Gregory John Norman AOThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 10 February 1955) is an Australian
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and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1
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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.
Early years
Norman was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia to Merv and Toini Norman. His mother was the daughter of a Finnish carpenter, and his father an electrical
engineerAn engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
. As a youth, he played
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and
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and was a keen surfer. His mother was a fine golfer with a single-figure handicap. Norman began playing golf at 16, somewhat late for a world-class player, and within a year was playing to a scratch handicap. Norman attended Townsville Grammar School in Townsville, Queensland (enrolled 1964) then moved on to Aspley State High School on the north side of
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.
Early professional career: 1975-1982
At the age of 20, Norman served as assistant professional under Billy McWilliam OAM at Beverley Park Golf Club in
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,
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. His professional career had begun as Charlie Earp's trainee in the Royal Queensland Golf Club pro shop, earning $A38 a week.
In 1976, Norman turned pro as a tournament player, and that year earned his first victory at the West Lakes Classic at The Grange in
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,
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. He joined the European Tour in 1977, and won his first European event that same season, the Martini International, at the Blairgowrie Club in
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. In 1982 he was the European Tour's
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winner. He won his first
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in 1980, his first of five wins in that event. The following year, he joined the
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.
First PGA Tour win
In 1984 Norman won his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Kemper Open. Norman first came to worldwide prominence a week later at the
1984 U.S. OpenThe 1984 United States Open Championship was the 84th U.S. Open. The event was held from June 14-17 at Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course in Mamaroneck, New York. Fuzzy Zoeller won his first U.S. Open championship and second major title in an 18-hole playoff over Greg Norman.Hale Irwin, the U.S...
. Norman holed a dramatic putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff with former Masters champion
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. The next day's playoff was a blowout, with Zoeller beating Norman 67–75. This was the first of what would be numerous narrow defeats, unlucky breaks and unfortunate collapses throughout his career. He was able to put the defeat behind him and win the Canadian Open in July for his second win to finish off a great year.
First major, near misses
In 1986 Norman won two regular PGA Tour events; the Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational and the Kemper Open (for the second time), but 1986 is remembered for the
Norman Slam or the
Saturday Slam. Norman held the lead for all four
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through 54 holes. This meant he played in the final group for every major and had perhaps the best chance in history of winning the
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. Unfortunately for Norman he was only able to win the
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at
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. At the Masters Norman held the lead with Seve Ballesteros through nine holes on Sunday. Norman double-bogeyed the par-4 10th and fell out of the lead. With Norman seemingly out of the contention the focus moved towards
Jack NicklausJack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
,
Tom KiteThomas Oliver Kite, Jr. is an American professional golfer and golf course architect. He spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1989 and 1994....
and Ballesteros. By playing behind the leaders, Norman was able to rejoin the pack and eventually tie for the lead with Jack Nicklaus by birdieing the 17th. He nailed his tee shot on the 18th, but pushed his approach shot to the green into the spectators and made bogey when a par would have gotten him into a playoff. At the U.S. Open he also faltered, shooting a 75 on the final day at
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. He finally broke through at the Open Championship for his first major title. Norman shot a brilliant 63 on Friday and survived the weekend's brutal conditions to win by five shots. He was again in contention at the
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, showing amazing consistency during all four majors, the likes of which had not been seen since
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in 1930. Once more Norman found himself in the lead at
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until he stumbled on Sunday again. A clear favourite for the title, he shot a 76. The tournament is famous for
Bob Tway'sRobert Raymond Tway IV is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including eight PGA Tour victories. He spent 25 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 1986-87....
hole-out from the greenside bunker on the 72nd hole. Tway eventually won by two strokes over Norman. 1986 established Norman as one of, if not the best player in the world; he topped the Australian Order of Merit for the fifth time and the PGA Tour money list for the first time. Norman ended the year officially ranked number 1 in the brand new
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.
The following year Norman once again found himself tied for the lead at the Masters. After an even-par 72 he found himself in a playoff with
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and Ballesteros. On the second playoff hole, with Ballesteros eliminated, Norman hit his approach onto the green with a chance at birdie. Mize on the other hand blocked his approach right of the green. Facing one of the most difficult chips on the course, Mize miraculously holed the 45-yard chip. Norman missed his birdie effort and came up short for the second year in a row. Norman had a rough 1987 which featured no wins on either the PGA or European tours. He enjoyed mild success between 1987 and 1989 including four wins in Australia in 1988. He won the MCI Heritage Golf Classic at
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, South Carolina in April 1988, inspired by a leukemia-stricken teenager who got his wish to meet Norman and watch him play; he was only supposed to watch him for two rounds, but Norman arranged for him to stay until the tournament's completion, after which Norman gave him the winner's trophy. At the
1989 Masters TournamentThe 1989 Masters Tournament was the 53rd Masters Tournament held from April 6-9 at Augusta National Golf Club. Nick Faldo won his first Masters championship and second major title with a birdie on the second sudden-death playoff hole over Scott Hoch. This tournament is well known for Hoch missing a...
, he came to the 72nd hole ultimately needing a par to make a playoff or a birdie to win, but he bogeyed the hole to miss a playoff, after unconventionally teeing off with a one-iron. He had another great chance at a major in 1989, this time at the Open Championship. He played brilliantly in a final-round 64 to force his way into a playoff with
Mark CalcavecchiaMark John Calcavecchia is an American professional golfer and a former PGA Tour member. During his professional career, he has won thirteen PGA Tour events, including the 1989 Open Championship. Calcavecchia currently plays on the Champions Tour.-Early years:Calcavecchia was born in Laurel,...
and
Wayne GradyWayne Desmond Grady is an Australian professional golfer.Grady was born in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1978. He is best known for winning the PGA Championship, one of golf's four majors, in 1990. He was also runner up at The Open Championship in 1989, losing in a playoff against Greg...
. Norman and Calcavecchia came to the home hole, the fourth in a four hole playoff, level. Calcavecchia sliced his drive badly to the right, but was in a playable position. Norman hit a tremendous drive down the middle of the fairway. Unluckily for Norman his drive bounced to the right and bounded into a fairway bunker 310 yards from the tee. After Calcavecchia hit his approach to five feet, Norman gambled from the bunker and the ball smashed into the bunker's face and limped into another. Norman thinned his next shot and the ball careered out of bounds. That was the end, as Calcavecchia took home the title.
In 1990 Norman would miss the cut at the Masters for the first time in his career, but he did win the Doral-Ryder Open in March and
Jack Nicklaus'sJack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
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for the first time (Norman was the 54-hole leader and the final round was cancelled due to rain, giving him the victory). He also lost two tournaments in ways which directly echoed his losses to Mize and Tway, and further enhanced his reputation of being unlucky at winning golf tournaments. He was leading the Nestle Invitational in
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, Florida by one shot until
Robert Gamez holed out a 176-yard shot over water on the 72nd hole to defeat Norman. Within a few weeks, Norman was tied for the lead at the USF&G Classic in
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when
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holed out a greenside sand shot on the 72nd hole, to beat Norman by one. It might have not been the strongest year in the
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for Norman, but he finished atop the
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money list for the second time in his career, along with winning the
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and
Byron Nelson AwardThe Vardon Trophy is awarded annually by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average. When the award was first given in 1937, it was awarded on the basis of a points system. No award was given from 1942–1946 due to World War II. In 1947, the PGA began awarding it for low...
. Later that year he won the
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in his home country of Australia for a final and record sixth time.
Professional career: 1991–2009
After a career slump in the early 1990s, Norman turned to
Butch HarmonClaude "Butch" Harmon, Jr. is an American golf instructor and former professional player. He is the son of 1948 Masters Tournament champion Claude Harmon, Sr. and has been in the golf industry since 1965.-Early life:...
for help. Together, the two rebuilt Norman's game to top form by solving mechanical problems that had crept into Norman's swing. The new swing brought him great results including his second major at Royal St George's. In ideal conditions, Norman defeated a star studded leader board including
Nick FaldoSir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...
,
Bernhard LangerBernhard Langer is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion, and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 90s, being the first official number one ranked player in 1986...
and
Corey PavinCorey Allen Pavin is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997.-Biography:...
. Norman returned a 64, the lowest final round in Open history.
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, who stood at the 18th Green of St Georges later said of Norman's achievement: "I never thought I would live to see golf played like this." Norman's playing partner Langer also commented, calling it the finest round he had ever witnessed. The year's
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was again staged at
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. He had a final green putt of around 12 feet for victory that lipped right around the hole and failed to drop, and lost the subsequent playoff to
Paul AzingerPaul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:...
. At the PGA Championship, he became one of only two players to have competed in -– and, like
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, to have lost -– playoffs in all four of the major championships.
The next year at
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, Norman obliterated the records for the lowest 18, 54 and 72-hole scores. After opening with a course-record-tying 63, he followed with three 67s to give him a 24-under 264 total, six strokes better than any previous winner.
Norman started 1995 with a third place finish at the Masters, and again took the 54-hole lead at the
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. Even though he held the lead for most of the day, he was passed by
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on the back nine. In June, Norman won his second Memorial Tournament, a victory that marked the beginning of one of his best years on the PGA Tour. After his win at the Canon Greater Hartford Open, aided by a chip-in in for eagle on #14 in the final round, Norman overtook
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as the
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golfer in the world. Later, he won the NEC World Series of Golf, holing a 70-foot birdie chip shot to defeat Price in a playoff on the first hole. He ultimately held the #1 ranking for 331 weeks in his career. He also topped the money list for the third time and was named PGA Player of the Year. 1995 is arguable Norman's greatest year even without winning a major title.
The following year, Norman came into the
1996 Masters TournamentThe 1996 Masters Tournament was the 60th Masters Tournament held from April 11-14 at Augusta National Golf Club. Nick Faldo won his third Masters championship and sixth overall major championship by five strokes over Greg Norman...
having already won at the Doral-Ryder Open (though he also missed the cut at the Players Championship and the Bay Hill Invitational beforehand). He opened his championship with a course record 63 which propelled him to the top of the leaderboard. He held the lead through three days for play. With five previous top five finishes at Augusta, and a 6-shot lead, Norman's long-awaited Masters victory seem to be evident. In one of the worst meltdowns in major championship history (along with
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shooting a final-round 80 in 1956 Masters to lose by one shot, and
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's collapse, also shooting an 80 in 2011), he took a six-stroke lead into the final round and lost the tournament to
Nick FaldoSir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...
by five strokes, shooting a Sunday 78 to Faldo's 67. Norman's 6-shot lead evaporated quickly with three straight bogeys on holes 9–11, and after Norman found water on the 12th hole, resulting in a double bogey, playing companion Faldo had taken the lead. Norman tried to give himself a chance down the stretch including an eagle chip on the 15th which lipped out of the hole dropping Norman to his knees. Maybe the most infamous shot of his career was on the very next hole; a hooked tee shot into the water ending any chance at victory.
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, as part of their "
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" 25th-anniversary celebration, ranked Norman's 1996 Masters disaster as the third-biggest sports choke of the last 25 years. Despite the losses, though, Norman still has 30 top-ten finishes in the majors. And, amazingly, he came back to lead the very next major, the 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills, after 36 holes, though he faded on the weekend.
In January 1997, Norman won his largest winner's check to date, one million dollars, when he won the
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(the precursor to the WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship), making birdie on the last hole to defeat
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in the 36-hole final. Then Norman won twice in
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, but they were his last. In 1998 Norman missed part of the season after suffering hip and shoulder injuries. Norman did make one more run at the Masters in 1999, battling
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on the final day, and even briefly leading the tournament after an eagle on 13, before fading to finish 3rd behind the winner Olazabal and
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. After this, Norman's name virtually disappeared from golf leaderboards and Norman only showed an occasional flash of his previous brilliance, perhaps due to age, shaken confidence, the new technology, the emergence of
Tiger WoodsEldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
and other young golfers, and/or Norman's increasing involvement in business ventures.
In July 2008, despite not playing in a major for three years, Norman finished nine over par in a tie for third at
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after being the 54-hole leader by two strokes. He set the record in becoming the oldest 54-hole leader in a major championship (broken the following year by Tom Watson, also in the Open) and earned an automatic bid to the
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. His trip to the Masters was his first since 2002. Though he missed the cut, he said he was happy to give his (now former) wife and tennis legend Chris Evert an opportunity to experience "golf's
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" firsthand.
Norman played his warm up to the
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at the
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on the
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at the Redstone Golf Club where he made the half-way cut. It was only the fourth cut he has made on the PGA Tour since 2004.
Though neither was in a major or PGA Tour event, Norman had two notable faceoffs with
Tiger WoodsEldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
. At the
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at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia, Norman and Woods played a close match, with Woods winning 1-up. Under different circumstances, this could have been a very significant match beyond the star power involved, but since the International Team (Norman) won by a lopsided margin over the U.S. Team (Woods), this match had little effect on the final result, though it was a riveting match between the former and current #1 players in the world. (Besides the Woods match, the International Team's victory over the U.S. Team in Norman's home country was one of the great moments of Norman's career, and to date still the only win for the International Team in
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matches). Norman got payback of a sort in the 2001
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, in which he not only defeated Woods (as well as
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and
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), he also was the only person in Skins Game history to sweep all the prize money (1 million dollars) and leave the other players, including Woods, empty handed. This was the only year that the Skins Game was contended under the controversial validation format.
Champions Tour
Norman turned 50 in February 2005, but has kept his distance from the senior golf circuit. Partly this is because of his other interests, but also because of back and knee injuries. He had knee surgery in October 2005 and February 2006. Norman believes his back injuries could have been averted had he been introduced to the concept of
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early in his career.
In May 2008, Norman played in only his third Champion's Tour event since turning 50, the 69th
Senior PGA ChampionshipThe Senior PGA Championship is one of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour. It was formerly an unofficial money...
at Oak Hill Country Club. Norman, having not played competitive golf regularly in the last several years, stayed in contention all week and wound up three shots behind eventual winner Jay Haas (+7), tying for sixth place. His new wife, tennis legend
Chris EvertChristine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
, has been a large part of Norman's consideration to enter events on the PGA and Champions Tours. "I would doubt he'd go back full time," Evert said. "But for him to keep it up, one or two tournaments a month or whatever, would be great. I would 100 per cent support him if that's what he wanted to do."
After Norman's surprise success at the Open Championship, he continued his strong play, finishing in a tie for fifth at the
Senior British Open ChampionshipThe Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open is a professional golf tournament for men aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Prize money won in the event is official money on both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour...
and fourth in the U.S. Senior Open after being the only player to shoot 72 or lower all four days. He finished 2008 playing in four majors and finishing in the top ten in all of them.
In the 2009
Senior British Open ChampionshipThe Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open is a professional golf tournament for men aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Prize money won in the event is official money on both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour...
, he held the 54-hole lead after playing three consistent rounds, but faltered on Sunday to finish tied for sixth, 3 shots behind eventual winner
Loren RobertsLoren Lloyd Roberts is an American professional golfer.-Early life:Roberts was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He competed for San Luis Obispo Senior High School and Cal Poly-SLO...
.
Career achievements and legacy
Norman has earned more than $1 million five times on the U.S. PGA Tour, including three Arnold Palmer Awards as the Tour's leading money winner in 1986, '89 and '95. He was also the first person in Tour history to surpass $10 million in career earnings. He has 30 top 10 finishes in Majors, or more than 38 percent of those he has entered. Even with two Open Championships and a Players Championship, Norman is regarded as an underachiever (given his talents), a characterization fueled by his myriad near-misses in
The MastersThe Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters , is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year...
, the
U.S. OpenThe United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
, and the
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
. He was equally a victim of his own bad luck and good luck on the part of his fellow golfers in major championships.
Norman won the PGA Tour of Australia's Order of Merit six times: 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1988. He won the European Tour's Order of Merit in 1982, and topped the
PGA TourThe PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
's Money List in 1986, 1990, and 1995. He won the
Vardon TrophyThe Vardon Trophy is awarded annually by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average. When the award was first given in 1937, it was awarded on the basis of a points system. No award was given from 1942–1946 due to World War II. In 1947, the PGA began awarding it for low...
for lowest scoring average on the
PGA TourThe PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
three times: 1989, 1990, and 1994; and was inducted into the
World Golf Hall of FameThe World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site serves both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 golf organizations from all over the world.The Hall of...
in 2001. His dominance over his peers (despite his comparative lack of success in the majors) was probably best expressed in the
Official World Golf RankingsThe Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers...
: Norman finished the season on top of the ranking list on seven occasions, in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996 and 1997, and was second at the end of 1988, 1993 and 1994.
In 1986, Norman was awarded the
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas PersonalityThe BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year is an award presented at the annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony. The award is presented to a non-British sportsperson considered to have made the most substantial contribution to a sport in that year. The award is decided by a...
Award, a feat he replicated in 1993 to join
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and
Björn BorgBjörn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...
as multiple winners (They have since been joined by
Roger FedererRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
). He received the 2008
Old Tom Morris AwardThe Old Tom Morris Award is the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America's most prestigious honor. It is presented each year to an individual who "through a continuing lifetime commitment to the game of golf has helped to mold the welfare of the game in a manner and style exemplified by...
from the
Golf Course Superintendents Association of AmericaGolf Course Superintendents Association of America was originally founded in 1926 when 60 superintendents met at the Sylvania Country Club in Toledo, Ohio to form the National Association of Greenkeepers of America ....
, GCSAA's highest honor, at the 2008
Golf Industry ShowThe Golf Industry Show is an annual trade show put on by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America , the National Golf Course Owners Association , the Golf Course Builders Association of America , the American Society of Golf Course Architects , the National Golf Foundation , the...
in Orlando. Norman is a member of The Environmental Institute for Golf's board of trustees and also chairs The Institute's advisory council. He was the also the recipient of the Golf Writers Association of America's 2008 Charlie Bartlett Award.
Articulate and with a friendly image, Norman has for years been a spokesman for companies including General Motors-Holden, which developed a Commodore model named after him. His own businesses interests include
MacGregor GolfMacGregor Golf is a sports equipment company based in Albany, Georgia which specializes in golf, producing a full range of golf clubs, accessories and clothing....
and Greg Norman Golf Course Design. He continues to play tournaments, his growing business interests take up an increasing amount of his time. His personal wealth is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars.
Playing style
Norman will always be remembered for his style of play. Norman had one of the best swings of his generation with one of the fastest tempos. He had incredibly high ball flight which enabled him to carry the ball very long distances. He demonstrated the best technique around the greens and was strong in all aspects.
In Norman's heyday, driving long and incredibly straight off the tee similar to that of
Nick PriceNicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:...
his contemporary with a persimmon (wood) clubhead, he intimidated most of his fellow professionals. However, with the advent of the "metal-wood" by
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and other subsequent advances in golf ball and golf club technology (especially the variable face depth driver), his dominance was significantly diminished, as the "new technology" enabled less precise ball-strikers to achieve equal or better accuracy and distance. Norman is regarded, aside from Jack Nicklaus, as being the greatest driver of the
golf ballA golf ball is a ball designed to be used in the game of golf.Under the Rules of Golf, a golf ball weighs no more than 1.620 oz , has a diameter not less than 1.680 in , and performs within specified velocity, distance, and symmetry limits...
in golf history.
Other ventures
Norman's hobbies include offshore game fishing. He has owned a succession of increasingly large and luxurious boats (though his latest, called
Aussie Rules, after the sport
Australian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, may best be described as a small ship) for the purpose. He even described his "ugly" 1993
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
loss "[i]n fishing terms, this was a mackerel in the moonlight—shining one minute, smelly the next." He became a wine lover in the 1970s while playing at tournaments in Europe. Based in Hobe Sound, Florida, he typically plays only one or two tournaments per year in his homeland of Australia.
Charity
- Merrill Lynch Shootout
The Franklin Templeton Shootout is a team golf event that takes place during the PGA Tour's Challenge Season, which begins after the last official money event of the season....
is a team golf event hosted by Greg Norman. The event is played at the Tiburón Golf Club in NaplesNaples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...
, Florida. The shootout benefits CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation.
- Greg Norman Golf Foundation: The Greg Norman Golf Foundation was formed by Greg Norman and his father Merv Norman in 1987. The foundation provides professional guidance and instruction throughout Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
to school students and those in other educational establishments, children with specific physical disabilities and junior members of golf clubs.
- The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic arm of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), is a collaborative effort of the environmental and golf communities, dedicated to strengthening the compatibility of golf with the natural environment. In January 2003, The Institute evolved from The GCSAA Foundation, originally established in 1955, with a new name, mission and focus. The Institute concentrates on delivering programs and services involving information collection, research, education and outreach that communicate the best management practices of environmental stewardship on the golf course.
Enterprises
Great White Shark Enterprises is a multi-national corporation headed by Greg Norman with offices in Jupiter, Fla., and Sydney, Australia. The company's interests are primarily focused around golf and the golf lifestyle.
Golf Course Design
Norman has devoted much of his time to golf course design and established his
Greg Norman Golf Course Design in 1987.
GNGCD has completed more than 70 golf courses on six continents.
Environmentalist and scientists have been critical of the environmental impact of some of these designs. In LaoLao Bay, a survey reports that after 20 years of construction, several negative impacts to the nearby environment have appeared, including destruction of the coral reefs.
Medallist Developments
Medallist Developments is a multi award winning residential developer which specializes in amenity-focused lifestyle communities. Medallist was formed in 1997 as a joint venture between Greg Norman's
Great White shark Enterprises and
Macquarie Group Limited.
Southern Cross Developments
Southern Cross Developments International ("Southern Cross") is a real estate development and investment company specializing in the use of branding, lifestyle positioning and capital structuring to differentiate and enhance real estate. Southern Cross was founded by Greg Norman, Jeremy Seabridge and Brett Walsh and operates out of the Florida headquarters of Great White Shark Enterprises. Southern Cross is the exclusive licensor for Greg Norman in residential real estate applications, including the "Norman Estates", "By Greg Norman", "Norman Residences", and "Norman Club Villas" brands.
Turf Company
Established in 1995,
Greg Norman Turf Company licenses proprietary turfgrasses for golf courses, athletic fields and home lawns. GNTC owns the exclusive rights for GN-1 hybrid bermudagrass, which has been its main product. It also was the turf of choice for Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami and XXXV in Tampa, the 1999 World Series and the 2000 Summer Olympic Games at Stadium Australia. Greg Norman Turf Company is a charter member of the Southern Seed Certification Association
Wine Estate
During Norman's first trip to the United States in 1976, when he was chosen to represent Australia in the World Cup of Golf in Palm Springs, he soaked up as much of the culture as he could, including trying California's wines. In the 1990s, Norman partnered with winemakers from Beringer Blass to launch Greg Norman Estates wineries.
Australian Grille
In October 1999, Norman opened his own restaurant in
North Myrtle BeachNorth Myrtle Beach is a coastal resort city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It was created in 1968 from four existing municipalities north of Myrtle Beach, and serves as one of the primary tourist towns along the Grand Strand...
, South Carolina called
Greg Norman's Australian Grille.
Greg Norman Australian Prime
In 2006, Norman and Australia's leading beef producer, Australian Agricultural Company (AAco), announced the formation of a venture to develop and export a line of Greg Norman-branded premium steaks and beef products. Greg Norman Australian Prime (GNAP) produces an export line for food service and retail sale starting with two selections: Greg Norman Signature Wagyu, a super-premium steak produced from 300-day fed Wagyu cattle; and, Greg Norman Premium, produced from 130-day grain fed cattle. The brand is now offered in the United States through GNAP's U.S. importer and master distributor, Broadleaf USA.
http://www.broadleafgame.com/
Valderrama Golf Course
In September 2010, The Stripe Group, co-owned by Norman, purchased the
Valderrama Golf ClubThe Valderrama Golf Club is one of the best known golf clubs in Europe. It is located in the resort of Sotogrande, San Roque in the Andalusia region of Southern Spain, a few miles from Gibraltar, and has a single 18 hole course, along with a 9 hole par 3 course.Valderrama was constructed in 1974...
, in
SotograndeSotogrande is the largest resort and privately owned residential development in Andalusia. A large part of the resort is administered by NH Hotels and it is considered part of the NH World...
, Spain.
Personal life
On 15 March 1997, then U.S. president
Bill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
fell down a flight of stairs at Norman's Florida home, tearing knee tendons which required surgery.
While married to Laura, Norman commissioned the 228 ft luxury yacht
Aussie Rules, built by the Australian ferry builder Austal/Oceanfast. The boat held four sports boats, including a 60 ft custom sportfisherman, along with stowage for related gear: 200 rods. Built of aluminium, she cruised at 15 knots with a range of 8,000
milesThe nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...
. The boat cost $70 million, but resulted in Austal making an A$18 million loss. The boat was quickly sold by Norman in 2004 for a rumored $77 million to the founder of Blockbuster Video,
Wayne HuizengaHarry Wayne Huizenga is an American businessman who grew Blockbuster Video, Waste Management, Inc., and AutoNation into successful companies. He is the former owner of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins, the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers and the Major League Baseball's Miami...
.
Norman was also an early customer for the
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, which he had ordered with custom fitted bedroom and office. However, the downturn in the Asian markets adversely affected his golf course design business, and he later cancelled the order after acting as an ambassador for
BoeingThe Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
. He eventually retained his
Gulfstream VThe Gulfstream V is a business jet aircraft produced by Gulfstream Aerospace. It is also used by the US military under the designation C-37A. The G500 and G550 are improved versions which are currently in production...
.
Marriages
Norman married Laura Andrassy, an American
flight attendantFlight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.-History:The role of a flight attendant derives from that of similar...
, on 1 July 1981. They have two children: Morgan Leigh, and Gregory. Gregory is a business management & organization major student at the
University of MiamiThe University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
. Gregory also played with his father in a father-son team at the 2008 ADT Skills Championship in
AventuraAventura is a planned, suburban city located in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name is from the Spanish word for "adventure", and was named "Aventura" after one of the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area remarked to the others, "What an adventure this is...
, Florida. The family lived in
Hobe SoundHobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,376 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography and climate:...
, Florida.
In May 2006, Norman announced he and his wife would divorce. He refused to comment on the reasons for this, other than to say there was no third party involved. In November 2009, it was reported that Laura Andrassy was seeking $66,500 she says is missing from payments that are part of the agreed upon settlement of $105 million.
In September 2007, Norman announced he and former tennis champion
Chris EvertChristine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
would be married. The couple became engaged on 9 December 2007 and on 28 June 2008 were married in The Bahamas. On 2 October 2009 Evert and Norman announced they were separating, saying in a statement that they "...will remain friends and supportive of one another's family." Norman filed for divorce on 8 December 2009 at a courthouse in Florida.
In October 2010, Norman announced his engagement to interior decorator Kirsten Kutner. The couple married on the weekend of 6 November 2010 on
Necker IslandNecker Island is a small island in the British Virgin Islands just north of Virgin Gorda, located at . All of the land on the island is owned by Sir Richard Branson, famous for his Virgin brand, and it is part of the Virgin Limited Edition portfolio of luxury properties...
.
PGA Tour wins (20)
EWLINE
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| Major championships (2) |
| Other PGA Tour (18) |
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| No. |
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Tournament |
Winning Score |
Margin of
Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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3 Jun 1984 The 1984 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 30. The season consisted of 43 official money events. Denis Watson and Tom Watson won the most tournaments, three, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
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Kemper Open |
-8 (68–68–71–73=280) |
5 strokes |
 Mark O'MearaMark Francis O'Meara is an American professional golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s...
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| 2 |
1 Jul 1984 The 1984 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 30. The season consisted of 43 official money events. Denis Watson and Tom Watson won the most tournaments, three, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
|
Canadian Open |
-10 (73–68–70–67=278) |
2 strokes |
Jack NicklausJack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
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| 3 |
4 May 1986 The 1986 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 2. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Bob Tway won the most tournaments, four, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The following...
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Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational |
-27 (73–63–68–64–65=333) |
7 strokes |
Dan Pohl Danny Joe Pohl is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Pohl was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. He attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he was a member of the school's golf team...
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| 4 |
1 Jun 1986 The 1986 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 2. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Bob Tway won the most tournaments, four, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The following...
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Kemper Open |
-11 (72–69–70–66=277) |
Playoff |
Larry Mize Lawrence Hogan "Larry" Mize is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour...
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| 5 |
20 Jul 1986 The 1986 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 2. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Bob Tway won the most tournaments, four, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The following...
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The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
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Even (74–63–74–69=280) |
5 strokes |
 Gordon J. BrandGordon John Brand is an English professional golfer.Brand turned professional in 1976 and enjoyed full playing privileges on the European Tour for 20 years. During his time on tour, he finished inside the top 30 on the Order of Merit seven times and inside the top-100 16 times...
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| 6 |
17 Apr 1988 The 1988 PGA Tour season was played from January 14 to November 13. The season consisted of 47 official money events. Curtis Strange won the most tournaments, four, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The...
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MCI Heritage Golf Classic |
-13 (65–69–71–66=271) |
1 stroke |
 David FrostDavid Laurence Frost is a South African professional golfer who has more than twenty professional tournament wins to his name, spread across four continents....
, Gil MorganGilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD is an American professional golfer.Morgan was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He graduated from East Central State College in Ada, Oklahoma in 1968. In 1972, Morgan earned a Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee before turning...
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| 7 |
20 Aug 1989 The 1989 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 29. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Steve Jones and Tom Kite won the most tournaments, three, and there were nine first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
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The International The International was a professional golf tournament played from 1986 to 2006 at the Castle Pines Golf Club at Castle Pines Village in Castle Rock, Colorado. It had the distinction of being one of two PGA Tour events not conducted at traditional stroke play, the only other exception is the match...
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13 points (5–4–11–13) |
2 points |
Clarence Rose Clarence Rose is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Rose was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, where he makes his home today. He attended Clemson University and was a member of the golf team, an All-American in 1980...
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| 8 |
3 Sep 1989 The 1989 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 29. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Steve Jones and Tom Kite won the most tournaments, three, and there were nine first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
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Greater Milwaukee Open |
-19 (64–69–66–70=269) |
3 strokes |
Andy Bean Thomas Andrew Bean is an American professional golfer who previously played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour...
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| 9 |
4 Mar 1990 The 1990 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to October 28. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Wayne Levi won the most tournaments, four, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The following...
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Doral-Ryder Open |
-15 (68–73–70–62=273) |
Playoff |
Tim Simpson Timothy Jay Simpson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour, and currently plays on the Champions Tour....
, Mark CalcavecchiaMark John Calcavecchia is an American professional golfer and a former PGA Tour member. During his professional career, he has won thirteen PGA Tour events, including the 1989 Open Championship. Calcavecchia currently plays on the Champions Tour.-Early years:Calcavecchia was born in Laurel,...
,
Paul AzingerPaul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:...
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| 10 |
13 May 1990 The 1990 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to October 28. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Wayne Levi won the most tournaments, four, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The following...
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Memorial TournamentThe Memorial Tournament is a PGA Tour golf tournament founded by Jack Nicklaus. It is played on a Nicklaus-designed course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Nicklaus' home town of Columbus. The golf course passes through a large neighborhood called Muirfield Village...
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Even (73–74–69=216) |
1 stroke |
Payne Stewart William Payne Stewart was an American professional golfer who won three majors in his career, the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42....
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| 11 |
13 Sep 1992 The 1992 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to November 1. The season consisted of 44 official money events. John Cook, Fred Couples, and Davis Love III won the most tournaments, three, and there were four first-time winners...
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Canadian Open |
-8 (73–66–71–70=280) |
Playoff |
Bruce Lietzke Bruce Alan Lietzke is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas...
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| 12 |
7 Mar 1993 The 1993 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to October 31. The season consisted of 43 official money events. Nick Price won the most tournaments, four, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The...
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Doral-Ryder Open |
-23 (65–68–62–70=265) |
4 strokes |
Paul Azinger Paul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:...
, Mark McCumberMark Randall McCumber is an American golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.McCumber was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He turned professional in 1974 and joined the PGA Tour in 1978. McCumber won ten times on the PGA Tour between 1979 and 1994 including the prestigious Players...
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| 13 |
18 Jul 1993 The 1993 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to October 31. The season consisted of 43 official money events. Nick Price won the most tournaments, four, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The...
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The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
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-13 (66–68–69–64=267) |
2 strokes |
Nick Faldo Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...
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| 14 |
27 Mar 1994 The 1994 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Nick Price won the most tournaments, six, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The following...
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The Players ChampionshipThe Players Championship is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour.Originally known as the Tournament Players Championship, the inaugural event in 1974 was played at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Georgia before moving to the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas in 1975 and Inverrary...
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-24 (63–67–67–67=264) |
4 strokes |
Fuzzy Zoeller Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He is one of three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event. He also won the 1984 U.S. Open, which earned him the 1985 Bob Jones Award....
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| 15 |
4 Jun 1995 The 1995 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 29. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Lee Janzen and Greg Norman won the most tournaments, three, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
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Memorial TournamentThe Memorial Tournament is a PGA Tour golf tournament founded by Jack Nicklaus. It is played on a Nicklaus-designed course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Nicklaus' home town of Columbus. The golf course passes through a large neighborhood called Muirfield Village...
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-19 (66–70–67–66=269) |
4 strokes |
Mark Calcavecchia Mark John Calcavecchia is an American professional golfer and a former PGA Tour member. During his professional career, he has won thirteen PGA Tour events, including the 1989 Open Championship. Calcavecchia currently plays on the Champions Tour.-Early years:Calcavecchia was born in Laurel,...
, David DuvalDavid Robert Duval is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 who competes on the PGA Tour.-Early years:...
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 Steve ElkingtonStephen John Elkington is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He spent over 50 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 1995 to 1998.-Early years and education:...
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25 Jun 1995 The 1995 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 29. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Lee Janzen and Greg Norman won the most tournaments, three, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
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Canon Greater Hartford Open |
-13 (67–64–65–71=267) |
2 strokes |
Dave Stockton David Knapp Stockton is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour....
, Kirk TriplettKirk Alan Triplett is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Triplett was born in Moses Lake, Washington, and grew up in Pullman. He graduated from Pullman High School in 1980 and accepted a golf scholarship to the University of Nevada in Reno,...
,
 Grant WaiteGrant Osten Waite is a New Zealand professional golfer.Waite was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand and is now a U.S. citizen. He has one PGA Tour victory, the Kemper Open in 1993, and finished second to Tiger Woods at the 2000 Bell Canadian Open.Waite won the New Zealand Open and the Trafalgar...
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27 Aug 1995 The 1995 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 29. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Lee Janzen and Greg Norman won the most tournaments, three, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
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NEC World Series of Golf |
-2 (73–68–70–67=278) |
Playoff |
Billy Mayfair William Fred Mayfair is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour .-Early years and amateur career:Mayfair was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Before his fifteenth birthday, he had won a number of junior golf tournaments. In 1981, he was on the cover of Boys' Life magazine as "golf's...
,  Nick PriceNicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:...
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3 Mar 1996 The 1996 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to October 28. The season consisted of 44 official money events . Phil Mickelson won the most tournaments, four, and there were 13 first-time winners. The season notably featured the first Tour win for Tiger Woods...
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Doral-Ryder Open |
-19 (67–69–67–66=269) |
2 strokes |
Michael Bradley Michael John Bradley is an American professional golfer.Bradley was born in Largo, Florida. He attended Oklahoma State University and turned professional in 1988....
,  Vijay SinghVijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008...
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29 Jun 1997 The 1997 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to November 2. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Tiger Woods won the most tournaments, four, and there were six first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The...
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FedEx St. Jude ClassicThe FedEx St. Jude Classic is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It has been played annually in Memphis, Tennessee since 1958. It is currently played at TPC at Southwind.In 2011, the total purse was $5,600,000, with $1,008,000 going to the winner....
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-16 (68–65–69–66=268) |
1 stroke |
Dudley Hart Howard Dudley Hart is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Early years:Hart was born in Rochester, New York...
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24 Aug 1997 The 1997 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to November 2. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Tiger Woods won the most tournaments, four, and there were six first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The...
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NEC World Series of Golf |
-7 (68–68–70–67=273) |
4 strokes |
Phil MickelsonPhilip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed...
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PGA Tour playoff record (4–8)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 |
1983 The 1983 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The season consisted of 43 official money golf tournaments. Seve Ballesteros, Jim Colbert, Mark McCumber, Gil Morgan, Calvin Peete, Hal Sutton, Lanny Wadkins, and Fuzzy Zoeller won the most tournaments, two, and there were 10...
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Bay Hill Classic |
Mike Nicolette Michael Rexford Nicolette is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.Nicolette was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and was a member of the golf team. While a student at Rollins, he won the 1976 NCAA...
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Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 |
1984 The 1984 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 30. The season consisted of 43 official money events. Denis Watson and Tom Watson won the most tournaments, three, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
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U.S. OpenThe United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
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Fuzzy Zoeller Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He is one of three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event. He also won the 1984 U.S. Open, which earned him the 1985 Bob Jones Award....
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Lost 18-hole playoff (Zoeller:67, Norman:75) |
| 3 |
1984 |
Western Open The Western Open, a professional golf tournament, was first played in 1899. At the time of its 2006 playing, the Western Open was the 3rd oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after the British Open and U.S. Open...
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Tom WatsonThomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour....
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Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 4 |
1986 The 1986 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 2. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Bob Tway won the most tournaments, four, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The following...
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Kemper Open |
Larry Mize Lawrence Hogan "Larry" Mize is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour...
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Won with par on sixth extra hole |
| 5 |
1987 The 1987 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to November 1. The season consisted of 46 official money events. Paul Azinger and Curtis Strange won the most tournaments, three, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
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Masters Tournament |
 Seve Ballesteros, , Larry Mize |
Lost to birdie on second extra hole,
Ballesteros eliminated with par on first hole |
| 6 |
1988 The 1988 PGA Tour season was played from January 14 to November 13. The season consisted of 47 official money events. Curtis Strange won the most tournaments, four, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The...
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Independent Insurance Agent Open |
Curtis Strange Curtis Northrup Strange is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between their debut in 1986 and 1990.-Early years through college:Strange and his...
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Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 7 |
1988 |
Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic |
Seve Ballesteros, David Frost David Laurence Frost is a South African professional golfer who has more than twenty professional tournament wins to his name, spread across four continents....
,
Ken Green |
Ballesteros won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 8 |
1989 The 1989 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 29. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Steve Jones and Tom Kite won the most tournaments, three, and there were nine first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
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The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
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Mark Calcavecchia Mark John Calcavecchia is an American professional golfer and a former PGA Tour member. During his professional career, he has won thirteen PGA Tour events, including the 1989 Open Championship. Calcavecchia currently plays on the Champions Tour.-Early years:Calcavecchia was born in Laurel,...
, Wayne GradyWayne Desmond Grady is an Australian professional golfer.Grady was born in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1978. He is best known for winning the PGA Championship, one of golf's four majors, in 1990. He was also runner up at The Open Championship in 1989, losing in a playoff against Greg...
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Calcavecchia won four-hole playoff
Calcavecchia (4–3–3–3), Grady (4–4–4–4), Norman (3-3-5-x) |
| 9 |
1990 The 1990 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to October 28. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Wayne Levi won the most tournaments, four, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The following...
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Doral-Ryder Open |
Paul Azinger Paul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:...
, Mark Calcavecchia,
Tim SimpsonTimothy Jay Simpson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour, and currently plays on the Champions Tour....
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Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 10 |
1992 The 1992 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to November 1. The season consisted of 44 official money events. John Cook, Fred Couples, and Davis Love III won the most tournaments, three, and there were four first-time winners...
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Canadian Open |
Bruce Lietzke Bruce Alan Lietzke is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas...
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Won with birdie on second extra hole |
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1993 The 1993 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to October 31. The season consisted of 43 official money events. Nick Price won the most tournaments, four, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament results:The...
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PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
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Paul Azinger Paul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:...
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Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 12 |
1995 The 1995 PGA Tour season was played from January 5 to October 29. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Lee Janzen and Greg Norman won the most tournaments, three, and there were seven first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.-Tournament...
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NEC World Series of Golf |
Billy Mayfair William Fred Mayfair is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour .-Early years and amateur career:Mayfair was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Before his fifteenth birthday, he had won a number of junior golf tournaments. In 1981, he was on the cover of Boys' Life magazine as "golf's...
, Nick PriceNicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:...
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
European Tour wins (14)
EWLINE
| Legend |
| Major championships (2) |
| Other European Tour (12) |
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| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Winning Score |
Margin of
Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
| 1 |
11 Jun 1977 |
Martini International The Martini International was a men's professional golf tournament that was held from 1961 to 1983. It was hosted by several different golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. It was part of the European Tour's schedule from the tour's first official season in 1972 until the event ceased...
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-15 (70–71–70–66=277) |
3 strokes |
Simon Hobday Simon Hobday is a South African professional golfer who has won tournaments on three continents.Hobday was born in Mafikeng. He turned professional in 1969. He spent his regular career mainly on the Southern Africa Tour, where he won six times and the European Tour, where he won the 1976 German...
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| 2 |
28 May 1979 |
Martini International The Martini International was a men's professional golf tournament that was held from 1961 to 1983. It was hosted by several different golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. It was part of the European Tour's schedule from the tour's first official season in 1972 until the event ceased...
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E (75–67–72–74=288) |
1 stroke |
Antonio Garrido, John Morgan John Morgan was an English professional golfer who competed on the European Tour in the 1970s and 80s....
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| 3 |
11 May 1980 |
Paco Rabanne Open de France |
-20 (67–66–68–67=268) |
10 strokes |
Ian Mosey Ian James Mosey is an English professional golfer.Mosey was born in Keighley, and is the son of cricket writer Don Mosey. He turned professional in 1972 and spent almost twenty years on the European Tour, during which his best Order of Merit ranking was 29th, achieved in both 1984 and 1986...
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| 4 |
6 Jul 1980 |
Scandinavian Enterprise Open The Scandinavian Enterprise Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour that was played in Sweden until 1990, when it had a prize fund of £400,000, which was mid-range for the tour at that time....
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-12 (76–66–70–64=276) |
3 strokes |
Mark James |
| 5 |
17 May 1981 |
Martini International The Martini International was a men's professional golf tournament that was held from 1961 to 1983. It was hosted by several different golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. It was part of the European Tour's schedule from the tour's first official season in 1972 until the event ceased...
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-1 (71–72–72–72=287) |
1 stroke |
 Bernhard LangerBernhard Langer is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion, and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 90s, being the first official number one ranked player in 1986...
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| 6 |
31 May 1981 |
Dunlop Masters |
-15 (72–68–66–67=273) |
4 strokes |
Graham Marsh Graham Vivian Marsh MBE was one of the leading Australian professional golfers of his generation.-Career outline:Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie, Australia...
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| 7 |
13 Jun 1982 |
Dunlop Masters |
-17 (68–69–65–65=267) |
8 strokes |
Bernhard Langer Bernhard Langer is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion, and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 90s, being the first official number one ranked player in 1986...
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| 8 |
10 Jul 1982 |
State Express English Classic |
-13 (70–70–70–69=279) |
1 stroke |
 Brian Marchbank |
| 9 |
22 Aug 1982 |
Benson & Hedges International Open The Benson & Hedges International Open was a men's professional golf tournament which was played in England. It was founded in 1971 and for its first five years it was called the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf. It was sponsored by Benson & Hedges, a cigarette company...
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-5 (69–74–69–71=283) |
1 stroke |
Bob Charles Sir Robert James Charles, ONZ, KNZM, CBE is a New Zealand professional golfer whose achievements over five decades rank him among the most successful left-handed golfers of all time, being the first lefty to win a golf major, winning more than 70 titles, and beating his age twice during a...
, Graham MarshGraham Vivian Marsh MBE was one of the leading Australian professional golfers of his generation.-Career outline:Marsh was born in Kalgoorlie, Australia...
,
 Ian WoosnamIan Harold Woosnam OBE is a Welsh professional golfer.Nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Woosers', or the 'Wee Welshman', Woosnam was one of the "Big Five" generation of European golfers, all born within 12 months of one another, all of whom have won majors, and made Europe competitive in the Ryder Cup...
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| 10 |
20 Jul 1986 |
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
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E (74–63–74–69=280) |
5 strokes |
Gordon J Brand |
| 11 |
14 Sep 1986 |
Panasonic European Open |
-11 (67–67–69–66=269) |
1 stroke |
Ken Brown Ken Brown is a Scottish former European Tour golfer who now works as a golf broadcaster and writer, primarily for the BBC. He also works as part of the commentary team for the international coverage of the European Tour on selected events which are not covered by the BBC...
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| 12 |
22 May 1988 |
Lancia Italian Open |
-18 (69–68–63–70=270) |
1 stroke |
Craig Parry Craig David Parry is an Australian professional golfer. He has been one of Australia's premier golfers since turning professional in 1985, and has 23 career victories, two of those wins being events on the PGA Tour; the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational and the 2004 Ford Championship at Doral.Parry was...
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| 13 |
18 Jul 1993 |
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
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-13 (66–68–69–64=267) |
2 strokes |
Nick Faldo Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...
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| 14 |
6 Feb 1994 |
Johnnie Walker Classic The Johnnie Walker Classic was a European Tour golf tournament which is played in the Asia Pacific region. Johnnie Walker is a brand name and the owners have a long history of tournament sponsorship. They also sponsor the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles which is a European Tour event...
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-11 (75–70–64–68=277) |
1 stroke |
Fred CouplesFrederick Steven Couples is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. A former World No. 1, he has won numerous events, most notably the 1992 Masters Tournament. In August 2011 he won his maiden senior major at the Senior Players Championship...
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PGA Tour of Australia wins (31)
- 1976 (1) West Lakes Classic
- 1978 (3) New South Wales Open
The New South Wales Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1931 as the New South Wales Close Championship, before becoming the New South Wales state open championship in 1958....
, Traralgon Classic, Caltex Festival of Sydney Open
- 1980 (1) Australian Open
The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and also the OneAsia Tour since its formation in 2009. The event was first played in 1904 and takes place toward the end of each year...
- 1981 (1) Australian Masters
The Australian Masters, currently known as the JBWere Masters for sponsorship reasons, is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The tournament was founded in 1979, and was co-sanctioned by the European Tour for the first time in 2006, with a significant 20% increase in the prize...
- 1983 (3) Australian Masters
The Australian Masters, currently known as the JBWere Masters for sponsorship reasons, is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The tournament was founded in 1979, and was co-sanctioned by the European Tour for the first time in 2006, with a significant 20% increase in the prize...
, Stefan Queensland Open, National Panasonic New South Wales OpenThe New South Wales Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1931 as the New South Wales Close Championship, before becoming the New South Wales state open championship in 1958....
- 1984 (3) Victorian Open
The Victorian Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1957 and is the Victoria state open championship.The Victorian Open is one of the lower rated events on the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule, having previously been part of the developmental Von Nida Tour which...
, Australian MastersThe Australian Masters, currently known as the JBWere Masters for sponsorship reasons, is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The tournament was founded in 1979, and was co-sanctioned by the European Tour for the first time in 2006, with a significant 20% increase in the prize...
, Australian PGA ChampionshipThe Australian PGA Championship, formerly known as the Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship, is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is the home tournament of the Australian PGA and dates back to 1905...
- 1985 (2) Toshiba Australian PGA Championship
The Australian PGA Championship, formerly known as the Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship, is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is the home tournament of the Australian PGA and dates back to 1905...
, National Panasonic Australian Open
- 1986 (4) Stefan Queensland Open, National Panasonic New South Wales Open
The New South Wales Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1931 as the New South Wales Close Championship, before becoming the New South Wales state open championship in 1958....
, West End Jubilee South Australian Open, National Panasonic Western Australian Open
- 1987 (2) Australian Masters
The Australian Masters, currently known as the JBWere Masters for sponsorship reasons, is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The tournament was founded in 1979, and was co-sanctioned by the European Tour for the first time in 2006, with a significant 20% increase in the prize...
, National Panasonic Australian Open
- 1988 (4) Palm Meadows Cup, ESP Open, PGA National Tournament Players Championship, Panasonic New South Wales Open
The New South Wales Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1931 as the New South Wales Close Championship, before becoming the New South Wales state open championship in 1958....
- 1989 (2) Australian Masters
The Australian Masters, currently known as the JBWere Masters for sponsorship reasons, is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The tournament was founded in 1979, and was co-sanctioned by the European Tour for the first time in 2006, with a significant 20% increase in the prize...
, PGA National Tournament Players Championship
- 1990 (1) Australian Masters
The Australian Masters, currently known as the JBWere Masters for sponsorship reasons, is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The tournament was founded in 1979, and was co-sanctioned by the European Tour for the first time in 2006, with a significant 20% increase in the prize...
- 1995 (1) Australian Open
The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and also the OneAsia Tour since its formation in 2009. The event was first played in 1904 and takes place toward the end of each year...
- 1996 (2) Ford South Australian Open, Australian Open
The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and also the OneAsia Tour since its formation in 2009. The event was first played in 1904 and takes place toward the end of each year...
- 1998 (1) Greg Norman Holden International
The Greg Norman Holden International was a men's professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It was played from 1993 to 2001. It was also co-sanctioned with the European Tour in 2000 and 2001...
Other wins (23)
- 1977 Kuzuhz International (Japan)
- 1978 South Seas Classic (Australia)
- 1979 Traralgon Classic (Australia), Hong Kong Open
The Hong Kong Open is a golf tournament which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. It was founded in 1959 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since 2001...
- 1980 Suntory World Match Play Championship (England – not a European Tour event at that time)
- 1983 Hong Kong Open
The Hong Kong Open is a golf tournament which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. It was founded in 1959 and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since 2001...
, Cannes Invitational (France – not a European Tour event), Suntory World Match Play Championship (England – not a European Tour event at that time), Kapalua InternationalThe Kapalua International was an unofficial PGA Tour event from 1982 to 1997. It was played after the end of the regular PGA Tour season. It was played at the Kapalua Golf Club in Kapalua, Hawaii...
(United States)
- 1985 Alfred Dunhill Cup
The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000. It was for three man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championship". It was a "special approved event" on the European Tour, which means that it was...
(United Kingdom – team)
- 1986 Suntory World Match Play Championship (England – not a European Tour event at that time), Alfred Dunhill Cup
The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000. It was for three man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championship". It was a "special approved event" on the European Tour, which means that it was...
(United Kingdom – team), PGA Grand Slam of GolfThe PGA Grand Slam of Golf is an annual off-season golf tournament contested by the year's winners of the four major championships of regular men's golf, which are the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship , and the PGA Championship...
(U.S. – unofficial event), Fred Meyer ChallengeThe Fred Meyer Challenge was a charity golf tournament played in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Held from 1986 to 2002, it was organized by Portland native and PGA Tour golfer Peter Jacobsen and sponsored by the then locally owned hypermarket chain Fred Meyer. The field...
(with Gary PlayerGary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
; tie with Peter JacobsenPeter Erling Jacobsen is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He has won seven events on the PGA Tour and two events on the Champions Tour, both majors.-Early years:...
& Curtis StrangeCurtis Northrup Strange is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between their debut in 1986 and 1990.-Early years through college:Strange and his...
)
- 1993 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is an annual off-season golf tournament contested by the year's winners of the four major championships of regular men's golf, which are the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship , and the PGA Championship...
(U.S. – unofficial event)
- 1994 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is an annual off-season golf tournament contested by the year's winners of the four major championships of regular men's golf, which are the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship , and the PGA Championship...
(U.S. – unofficial event), Wendy's 3-Tour ChallengeThe Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge is an unofficial golf event held every November at the Lake Las Vegas Resort in Henderson, Nevada. The tournament is a unique stroke play event, and, as the name suggests, pits three-member teams from the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, and Champions Tour against each other...
(with Paul AzingerPaul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:...
and Fred CouplesFrederick Steven Couples is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. A former World No. 1, he has won numerous events, most notably the 1992 Masters Tournament. In August 2011 he won his maiden senior major at the Senior Players Championship...
)
- 1995 Fred Meyer Challenge
The Fred Meyer Challenge was a charity golf tournament played in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Held from 1986 to 2002, it was organized by Portland native and PGA Tour golfer Peter Jacobsen and sponsored by the then locally owned hypermarket chain Fred Meyer. The field...
(with Brad FaxonBradford John Faxon, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island...
)
- 1996 Fred Meyer Challenge
The Fred Meyer Challenge was a charity golf tournament played in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Held from 1986 to 2002, it was organized by Portland native and PGA Tour golfer Peter Jacobsen and sponsored by the then locally owned hypermarket chain Fred Meyer. The field...
(with Brad FaxonBradford John Faxon, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island...
)
- 1997 Fred Meyer Challenge
The Fred Meyer Challenge was a charity golf tournament played in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Held from 1986 to 2002, it was organized by Portland native and PGA Tour golfer Peter Jacobsen and sponsored by the then locally owned hypermarket chain Fred Meyer. The field...
(with Brad FaxonBradford John Faxon, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island...
), Andersen Consulting World Championship of GolfThe Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf was a 32-man match play golf tournament played from 1995 to 1998. It was the predecessor tournament to the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship....
- 1998 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with Steve Elkington
Stephen John Elkington is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He spent over 50 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 1995 to 1998.-Early years and education:...
)
- 2001 Skins Game
A skins game is a type of scoring for various sports, most notably golf but also for curling and bowling.-LG Skins Game:There was an annual skins game for male professional golfers which takes place in November or December each year after the end of the official PGA Tour season. It is recognized by...
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runner-up |
| 1986 The 1986 Open Championship was the 115th Open Championship held from 17-20 July at the Turnberry Golf Resort at The Westin Turnberry Resort, Scotland. Greg Norman won his first major championship by five strokes over Gordon J. Brand...
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The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
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1 shot lead |
E (74–63–74–69=280) |
5 strokes |
Gordon J. Brand Gordon John Brand is an English professional golfer.Brand turned professional in 1976 and enjoyed full playing privileges on the European Tour for 20 years. During his time on tour, he finished inside the top 30 on the Order of Merit seven times and inside the top-100 16 times...
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| 1993 The 1993 Open Championship was the 122nd Open Championship held from 15-18 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Greg Norman won his second Open Championship by two strokes over Nick Faldo.-First round:-Second round:...
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The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
(2) |
1 shot deficit |
−13 (66–68–69–64=267) |
2 strokes |
Nick Faldo Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No...
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Results timeline
| Tournament |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
| The Masters |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
U.S. OpenThe United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
|
DNP |
DNP |
T48 |
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
|
CUT |
T29 |
T10 |
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
|
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
| Tournament |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
| The Masters |
DNP |
4 |
T36 |
T30 |
T25 |
T47 |
T2 |
T2 |
T5 |
T3 |
U.S. OpenThe United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
|
DNP |
T33 |
DNP |
T50 |
2 |
T15 |
T12 |
T51 |
WD |
T33 |
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
|
CUT |
T31 |
T27 |
T19 |
T6 |
T16 |
1 |
T35 |
DNP |
T2 |
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
|
DNP |
T4 |
T5 |
T42 |
T39 |
CUT |
2 |
70 |
T9 |
T12 |
| Tournament |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| The Masters |
CUT |
CUT |
T6 |
T31 |
T18 |
T3 |
2 |
CUT |
CUT |
3 |
U.S. OpenThe United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
|
T5 |
WD |
DNP |
CUT |
T6 |
2 |
T10 |
CUT |
DNP |
CUT |
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
|
T6 |
T9 |
18 |
1 |
T11 |
T15 |
T7 |
T36 |
DNP |
6 |
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
|
T19 |
T32 |
T15 |
2 |
T4 |
T20 |
T17 |
T13 |
DNP |
CUT |
| Tournament |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| The Masters |
T11 |
CUT |
T36 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
CUT |
U.S. OpenThe United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
|
CUT |
DNP |
T59 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
|
DNP |
DNP |
T18 |
T18 |
CUT |
T60 |
DNP |
DNP |
T3 |
CUT |
PGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
|
CUT |
T29 |
T53 |
CUT |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Summary of performances
- Starts – 90
- Wins – 2
- 2nd place finishes – 8
- Top 3 finishes – 14
- Top 5 finishes – 20
- Top 10 finishes – 30
- Longest streak of top-10s in majors – 3 (3 times)
Team appearances
- Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners), 1986 (winners), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Presidents Cup
The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world less Europe. Europe competes against the U.S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. The Presidents Cup is held biennially...
(International team): 199420 United States – 12 InternationalThe 1st Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1994 between September 16 and September 18. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 20–12. The honorary chairman was...
(withdrew), 199616½ United States – 15½ InternationalThe 2nd Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1996 between September 13 and September 15. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 16½–15½. The honorary chairmen...
, 1998International 20½ - United States 11½The 3rd Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1998 on December 11-13. They were played at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. The International team won the competition by a margin of 20½–11½. This was the first time the International team won...
(winners), 2000United States 21½ - International 10½The 4th Presidents Cup Matches were held in 2000 between October 19 and October 22. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 21½–10½...
- Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1982
- Nissan Cup: 1985, 1986
- Kirin Cup: 1987
- Four Tours: 1989
See also
- Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
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- Golfers with most European Tour wins
This is a list of golfers who have won eight or more events on the European Tour since it was established in 1972. There are some complications in preparing such a list, and different publications have produced different numbers...
- Golfers with most PGA Tour of Australasia wins
This is a list of golfers who have recorded the most tournament wins on the PGA Tour of Australasia since it was established in 1911. It is currently known as the PGA Tour of Australasia. It was previously named the Australian Tour from 1973 to 1991. This list contains golfers who have won any...
- List of men's major championships winning golfers
- List of World Number One male golfers
- Sanctuary Lakes
- The Vintage Golf Course
The Vintage is a golf resort in the Hunter Valley NSW, a two hour drive from Sydney. It has an 18-hole Championship golf course designed by world renowned golfer and course designer Greg Norman.The resort boasts a $5 million clubhouse, as well as a fitness center and 44 Grand Mecure apartments...
- List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards
External links