Greg Norman

Greg Norman
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Norman in 2014
Personal information
Full nameGregory John Norman
NicknameThe (Great White) Shark
Born (1955-02-10) 10 February 1955
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceFlorida, U.S.
Spouse
Laura Andrassy
(m. 1981; div. 2007)
(m. 2008; div. 2009)
Kirsten Kutner
(m. 2010)
Children2
Career
Turned professional1976
Former toursPGA Tour of Australasia
PGA Tour
European Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins88
Highest ranking1 (14 September 1986)
(331 weeks)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour20
European Tour14
Japan Golf Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia33
Other21
Best results in major championships
(wins: 2)
Masters Tournament2nd/T2: 1986, 1987, 1996
PGA Championship2nd: 1986, 1993
U.S. Open2nd: 1984, 1995
The Open ChampionshipWon: 1986, 1993
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2001 (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 Award1988, 1990, 1993,
1994, 1995
Vardon Trophy1989, 1990, 1994
PGA Tour
Player of the Year
1995
PGA Player of the Year1995
Old Tom Morris Award2008
Charlie Bartlett Award2008
Signature

Gregory John Norman (born 10 February 1955) is an Australian former professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as world number one in the 1980s and 1990s. He won 88 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournaments and two majors: The Open Championship in 1986 and 1993. Norman also earned thirty top-10 finishes and was the runner-up eight times in majors throughout his career. 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.

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. Between 2021 and 2025, he was the 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.

Norman has donated to and established numerous charities and charity events, like the QBE Shootout which benefits the CureSearch for Children's Cancer fund. He became a Trustee of the Environmental Institute for Golf in 2004 and received the Golf Writers Association of America's Bartlett Award in 2008 for his charitable work.