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14 unusual facts about Greg Norman


Carl Vigeland

Focusing on Greg Norman, the book explores what really separates the great golfer from the rest of the field.

Dan Doh!!

:Shinjō Mikiyasu was a Japanese pro golfer who won the Arizona Phoenix Open over Greg Norman a year and seven months prior to the beginning of the story.

Doonbeg

The prestigious Greg Norman designed golf links Doonbeg Golf club is situated outside the village.

Glen Abbey, Ontario

Notable winners of the Open at Glen Abbey include: Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Greg Norman and Lee Trevino.

Hillside Golf Club

Hillside treasures a letter from Greg Norman, twice a winner of The Open, which describes the back nine holes as the best in Britain.

Pacific Links International

To take full advantage of the beauty of the tranquil Mākaha Valley and the Waianae Mountains, Pacific Links engaged Greg Norman to remake Mākaha West into an unforgettable championship course.

In developing the 27 Club, 27 golf champions—including Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Tom Watson, Fred Couples, Annika Sorenstam and Vijay Singh—are designing their favourite elements into each hole, reflecting the unique character of their individual games.

Amateur golfers may enjoy following the footsteps of great champions such as Greg Norman and Annika Sorenstam at Kapolei, which hosted the LPGA Tour’s Ladies Hawaiian Open from 1996 to 2001.

Roberto Castro

On May 9, 2013, Castro shot a 63 on the opening day of The Players Championship to equal the course record set by Fred Couples (1992) and Greg Norman (1994).

Salou

North and central were designed by Greg Norman and the south course was designed by "Green Project".

Strida

In 1985, Industrial Property Rights Ltd, (run by James Marshall, former manager of golfer Greg Norman) licensed the design.

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

The par-3 ninth (famously maligned by Greg Norman, who suggested the original be "blown up with dynamite") was rebuilt with a new green up on a hill near the old practice green.

Wayne Huizenga

In 2004, he purchased the private luxury yacht Aussie Rules from the Australian boat builder and the golfer Greg Norman.

WCI Communities

The annual event is professional golf tournament founded by Greg Norman and benefits the National Childhood Cancer Foundation


Gerard Whateley

Whateley began to focus more on sports, writing regular in-depth features and gaining access to the likes of Wayne Carey, Greg Norman, Damien Oliver and Jacques Villeneuve along with covering football as a "second job" for the Sunday Herald Sun.

Jumeirah Golf Estates

Each golf course is to have a different environmental theme – Fire, Earth, Water and Wind – and were designed by Greg Norman, Vijay Singh, Sergio García and Pete Dye respectively.

PGA European Tour

The European Tour is traditionally the first overseas move for outstanding players from non-European countries in the Commonwealth, long a major source for elite golfers, such as Greg Norman and Nick Price.