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GREG NORMAN
Birthdate: February 10, 1955
Birthplace: Queensland, Australia
Age: 50 Ht: 6'0" Wt: 180
Home: Hobe Sound, Fla.
Turned Professional: 1976
Joined PGA Tour: 1983
PGA Tour Playoff record: 4-7
Has won Tournaments in 13 Countries
PGA Tour victories: 20 - 1984 Kemper Open, Canadian Open, 1986 Panasonic-Las Vegas Invitational, Kemper Open, British Open 1988 MCI Heritage Classic, 1989 International, Greater Milwaukee Open, 1990 Doral Ryder Open, Memorial Tournament, 1992 Canadian Open, 1993 Doral Ryder Open, British Open 1994 Players Championship, 1995 Memorial, Canon Greater Hartford Open, NEC World Series of Golf, 1996 Doral Ryder Open, 1997 FedEx St. Jude Classic, NEC World Series of Golf.
European Tour victories: 1977, '79 and '81 Martini International, 1980 French Open, Scandinavian Open, World Match Play Championship, 1981 Dunlop Masters (England)1982 Dunlop Masters(Wales), State Express Classic, Benson & Hedges International, 1983 Cannes Open, World Match Play Championship, 1986 British Open, European Open and Suntory World Match Play, 1988 Italian Open, 1993 British Open, 1994 Johnnie Walker Classic (Thailand)
Australasia Tour victories: 1976 Westlakes Classic, 1978 Caltex Festival of Sydney Open, Traralgon Classic, NSW Open, 1980 Australian Open, 1981 Australian Masters, 1983 Australina Masters, Stefen Queensland Open, NSW Open, 1984 Victorian Open, Australian Masters, Australian PGA Championship, 1985 Australian PGA Championship, Australian Open, 1986 Stefen Queensland Open, NSW Open, West End Jubilee South Australia Open, Western Australian Open, 1987 Australian Masters, Australian Open, 1988 Palm Meadows Cup, ESP Open, PGA National Tournament Players Championship, NSW Open, 1989 and '90 Australian Masters, 1989 PGA National Tournament Players Championship, 1996 Ford South Australian Open, Australian Open, 1998 Greg Norman Holden International.
Other victories: 1977 Kuzaha Open(Jap), 1978 South Seas Classic (Fiji),1979 Hong Kong Open, 1983 Hong Kong Open, Kapalua International, 1989 Chunichi Crowns (Jap), 1993 Taiheiyo Masters (Jap), 1998 Franklin Templeton Shootout (teamed with Steve Elkington)
Player Notes: Winner 1989 and ’90 Vardon Trophy. . .1986, ’90 and ’95 Arnold Palmer Award recipient for leading money winner. . .Won PGA Tour and PGA of America Player-of-the-Year honors in 1995. . . Has won more than a million dollars four of the last seven years. . .Eight runner-up finishes in majors he is one of only two players (other is Craig Wood) to lose all four majors in playoffs. . .First player on the PGA Tour to surpass $10 million. . .Has had $5 million years in 1990, ’93, ’94, ’95 and ’97. . .Has been runner-up 17 times on the PGA Tour in the 90s, most of any player. . .Had shoulder surgery in April of 1998, then arthroscopic hip surgery in June of 2000. . . Since the World Ranking was devised Norman was in the top 50 of the rankings for 700 weeks before dropping out for the first time in 2000. . .Was accorded Honorary Life Membership on the European Tour in 2000. When the PGA Tour added British Open victories as official at the end of 2002, Norman also got a Life membership on the PGA Tour. . .Member of 1996, ’98 and 2000 Presidents Cup Team . . Joined the World Golf Hall-of-Fame in 2001 . . .Wanted to be a pilot in the Australian Air Force but made golf his career. One of the few golfers that have topped the money list on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. Was the leading money winner in Europe in 1982 and in the United States in 1986, 1990 and ’95.
1977 European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 12; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average 72.02; money _11,600 or £8,286 (ranked 20th); Winner Martini International.
1978 European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average 71.58; money _16,288 or £11,634 (ranked 15th); Best finish, 4th, Colgate PGA Championship & T4th European Open Championship.
1979 European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 10; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average 72.3 8; money _21,507 or £15,362 (ranked 17th); Winner Martini International.
1980 European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 19; in money - 18; top-10 finishes - 14; scoring average 70.85; money _60,297 or £43,069 (ranked 2nd); Winner Martini International.
1981 European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 9; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 6; scoring average 70.57 ; money _61,956 or £44,254 (ranked 4th); Winner Martini International & Dunlop Masters.
1981 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 9; in money - 8; top-10 finishes - 3; scoring average 71.56 ; money $54,272 (ranked 77th); Best finish, 4th Masters & T4th in the PGA Championship.
1982 European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 13; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 7; scoring average 71.06 ; money _92,968 or £66,406 (ranked 20th); Winner Dunlop Masters & State Express English Classic.
1982 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 4; in money - 3; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 72.50; money $22,671 (ranked 142nd); Best finish, T5th, PGA Championship.
1983 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 9; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 2; scoring average 72.56; money $71,411 (ranked 74th); Best finish, 2nd, Bay Hill Classic..
1983 European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 8; in money - 8; top-10 finishes - 3; scoring average 70.43 ; money _30,142 or 21,530 (ranked 20th); Winner Martini International.
1984 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 15; top-10 finishes - 7; scoring average 70.84 (ranked 5th); money $310,230 (ranked 9th); Winner, Kemper Open & Canadian Open.
1985 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 6; scoring average 71.25 (ranked 15th); money $165,458 (ranked 42nd); Best finish, T2nd, Canadian Open & Bank of Boston Classic.
1986 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 19; in money - 17; top-10 finishes - 10; scoring average 70.22 (ranked 3rd); money 653,296 (ranked 1st); Winner, Panasonic-Las Vegas Invitational, Kemper Open & British Open
1987 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 18; in money - 18; top-10 finishes - 9; scoring average 70.67 (ranked 15th); money $535,450 (ranked 7th); Best finish, 2nd Masters & T2nd, Beatrice Western Open.
1988 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 7; scoring average 69.38 (ranked 1st); money $514,854 (ranked 17th); Winner, MCI Heritage Classic.
1989 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 17; in money - 16; top-10 finishes - 8; scoring average 69.49 (ranked 1st); money $835,096 (ranked 4th); Winner, The International & Greater Milwaukee Open.
1990 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 17; in money - 17; top-10 finishes - 11; scoring average 69.10 (ranked 1st); money $1,165,477 (ranked 1st); Winner Doral Ryder Open & Memorial; also led Par Breakers (22%) on the PGA Tour Stats.
1991 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 17; in the money - 15; top-10 finishes -6; scoring average 70.35 ranked (23rd); money $320,196 ranked (53rd) best finish, 2nd Centel Western Open.
1992 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 15; top-10 finishes - 8; scoring average 69.88 (ranked 7th); money $676,443 (ranked 18th); winner at Canadian Open.
1993 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 15; in money - 14; top-10 finishes - 12; scoring average 68.90 (ranked 1st); money $1,359,653 (ranked 3rd); winner at Doral Ryder Open.
1994 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 16; top-10 finishes - 11; scoring average 68.81 (ranked 1st); money $1,330,307 (ranked 2nd); winner at The Players Championship.
1995 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 15; top-10 finishes - 9; scoring average 69.01 (ranked 1st); money $1,654,959 (ranked 1st); winner at Memorial Tournament, Canon Greater Hartford Open, NEC World Series of Golf.
1996 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 16; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average 69.76 (ranked 5th); money $891,237 (ranked 15th); winner at Doral Ryder Open.
1997 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 15; in money - 13; top-10 finishes - 7; scoring average 69.16 (ranked 3rd); money $1,345,856 (ranked 7th); winner at FedEx St. Jude Classic and NEC World Series of Golf
1998 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 3; in money - 1; top-10 finishes - 0; money $25,925 (ranked 235th); best finish, 27th Mercedes Championships.
1999 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 12; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 2; money $570,879 (ranked 69th); best finish, 3rd, Masters.
2000 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 12; rounds played -34 ; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 2 money $580,510 (ranked 84th); best finish 4th at the Buick Classic and Sprint International;
2000 Stats: Scoring - 71.16 / (n/a); driving distance - 276.9 / (n/a); driving accuracy -72.7% / (n/a); GIR - 61.6% / (n/a); putting - 1.745 / (n/a); birdie average - 3.65 per rd / (n/a) / total birdies - 124; sand saves - 50.0% / (n/a); scrambling - 51.9% / (n/a); all-around rank - / (n/a)
2001 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 11; rounds played -32 ; in money - 7; top-10 finishes - 1; money $256,310 (ranked 156th); best finish T-4th at the Bay Hill Invitational.
2002 PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 13; rounds played -41 ; in money -10; top-10 finishes - 1; money $498,488 (ranked 128th - unofficial); best finish T-4 at The International
Played in seven PGA Tour events in 2003, best finishT18th British Open.
Played in seven PGA Tour events in 2004, only made the cut in one finishing T81st at The Players Championship.
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