Greg Norman

  • DOB : 10 February 1955 (1955-02-10) (age 54)Mount Isa, Queensland
  • Height : 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
  • Nationality :  Australia
  • Residence : Hobe Sound, Florida
  • Spouse : Laura (m.1981, div.2007),Chris Evert (m.2008)
  • Children : Morgan Leigh, Gregory
  • Career : Turned professional : 1976
  • Current tour(s) : PGA TourEuropean Tour
  • Professional wins : 87

About

  • Number of wins by tour : PGA Tour : 20
  • European Tour : 14 (tied 15th all time)
  • PGA Tour of Australasia : 31 (2nd all time)
  • Other : 24
  • Best results in Major Championships(Wins: 2) : The Masters : 2nd/T2: 1986, 1987, 1996
  • U.S. Open : 2nd: 1984, 1995
  • Open Championship : Won: 1986, 1993
  • PGA Championship : 2nd: 1986, 1993
  • Achievements and awards : PGA Tour of AustraliaOrder of Merit winner : 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988
  • European TourOrder of Merit winner : 1982
  • PGA Tourleading money winner : 1986, 1990, 1995
  • PGA Player of the Year : 1995
  • PGA TourPlayer of the Year : 1995
  • Vardon Trophy : 1989, 1990, 1994
  • Byron Nelson Award : 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Old Tom Morris Award : 2008
  • Charlie Bartlett Award : 2008


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