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  Greg Norman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norman was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
Greg Norman on the USS John F. Kennedy.
In 1986, Norman was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award, a feat he replicated in 1993 to join Muhammad Ali and Björn Borg as multiple winners.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greg_Norman   (1394 words)

  
 Norman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norman, Arkansas, a town in Montgomery County, Arkansas
Norman, Nebraska, a village in Kearney County, Nebraska
Lake Norman, a major man-made lake that is mainly in Iredell County and Mecklenburg County in North Carolina
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norman   (224 words)

  
 The Chokeology of Greg Norman: Year by Year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Norman bombs a drive into a pot bunker thought to be "out of reach" for mere mortals...
Norman slaps it around for a 71 on a day in which 21 of the top 30 finishers broke 70....
Norman the Nimrod misses the green with a nine iron the only place you can't afford to miss it....
www.crazyjane.com /norman/chokes.htm   (1141 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Greg Norman
Greg Norman is an Aussie who takes his sporting competition and drinking seriously; he's passionate about competing in professional golf tournaments and is the head of his own winemaking company.
Greg Norman will go down in golfing history as one of the greatest of all time, who, despite achieving several impressive milestones, is also regarded as a player who has fallen short of expectations.
Greg Norman built a solid reputation as one of the game's most sensational players, winning several important golf titles and the British Open twice, but failing to triumph at the Masters, U.S. Open or PGA Championship.
www.askmen.com /men/sports_60/72_greg_norman.html   (385 words)

  
 Greg Norman at U.S. Open '94; Golf; June 15, 1994; ASAPSports FastScripts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Greg, in '83 the rough was so severe, I think you bailed out on the driver and hit a 1-iron, especially places like 12.
Greg, Nick Faldo said the other day he thought the course was the most difficult he had seen.
Greg, a major championship is supposed to be a test of how you use all the clubs in your bag and the fact that the U.S. Open really doesn't test the driver.
www.asapsports.com /golf/1994usopen/061594GN.html   (1051 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Greg Norman pics
Norman turned pro at the age of 21, and scored his first professional victory at the 1976 Westlakes Classic in Australia that October.
Norman was awarded his third Vardon Trophy in 1994, and he won the Memorial Tournament, Canon Greater Hartford Open and NEC World Series of Golf in 1995, taking home a then-record $1,654,959.
Norman was named PGA Tour Player of the Year for 1995, and won a third Palmer Award.
www.askmen.com /men/sports_60/72c_greg_norman.html   (995 words)

  
 Norman calls for flight restrictions on PGA Tour golf balls to save the classic old courses
Greg Norman believes tour pros should use older-model balls, while leaving the modern ones for recreational golfers to play.
Norman celebrates his 50th birthday on Thursday and plans to play several events on the Champions Tour in 2005, but he is still concerned with the state of the game on the regular tour.
Norman admitted that had been going on since he was in his heyday in the 1980s and 1990s.
www.pga.com /news/tours/pga-tour/norman020805.cfm   (776 words)

  
 ESPN.com - GOLF - Norman won't get special invitation to play in Masters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Norman, the epitome of collapse and heartache at Augusta National, said he received a letter from chairman Hootie Johnson that he will not be offered a special invitation.
Norman, a runner-up three times at the major he craves the most, did not qualify for the first time last year but was given a special exemption by the club.
Norman is playing the Heineken Classic at Royal Melbourne this week, and said he plans to play four PGA Tour events before the deadline.
sports.espn.go.com /golf/story?id=1499963   (546 words)

  
 Greg Norman
Greg Norman and his Maverick late model won the Big Country Speedway Track Championship in 1980, 1981 and 1982.
Greg and his Falcon B Class stocker finished 3rd in points in 1976 and second in points in 1977.
Greg's Maverick was the one B car that could consistently run with and beat Denis' Mustang.
www.coloradoracingmemories.com /crm_norman_greg/crmnorman.htm   (768 words)

  
 Golfing’s Greg Norman Links With South Ocean
According to Norman, at this early stage it is impossible to put a price on the total cost of the renovation because unexpected expenses may arise.
Norman, a renowned professional golfer, who spent 331 weeks of his three decade professional career as the world’s number one ranked player (among his many accolades) pointed out why this project in particular is important to him.
To have a major designer as Greg Norman re-design the golf course is also an added attraction for persons wanting to come to the Bahamas to play golf and locals alike, i welcome this move whole heartedly and congratulate the persons responsible for landing the deal.
www.jonesbahamas.com /?c=123&a=6888   (870 words)

  
 Interview With Greg Norman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
GREG NORMAN: Whenever you don't win and you feel that you played well enough to win, you feel disappointed, no question about it.
GREG NORMAN: No, I feel like I'm still young enough to compete with the young guys, which is a good mindset to have really.
GREG NORMAN: Yeah, 14 was one of those real questionable pin positions.
www.ussenioropen.com /2005/news/interviews/greg-norman-flash-7-31-05.html   (1021 words)

  
 Khaleej Times Online - Greg Norman to design golf course in Muscat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
MUSCAT — Golfing legend Greg Norman will be the designer for a worldclass links golf course to come up in Muscat as part of a huge tourism and beachfront residential development, it has been revealed here.
The appointment of Norman, one of the most recognisable sports personalities in the world, whose myriad accomplishments garnered him the highest percentage of votes for anyone inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame, was announced here by Wael Ahmed al Lawati, CEO of The Wave.
Norman underlined golf’s role worldwide as a key element in boosting tourism, and added: “Golf has always been a major attraction for tourists all over the world.” Lawati said the promoters believed that a target of between 35,000 and 45,000 tourists a year was “quite achievable” in the near future.
www.khaleejtimes.com /Displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/sports/2006/January/sports_January438.xml§ion=sports&subsection=golf   (757 words)

  
 Greg Norman, the great white shark, his career, his record, and all the stats, facts and news on Australia's best ...
Norman laid up off the tee leaving a long iron into the green, which also pulled up short of the pin and rolled back down the bank in front of the 18th green.
Norman made a miraculous par putt on the 72nd hole which sent the crowd into a frenzy, and which Zoeller, playing behind Norman had interpreted as a birdie putt by the commotion.
Norman, in fact, led Tway by four shots going into the final round and stumbled badly over the closing 9 holes, but the image of Tway jumping from the sand as his ball disappears into the hole will always conjure up feelings for the man yet again denied by fate.
www.ausgolf.com.au /theshark.htm   (3091 words)

  
 La Quinta Resort and Club | Golf | PGA WEST® Greg Norman Course
On a Norman design, the risk-reward ratio is highly correlated, and those who spend strokes on safe shots may wind up feeling like shark chum.
Yet, Norman insists the measure of great course is playability for a variety of levels.
The mix of tall and short native grasses produce different shades of green running almost to silver, and the trees - mesquite, paloverde and acacia - are native to the low desert and visually arresting.
www.laquintaresort.com /golf/courses-norman.asp   (158 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Greg Norman (Sports, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Greg Norman (Gregory John Norman), 1955–;, Australian golfer, b.
Although he has won dozens of tournaments, the 1986 and 1993 British Opens are his only major victories, and he is famous for losing leads in the final round, most notably in the 1996 Masters.
Norman won the 1994 Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average on the Professional Golfers Association tour.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/NormnGrg.html   (190 words)

  
 Norman not only choker at U.S. Senior Open — TravelGolf.com: From the Rough column
Norman is one of the greats in the game - he was the world's top-ranked player for 331 weeks in the 1980s and '90s - but his legacy is tainted because of his tendency to have his shirt collar shrink at the worst possible time.
Not all of Norman's infamous chokes were due solely to his nerves; some of them were due more to good luck on the part of his rivals.
Norman hasn't won on the regular tour since 1998 and in March he had surgery on his back.
www.travelgolf.com /departments/clubhouse/norman-chokes-again-1273.htm   (1042 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Greg Norman lends personal helicopter to Katrina relief effort   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Norman sent the helicopter to the greater Louisiana area Friday, and said it will remain in service for as long as a month.
Norman's estate on Jupiter Island, about 90 miles north of Miami, was damaged by hurricanes Frances and Jeanne last year.
Norman, a former world No. 1 player, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/2005-09-03-norman-helicopter-katrina_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA   (305 words)

  
 Greg Norman Biography - Shark.com
Greg Norman was labeled the "Great White Shark" by a newspaper reporter during the 1981 Masters Tournament, but he began exhibiting all the characteristics of that deep-sea creature long before that.
Norman and his wife Laura were married July 1, 1981, and have two children, Morgan-Leigh (10/5/82) and Gregory (9/19/85).
Aside from the time he spends with his family and maintaining his business interests, Norman's passions off the golf course are still the same as they were when he was a boy in Australia -- fishing, hunting, scuba diving and almost any other outdoor activity.
www.shark.com /sharkwatch/biography   (699 words)

  
 Welcome To The Norman Course at Barefoot Resort - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Golf Courses.
The Norman Course is a Par 72, approximately 7,200 yards long and was designed with Norman's philosophy to bring into play the "bump and run" shots around the greens.
The greens are gently undulating and consist of an average green area of 6,300 square feet.
Tees and Fairway consist of GN-1, which is a hybrid turf developed by Greg Norman Turf.
www.barefootgolf.com /norman_home.html   (357 words)

  
 MacGregor Golf : Greg Norman . Player Biography and Statistics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Greg had successful back surgery in late March and is expected to make a full recovery.
Greg grew up playing rugby and Australian Rules Football, never playing golf until he was 15 years old.
Greg serves as Chairman and CEO of Great White Shark Enterprises, a multinational corporation that comprises several companies and divisions including Greg Norman Golf Course Design, Medallist Golf Developments, Greg Norman Turf Company, Greg Norman Interactive, Greg Norman Production Company, merchandising and licensing.
www.macgregorgolf.com /tour/tour_display.aspx?s=p&b=gn   (274 words)

  
 GolfDigest.com - Greg Norman at 50   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Somewhat surprisingly, the answer falls well short of a resounding no. Greg Norman, days before he was to turn 50 in February, is fielding questions at the Florida headquarters of Great White Shark Enterprises, for which he serves as chairman and CEO.
Across the long, oak table in the main meeting room, Norman is asked whether he would consider spending part of the rest of his life as commissioner of the PGA Tour.
Norman says his only regret with clubs in hand was the 1996 Masters, when he blew a six-stroke bulge after 54 holes and lost to Nick Faldo by five.
www.golfdigest.com /features/index.ssf?/features/gd200503norman.html   (1157 words)

  
 Golfer Greg Norman Undergoes Successful Back Surgery at UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ...
Norman underwent a micro-surgical partial discectomy and decompression of the L4-L5 nerve roots to his thigh and foot today at the UPMC Presbyterian.
Norman is scheduled to return home Wednesday and will begin rehabilitation and physical therapy immediately thereafter.
Norman serves as a senior advisor and plays an ambassadorial role for the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine.
www.upmc.com /NewsStories/2005/032205NormanBackSurg.htm   (431 words)

  
 Greg Norman Memorabilia
Australia's Greg Norman is one of the most talented and charismatic athletes of the past two decades.
Greg did not take up the game of golf until he was sixteen years of age.
Norman has been extremely unlucky in the Major Championships, losing a playoff for each of the four Majors.
www.netstoreusa.com /sports/Greg_Norman.shtml   (436 words)

  
 PM - Greg Norman dives into WA election
But while the Premier may have wanted the focus to remain on the yacht building firm and the industrial relations policy he launched, he was forced instead to defend plans for a register of convicted drug traffickers.
Greg Norman happened to be in town and wanted to check out the work on his yacht but Mr Norman says his appearance shouldn't be seen as political.
GREG NORMAN: That's- anybody can try and read in what they want to read into it.
www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s239156.htm   (781 words)

  
 GOLFONLINE - Once upon a time, the Great White Shark was best known as the man the golf gods loved to hate. Now he's a ...
Norman hardly plays golf anymore, not for the wounds to his psyche, but because his body said it was time.
Greg Norman's vineyard in Napa is like his other business ventures: high-growth.
The Norman clothing collection under Reebok has enjoyed 11 straight quarters of double-digit growth, and his wines got a recent buzz from Wine Spectator, which anointed his 1999 Shiraz Reserve one of the top 10 of 2004, sending the grape-ful golfer to New York for the awards banquet.
www.golfonline.com /golfonline/travel/features/article/0,17742,1145546,00.html   (616 words)

  
 Greg Norman: All Business
His Greg Norman Estates, a six-year-old joint venture with Foster's Wine Estates, now sells 230,000 cases of Australian wine a year -- a strong performance that has inspired Foster's to launch California wines under the Norman label as well.
Norman's payoff has been huge: Claiming he was "virtually broke" early in his playing career, Norman, 50, now oversees a business empire generating more than $300 million in annual revenues.
While the demand for Norman's golf course design service remains strong, critics contend his record as a course architect is mixed.
www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/05_46/b3959601.htm   (2015 words)

  
 The Golf Channel - Norman Returns to Action at British Open - June 30, 2005
And Greg Norman is preparing to depart for the British Isles and the beginning of four tournaments in a row.
Greg Norman has made two starts on the European Tour in 2005 resulting in a missed cut and a withdrawal.
Norman, who will utilize his 19-year-old son Gregory to caddy for him, plans to arrive early at St. Andrews to begin preparation for the British Open.
www.thegolfchannel.com /core.aspx?page=19349&dv=8387725&select=16741   (442 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Norman makes debut as senior   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Before Greg Norman can breathe new life into the Champions Tour, he might have to knock the rust off his own game.
Norman, who turned 50 this year, shot a 5-over-par 76 Thursday in the opening round of the Senior British Open at Royal Aberdeen.
Norman's schedule has also been limited because of a bad back, which he had surgery on in March.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/champions/2005-07-21-norman-debut_x.htm   (316 words)

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