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Greg Norman

Greg Norman
Personal information
NameGreg Norman
Full nameGregory John Norman AO
NicknameThe Great White Shark, The Shark
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
NationalityAustralia
ResidenceHobe Sound, Florida, U.S.
SpouseLaura Andrassy (1981 � 2007),
Chris Evert (2008 � 2009),
Kirsten Kutner (2010 � present)
ChildrenMorgan Leigh, Gregory
Career
Turned professional1976
Current toursPGA Tour
European Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins88
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour20
European Tour14 (tied 15th all time)
PGA Tour of Australasia31 (3rd all time)
Other Major tour wins25
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament2nd/T2: 1986, 1987, 1996
U.S. Open2nd: 1984, 1995
The Open Championship2nd: 1984, 1995
PGA Championship2nd: 1986, 1993
Achievements and awards
Hall of Fame2001
PGA Tour of Australia
Order of Merit winner
1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988
European Tour
Order of Merit winner
1982
PGA Tour
leading money winner
1986, 1990, 1995
PGA Player of the Year1995
PGA Tour
Player of the Year
1995
Vardon Trophy1989, 1990, 1994
Byron Nelson Award1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995
Old Tom Morris Award2008
Charlie Bartlett Award2008

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Gregory John Norman AO (born 10 February 1955) is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He is nicknamed The Great White Shark or sometimes simply The Shark � a reference to Norman's blond hair, size and aggressive golf style and the shark inhabiting Australian waters.


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