The event is played at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The Shootout benefits CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation. The Greg Norman Golf Foundation was formed by Greg Norman and his father Merv Norman in 1987. The foundation provides professional guidance and instruction throughout Queensland to school students and those in other educational establishments, children with specific physical disabilities, and junior members of golf clubs.[http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/charity/golf_foundation.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019125200/http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/charity/golf_foundation.php|date=19 October 2008}} The Environmental Institute for Golf the philanthropic arm of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), is a collaborative effort of the environmental and golf communities, dedicated to strengthening the compatibility of golf with the natural environment. Norman became a Trustee of the Institute and a member of its advisory council in 2004.

On 23 April 2014, Fox Sports announced that Norman would join Joe Buck as its lead commentary team for its coverage of the USGA's championships beginning in 2015.{{cite web |title=Joe Buck, Greg Norman to Co-Anchor Fox Sports 2015 Golf Coverage: 'We're Coming Right Out of the Gate'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joe-buck-greg-norman-anchor-698581|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=23 April 2014 |access-date=24 April 2014}} However, following criticism of his performance at the 2015 U.S. Open, it was announced in January 2016 that Paul Azinger would replace Norman as the lead golf analyst for Fox Sports.{{cite news |title=Paul Azinger replaces Greg Norman as lead golf announcer for Fox Sports |date=27 January 2016 |access-date=27 January 2016 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/golf/ct-paul-azinger-fox-golf-20160127-story.html}}

File:Norman with daughter Morgan Leigh and son Gregory in 2014.jpg

Norman released his autobiography, titled The Way of the Shark, in 2006.{{cite news | title =Greg Norman on life in 'The Way of the Shark' | publisher =Today.com | date =26 October 2006 | url =http://www.today.com/id/15421230/ns/today-today_books/t/greg-norman-life-way-shark/| access-date =4 June 2016}}

Norman had a brief romance with British tennis player Sue Barker{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uu9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=5326,19258&dq=sue+barker+greg+norman&hl=en |title=A model beauty – That's Sweet Sue |newspaper=Evening Times |date=1 September 1979 |page=3 |access-date=1 November 2012}} before he met Laura Andrassy, an American flight attendant. Norman married Andrassy in July 1981. They had two children—Greg Norman Jr. and Morgan-Leigh.{{Cite web|date=17 November 1982|title=Norman ill; Open doubt|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RiRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QJQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2050,658876|access-date=12 May 2021|website=The Age}} They divorced in 2006, with Andrassy receiving a $105 million settlement. He married former World No. 1 tennis player Chris Evert on Paradise Island in the Bahamas in June 2008, but they separated after only 15 months and were subsequently divorced.{{cite news|last1=Friedman|first1=Steve|title=A Separate Peace|url=http://www.elle.com/life-love/sex-relationships/advice/a2463/chris-evert-marriages/|access-date=12 September 2017|work=Elle|date=17 August 2011}} In November 2010, Norman married interior designer Kirsten Kutner{{cite news|last1=Stewart|first1=Cameron|title=Shark Norman circles Trump|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/greg-norman-the-great-white-shark-circles-the-oval-office/news-story/f7d7e1891262951d2c5e6f00051d9e76|access-date=17 January 2018|newspaper=The Australian|date=16 September 2017}} on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, with Greg Jr. as his best man.{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/chris-everts-ex-greg-norman-weds-again/ |title=Greg Norman Marries for Third Time |magazine=People |first=Linda |last=Marx |date=13 November 2010 |access-date=17 June 2023}} Norman has two grandchildren.

In December 2020, Norman was hospitalized with COVID-19. While in hospital, he shared an update on Instagram saying, "It's been an ugly one. I for one am looking forward to getting out of this quarantine and looking forward to building whatever the great future is for 2021 and beyond."{{Cite news |date=26 December 2020 |title=Greg Norman in hospital with virus after father-son tourney |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/greg-norman-in-hospital-with-virus-after-father-son-tourney |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=Fox News |agency=Associated Press}}

Norman was accused by US Congressman Tim Burchett of promoting Saudi Arabian “propaganda” through his involvement with the LIV series.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/22/greg-norman-liv-golf-series-saudi-arabia-us-congress-visit |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Stephanie |last= Kirchgaessner |date=22 September 2022 |access-date=5 April 2023 |title=US congressman accuses LIV CEO Greg Norman of pushing Saudi 'propaganda'}} Norman has rejected this criticism.{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/sports/greg-norman-faces-backlash-for-calling-saudi-killings-mistakes-i-dont-want-to-get-into-that/ |magazine=People |access-date=5 April 2023 |title= Greg Norman Faces Backlash for Calling Saudi Killings 'Mistakes' Ahead of His Upcoming Saudi-Backed Tournament |first=Natasha |last=Dye |date=12 May 2022}}

Norman was a vocal supporter of the presidency and policies of Donald Trump. "(From) my business perspective, he’s done a phenomenal job," Norman told one publication about Trump. "He has pretty much stuck to all his promises he made when he was elected."{{cite web |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/golf/greg-norman-doubles-down-on-donald-trump-support-defends-his-coronavirus-response/news-story/f452ae8ed0923d49c5f3ac97fe5270fe |website=News.com.au |title=Greg Norman doubles down on Donald Trump support, defends his coronavirus response |first=James |last=Matthey |date=2 November 2020 |access-date=5 April 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/golf/phenomenal-job-why-greg-norman-is-an-unlikely-donald-trump-fan/news-story/337b55845338227c89dd84eeb3d74408 |work=Fox Sports |title='Phenomenal job': Why Greg Norman is an unlikely Donald Trump fan |first=Jai |last=Bednall |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=5 April 2023}}

*Note: The 1990 Memorial Tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour playoff record (4–8)

European Tour playoff record (1–6)

*Note: The 1983 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

*Note: The 1985 National Panasonic Australian Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–2)

Other playoff record (3–1)

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• Most consecutive cuts made: 18 (1981 Masters – 1985 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s: 3 (three times)

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¹Cancelled due to 9/11

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Note: Norman never played in The Tradition.

Amateur

• Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 1973, 1974

Professional

• World Cup (representing Australia): 1976, 1978
• Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 1982
• Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners), 1986 (winners), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
• Four Tours World Championship (representing Australasia): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
• Presidents Cup (International team): 1996, 1998 (winners), 2000, 2009 (non-playing captain)
• Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Australasia): 1995
• Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 1993, 1994 (winners)

• List of golf courses designed by Greg Norman
• List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards
• List of golfers with most European Tour wins
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