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not play golf until about 10 days before the British
Open...Made only two starts on the PGA TOUR (British
Open and The INTERNATIONAL) and spent the second half
of the season playing on the Champions Tour...Made the
cut at the British Open, where he finished T60 at St.
Andrews....The next week made his Champions Tour debut
at the Senior British Open at Royal Aberdeen in Scotland
and finished solo third, one stroke out of a playoff despite
an opening-round 76...In contention throughout the U.S
Senior Open and finished solo fourth near Dayton. Was one
of just two players (D.A. Weibring) to post four consecutive
sub-par rounds on the South course at NCR CC...Had his
knee scoped on October 13 at the Steadman Clinic in Vail,
Colorado. 2004: Played in seven TOUR events, making only
one cut—at THE PLAYERS Championship (T81). 2003:
Made only seven starts on TOUR and played on the weekend
four times...Opened one stroke back of the lead after
the first round of the British Open. Rounds of 79-74-68
dropped him into T18 for the tournament. Played in his 19th
consecutive British Open without missing a cut dating back
to 1981, the longest active streak. Did not participate four
years during the streak (1988, 1998, 2000 and 2001). 2002:
Played in 13 TOUR events on a reduced schedule, making
the cut 10 times and withdrawing once...Turned in first top-
10 since a T4 at the 2001 Bay Hill Invitational with a T4 at
The INTERNATIONAL...Best worldwide finish was a T6 in
the Heineken Classic in Australia. 2001: Played in 11 TOUR
events, with a best finish of T4 at the Bay Hill
Invitational...Inducted into World Golf Hall of
Fame...Captured $1 million at the 2001 Skins Game, shutting
out Tiger Woods, Colin Montgomerie and Jesper
Parnevik. 2000: Despite playing a reduced schedule due to
medical reasons, still managed 84th-place ranking on official
money list with $580,510...Earned first of two top-10s
at Buick Classic. Fourth-place finish was best since third at
1999 Masters and just third top-10 since 1997
season...Sidelined by arthroscopic hip surgery June 28.
Right hip had bothered him for a number of years. Pain
linked to left shoulder problems that required reconstructive
surgery in 1998. After missing cut at U.S. Open and
with intense pain and discomfort, opted for surgery.
Returned to action at INTERNATIONAL just five weeks later
to record second top-10 of year. Finished alone in fourth
with 38 points after returning to hitting balls just eight days
prior to event...Member of International Presidents Cup
team where he compiled 1-3 record in losing effort to
American squad...Received honorary life membership on
Greg Norman (Continued)
European Tour. 1999: Played reduced schedule as he continued
to recover from previous year's shoulder surgery.
Began year at Accenture Match Play Championship where
he lost in the second round and finished T17...Became first
player to surpass $12 million in TOUR career earnings
when he won $29,000 for T19 at Doral-Ryder
Open...Dueled eventual champion Jose Maria Olazabal
down the stretch before finishing third at the Masters...On
September 12, fell out of top 50 in Official World Golf
Ranking after 700 weeks, or since ranking began. 1998:
April shoulder surgery cut his season short. Surgery was
performed on April 22 by Dr. Richard Hawkins at the
Steadman Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation in Vail,
CO. Procedure involved the shaving of bone spurs that
caused tendinitis in his rotator cuff and the use of a heat
probe to shrink the shoulder socket capsule. Followed a
seven-month rehabilitation period with a victory at the
Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout, playing with Steve
Elkington...Won the Greg Norman Holden International in
Australia in February. Victory was his first in six tries at his
own tournament. 1997: Began year with victory in finals of
Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf...Season
highlighted by two victories. First win came at FedEx St.
Jude Classic, where he birdied final three holes for a 66 to
earn one-stroke victory over Dudley Hart. 20th TOUR victory
came at NEC World Series of Golf, where final-round 67
earned four-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson...Had two
second-place finishes and one third and finished among top
15 on money list for third year in a row. 1996: Became the
first to surpass $10 million in career earnings...At Masters,
shot record-tying 63 in opening round. Led by six entering
final round, but lost when he shot 78 and Nick Faldo shot
67, resulting in his eighth career major championship runner-up.
1995: Won his third Arnold Palmer Award (1986,
'90, '95)...Named TOUR Player of the Year...First player to
earn $1 million four times (1990, '93, '94, '95)...Did not miss
a cut for the fourth time in his career (1983, '87, '94 and
'95)...Won three titles—Memorial Tournament, Canon
Greater Hartford Open and NEC World Series of Golf—and
then-record $1,654,959. 1994: Earned his third Vardon
Trophy (1988, '89, '94). 1993: At Royal St. Georges, trailed
Corey Pavin and Nick Faldo by one stroke after 54 holes,
then closed with 64 to defeat Faldo. 1986: Won his first
British Open title at Turnberry. After an opening 74, shot
tournament-record-tying 63 to take two-stroke lead. Closed
with rounds of 74-69 to defeat Gordon Brand by two
strokes...Led all four majors entering the final round but
won just the British. 1984: Finished in the top 10 on the
money list for the first of nine times in his career. Defeated
Mark O'Meara by five strokes for his initial TOUR win at the
Kemper Open. Four weeks later, won again by two strokes
over Jack Nicklaus at the Canadian Open.
PERSONAL:
Serves as Chairman and CEO of Great White Shark
Enterprises, a multinational corporation with offices in
Jupiter, FL, and Sydney, Australia. The company's interests
are primarily focused around golf and the golf lifestyle.
Established in 1987, Greg Norman Golf Course Design is
recognized as one of the premier signature design groups.
Medalist Developments is an international developer of
premier residential golf course communities. Established in
1995, Greg Norman Turf Company licenses proprietary turfgrasses
for golf courses, athletic fields and home lawns.
Greg Norman Collection is a leading worldwide marketer
and distributor of men's sportswear, golf apparel and
accessories. Greg Norman Estates produces a line of highly
rated wines. Greg Norman’s Australian Grille in North
Myrtle Beach, SC, offers indoor and outdoor dining with
authentic Australian fare. The Greg Norman Production
Company, which is devoted to event management, operates
the PGA TOUR’s Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico and
Merrill Lynch Shootout...Began playing at age 16 caddieing
for his mother. Scratch two years later...Initial ambition was
to become a pilot in the Australian Air Force but opted for
golf and took just four tournaments to record first of more
than 80 titles worldwide...Named as the 2008 recipient of
the Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course
Superintendents of America.
PLAYER STATISTICS
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Career Low Round/Round: 62–4 times, most recent 1993
Doral-Ryder Open/3
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $450,000–1994 THE
PLAYERS Championship/1
Career Low Round: 67–2005 Senior British Open/2
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $121,887–2005 U.S.
Senior Open/4
Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 Wendy's
Three-Tour Challenge/1
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