| Net Worth: | $340 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | February 10, 1955 (69 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Golfer |
| Nationality: | — |
Championship golfer who was nicknamed The Great White Shark. He was the world’s #1 ranked golfer for 331 weeks during a career that began in 1976 and spanned over three decades. He won the Open Championship in 1986 and 1993 and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.
He played rugby and cricket growing up and also excelled as a surfer.
He finished second place at the U.S. Open in both 1984 and 1995.
Career
Greg Norman started off his career in the year 1975, when he was of age 20, by working as assistant expert below Billy McWilliam OAM within Beverley Park Golf Club inside Sydney, in New South Wales.
Personal Life
He had two children with his wife Laura, whom he divorced in 2007. He then married Kirsten Kutner in 2010. He was also married to tennis star Chris Evert for a year.
He was defeated by Fuzzy Zoeller in an 18-hole playoff at the 1984 US Open.
Quotes
“I always wanted to be the best I could be at whatever I did. I didn’t want to be the number one golfer in the world. I just wanted to be as good as I could be. I work hard, I push myself hard, and I probably even expect too much of myself.”
— Greg Norman
“So my game is solid. So that obviously makes me feel confident, that like anybody else in this field, you name them, I feel like I’ve got the ability to win the golf tournament just as much as they have, and that’s the way I’m going to take it.”
— Greg Norman
“I’ve really got no complaints about the way I played, just extremely frustrating with the putter and I’m sure there’s a lot of other players saying the same thing except the guy who’s going to win the golf tournament.”
— Greg Norman
“You know, like I said, I’m not going to adjust my Senior Tour schedule.”
— Greg Norman
“When I turned 50, I said to myself, well, if this is what it’s like turning 50, I can’t wait to turn 60 because I still felt very, very mentally and physically good, outside my back surgery.”
— Greg Norman