Greg Norman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Greg Norman Personal information Full name Gregory John Norman AM Nickname The Great White Shark Born 10 February 1955 (1955-02-10) (age 54) Mount Isa, Queensland Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Nationality Australia Residence Hobe Sound, Florida Spouse Laura (m.1981, div.2007), Chris Evert (m.2008) Children Morgan Leigh, Gregory Career Turned professional 1976 Current tour(s) PGA Tour European Tour Professional wins 87 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 20 European Tour 14 PGA Tour of Australasia 33 Other 22 Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 2) The Masters 2nd/T2: 1986, 1987, 1996 U.S. Open 2nd: 1984, 1995 Open Championship Won: 1986, 1993 PGA Championship 2nd: 1986, 1993 Achievements and awards PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit winner 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 European Tour Order of Merit winner 1982 PGA Tour leading money winner 1986, 1990, 1995 PGA Player of the Year 1995 PGA Tour Player of the Year 1995 Vardon Trophy 1989, 1990, 1994 Byron Nelson Award 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995 Old Tom Morris Award 2008 Charlie Bartlett Award 2008 Gregory John Norman AM (born 10 February 1955) is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's number one ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He is nicknamed "The Great White Shark," or simply "The Shark," a reference to a shark inhabiting Australian waters as well as Norman's blond hair, size and aggressive golf style. Contents [hide] 1 Career outline 2 Personal life 3 Professional wins (87) 3.1 PGA Tour wins (20) 3.2 European Tour wins (14) 3.3 Wins in Australia (33) 3.4 Other wins (22) 4 Major Championships 4.1 Wins (2) 4.2 Results timeline 4.3 Summary of major championship performances 5 Team appearances 6 See also 7 References 8 External links [edit] Career outline Norman was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia to Merv and Toini Norman. His mother was of Finnish descent. As a youth, he played rugby and cricket and was a keen surfer. His mother was a fine golfer with a single-figure handicap. Norman began playing golf at 16 and within a year was playing to a scratch handicap. His professional career began as Charlie Earp's trainee in the Royal Queensland Golf Club pro shop, earning $A28 a week.[1] The first professional tournament he won was the 1976 West Lakes Classic at The Grange in Adelaide, South Australia. Success on the European Tour and later the PGA Tour followed. Norman won The Open Championship twice, in 1986 and 1993, and also won The Players Championship in 1994 in record-setting fashion (averaging 68.81 per round for the year). Despite his huge success on the U.S. PGA Tour and his many wins around the world, Norman is sometimes regarded as an underachiever (given his talents), a characterization fueled by his myriad near-misses in The Masters, the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship. He was equally a victim of his own bad luck and good luck on the part of his fellow golfers in major championships. He infamously lost a near-certain PGA Championship in 1986 after Bob Tway holed a greenside bunker shot (though Norman himself shot a 76 that day), and lost The Masters the following year in a playoff on an even more miraculous 45-yard chip shot by Larry Mize on the second play-off hole. In 1989, Norman played brilliantly in a final-round 64 to force his way into a playoff for the Open Championship, but on the final hole of the playoff (while leading) drove the ball into a fairway bunker that he thought was out of reach even for his prodigious driving length, and was unable to rescue himself, allowing Mark Calcavecchia to snatch victory; and in the 1993 PGA Championship he had a final green putt of around twelve feet for victory that lipped right around the hole and failed to drop, and lost the subsequent playoff to Paul Azinger. In 1986, he led all four majors after the third round but won only The Open. This has been referred to as the "Norman Slam" or the "Saturday Slam," as he was leading after the third round on Saturday but lost in the final round on Sunday. He is one of only two players to have competed in - and, like Craig Wood, to have lost - play-offs in all four of the major championships. Perhaps the worst meltdown occurred at The Masters in 1996, where he blew a six-stroke lead in the final round and lost the tournament to Nick Faldo by five strokes, shooting a Sunday 78 to Faldo's 67. ESPN, as part of their "ESPN25" 25th-anniversary celebration, ranked Norman's 1996 Masters mishap 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. Greg Norman practicing for the Buick Classic at Westchester Country ClubAfter a career slump in the early 1990s, Norman turned to Butch Harmon for help. Together, the two rebuilt Norman's game to top form (The Pro, by Claude 'Butch' Harmon Jr., 2006) by solving mechanical problems that had crept into Norman's swing. With Jack Nicklaus past his best, Norman was regarded as probably the game's greatest long hitter. In his heyday, driving long and incredibly straight off the tee similar to that of Nick Price his contemporary with a persimmon (wood) clubhead, he intimidated most of his fellow professionals. However, with the advent of the "metal-wood" by TaylorMade 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. Whether the cause was shaken confidence, the new technology, or the emergence of golf's next generation of young stars (including Tiger Woods), Norman was never the same after his final Masters collapse. Since then he has focused more and more on business ventures and golf course design than on competitive play. He 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 required knee surgery for the latter in October 2005 and February 2006.[2]) Norman believes his back injuries could have been averted had he been introduced to the concept of golf fitness early in his career.[3] 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 Golf 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. 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 football, may best be described as a small ship) for the purpose. He even described his "ugly" 1993 PGA Championship loss "[i]n fishing terms, this was a mackerel in the moonlight—shining one minute, smelly the next."[4] He became a wine lover in the 1970s while playing at tournaments in Europe.[5] 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 Berringer Blass to launch Greg Norman Estates wineries.[6] Based in Hobe Sound, Florida, he typically plays only one or two tournaments per year in his homeland of Australia. 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 Tour's Money List in 1986, 1990, and 1995. He won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour three times: 1989, 1990, and 1994; and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame 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 Rankings: 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 May 2008, Norman played in only his third Champion's Tour event since turning 50, the 69th Senior PGA Championship 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 (as of 6/28/2008), tennis legend Chris Evert, has been a large part of Norman's consideration to enter events on the PGA and Champions tour. "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." In July 2008, despite not playing in a major for three years, Norman finished nine over par in a tie for third at The Open Championship after being the 54 hole leader by two strokes. He set the record in becoming the oldest 54-hole leader in a major championship and earned an automatic bid to the 2009 Masters. The following two weeks, Norman continued his strong play, finishing in a tie for fifth at The Senior Open Championship after a weekend 67-68 and fourth in the U.S. Senior Open after being the only player shooting 72 or lower all four days. In 1986, Norman was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award, a feat he replicated in 1993 to join Muhammad Ali and Björn Borg as multiple winners (They have since been joined by Roger Federer). He received the 2008 Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, GCSAA's highest honor, at the 2008 Golf Industry Show 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. [edit] Personal life Norman attended Aspley State High School on the north side of Brisbane, Queensland.[7] He married Laura Andrassy, an American flight attendant, on 1 July 1981.[8] They have two children: Morgan Leigh, and Gregory. Gregory is a business management & organization major student at the University of Miami. Gregory also played with his father in a father-son team at the 2008 ADT Skills Championship in Aventura, Florida. The family lived in Hobe Sound, Florida. On 15 March 1997, then U.S. president Bill Clinton fell down a flight of stairs at Norman's Florida home, tearing knee tendons which required surgery.[9] In May 2006, Norman announced he and his wife would divorce.[10][11] He refused to comment on the reasons for this, other than to say there was no third party involved. In September 2007, Norman announced he and former tennis champion Chris Evert would be married.[12] Evert was married twice, to British tennis player John Lloyd (1979-87) and former American ski racer Andy Mill (1988–2006), with whom she has three sons. The couple became engaged on 9 December 2007 and on 28 June 2008 were married in The Bahamas. Mill went on record as saying he wished Evert and Norman happiness. While married to Laura, Norman commissioned the 228ft luxury yacht "Aussie Rules", built by the Australian ferry builder Austal/Oceanfast. The boat held four sports boats, including a 60ft custom sportfisherman, along with stowage for related gear: 200 rods. Built of aluminium, she cruised at 15 knots with a range of 8,000 miles.[13] The boat cost $70 million, but resulted in Austal making an AUS$18 million loss. The boat was quickly sold by Norman in 2004 for a rumored $77 million to the founder of Blockbuster Video, Wayne Huizenga.[14] She is now renamed M/Y Floridian, and available for charter at $400 000 per week or sale.[15] Norman was also an early customer for the Boeing Business Jet, 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 Boeing.[16] He eventually retained his Gulfstream V. [edit] Professional wins (87) [edit] PGA Tour wins (20) 1984 (2) Kemper Open, Canadian Open 1986 (3) Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational, Kemper Open, The Open Championship 1988 (1) MCI Heritage Golf Classic 1989 (2) The International, Greater Milwaukee Open 1990 (2) Doral-Ryder Open, Memorial Tournament 1992 (1) Canadian Open 1993 (2) Doral-Ryder Open, The Open Championship 1994 (1) The Players Championship 1995 (3) Memorial Tournament, Canon Greater Hartford Open, NEC World Series of Golf 1996 (1) Doral-Ryder Open 1997 (2) FedEx St. Jude Classic, NEC World Series of Golf Major championships are shown in bold. [edit] European Tour wins (14) 1977 (1) Martini International 1979 (1) Martini International 1980 (2) Paco Rabanne Open de France, Scandinavian Enterprise Open 1981 (2) Martini International, Dunlop Masters 1982 (3) Dunlop Masters, State Express English Classic, Benson & Hedges International Open 1986 (2) The Open Championship, Panasonic European Open 1988 (1) Lancia Italian Open 1993 (1) The Open Championship 1994 (1) Johnnie Walker Classic [edit] Wins in Australia (33) 1976 (1) West Lakes Classic 1978 (4) New South Wales Open, Traralgon Classic, Caltex Festival of Sydney Open, South Seas Classic 1979 (1) Traralgon Classic 1980 (1) Australian Open 1981 (1) Australian Masters 1983 (3) Australian Masters, Stefan Queensland Open, National Panasonic New South Wales Open 1984 (3) Victorian Open, Australian Masters, Australian PGA Championship 1985 (2) Toshiba Australian PGA Championship, National Panasonic Australian Open 1986 (4) Stefan Queensland Open, National Panasonic New South Wales Open, West End Jubilee South Australian Open, National Panasonic Western Australian Open 1987 (2) Australian Masters, National Panasonic Australian Open 1988 (4) Palm Meadows Cup, ESP Open, PGA National Tournament Players Championship, Panasonic New South Wales Open 1989 (2) Australian Masters, PGA National Tournament Players Championship 1990 (1) Australian Masters 1995 (1) Australian Open 1996 (2) Ford South Australian Open, Australian Open 1998 (1) Greg Norman Holden International [edit] Other wins (22) 1977 Kuzuhz International (Japan) 1979 Hong Kong Open 1980 Suntory World Match Play Championship (England - not a European Tour event at that time) 1983 Hong Kong Open, Cannes Invitational (France - not a European Tour event), Suntory World Match Play Championship (England - not a European Tour event at that time), Kapalua International (United States) 1985 Alfred Dunhill Cup (United Kingdom - team) 1986 Suntory World Match Play Championship (England - not a European Tour event at that time), Alfred Dunhill Cup (United Kingdom - team), PGA Grand Slam of Golf (U.S. - unofficial event) 1989 The Crowns (Japan Golf Tour) 1993 Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (Japan Golf Tour), PGA Grand Slam of Golf (U.S. - unofficial event) 1994 PGA Grand Slam of Golf (U.S. - unofficial event), Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Paul Azinger and Fred Couples) 1995 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brad Faxon) 1996 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brad Faxon) 1997 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brad Faxon), Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf 1998 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with Steve Elkington) 2001 Skins Game [edit] Major Championships [edit] Wins (2) Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner-up 1986 The Open Championship 1 shot lead E (74-63-74-69=280) 5 strokes Gordon J. Brand 1993 The Open Championship (2) 1 shot deficit -13 (66-68-69-64=267) 2 strokes Nick Faldo [edit] Results timeline Tournament 1977 1978 1979 The Masters DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP DNP T48 The Open Championship CUT T29 T10 PGA 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. Open DNP T33 DNP T50 2 T15 T12 T51 WD T33 The Open Championship CUT T31 T27 T19 T6 T16 1 T35 DNP T2 PGA 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. Open T5 WD DNP CUT T6 2 T10 CUT DNP CUT The Open Championship T6 T9 18 1 T11 T15 T7 T36 DNP 6 PGA Championship T19 T32 T15 2 T4 T20 T17 T13 DNP CUT Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 The Masters T11 CUT T36 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT DNP T59 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP T18 T18 CUT T60 DNP DNP T3 PGA Championship CUT T29 T53 CUT 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. [edit] Summary of major championship performances Starts - 89 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 [edit] Team appearances Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners), 1986 (winners), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996 Presidents Cup (International team): 1994 (withdrew), 1996, 1998 (winners), 2000 Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1982 Nissan Cup: 1985, 1986 Kirin Cup: 1987 Four Tours: 1989 [edit] See also Golfers with most PGA Tour wins Golfers with most European Tour wins Sanctuary Lakes [edit] References ^ Legacy of an Australian idol, The Sun-Herald, 11 July, 2004. ^ Rusty Norman withdraws from Open, BBC Sport, 4 July 2006. ^ Greg Norman (2004-01-08). "Greg Norman Strengthens". Men's Health. http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=fitness&category=fitness.tips&conitem=832a99edbbbd201099edbbbd2010cfe793cd____. Retrieved on 2008-06-16. ^ The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations, ed. Jim Apfelbaum. 2007. ^ "Drinking and Driving". Fortune, 14 November, 2005, pages 110–111. ^ Greg Norman Estates website ^ Norman Takes State Junior Golf Title ^ Norman To Be Honored By American Australian Association ^ Clinton Has Knee Surgery to Repair Tendon After Fall ^ Greg Norman Agrees to Divorce Settlement : Divorce Blog : StraightDivorce.com : Dallas Texas Divorce Attorneys ^ It's over - but we'll always remain friends - Golf - Sport - smh.com.au ^ Greg Norman's £50m divorce deal leaves him free to marry Chris Evert | the Daily Mail ^ Oceanfast Megayacht Aussie Rules - Power & Motoryacht - The Courage of His Convictions ^ Surging sails ^ Floridian (ex Aussie Rules) - Luxury Motor Yacht ^ No new plane for Norman [edit] External links Shark.com Greg Norman's official personal and business web site Profile on the PGA Tour of Australasia's official site Profile on PGA Tour's official site Profile on European Tour's official site Greg Norman on About.com Profile and stats Greg Norman on MacGregor Golf Norman on MacGregor Golf's Tour Staff [show]v • d • eWorld Number ones since 1986 Seve Ballesteros | Fred Couples | David Duval | Ernie Els | Nick Faldo | Bernhard Langer | Tom Lehman | Greg Norman | Nick Price | Vijay Singh | Tiger Woods* | Ian Woosnam *Tiger Woods (USA) is the current World No. 1, and has spent the most weeks in that position, currently over 500. [show]v • d • eThe Open champions 1860 Willie Park, Snr. · 1861 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1862 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1863 Willie Park, Snr. · 1864 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1865 Andrew Strath · 1866 Willie Park, Snr. · 1867 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1868 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1869 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1870 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1871 No championship · 1872 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1873 Tom Kidd · 1874 Mungo Park · 1875 Willie Park, Snr. · 1876 Bob Martin · 1877 Jamie Anderson · 1878 Jamie Anderson · 1879 Jamie Anderson · 1880 Bob Ferguson · 1881 Bob Ferguson · 1882 Bob Ferguson · 1883 Willie Fernie · 1884 Jack Simpson · 1885 Bob Martin · 1886 David Brown · 1887 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1888 Jack Burns · 1889 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1890 John Ball · 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy · 1892 Harold Hilton · 1893 William Auchterlonie · 1894 John Henry Taylor · 1895 John Henry Taylor · 1896 Harry Vardon · 1897 Harold Hilton · 1898 Harry Vardon · 1899 Harry Vardon · 1900 John Henry Taylor · 1901 James Braid · 1902 Sandy Herd · 1903 Harry Vardon · 1904 Jack White · 1905 James Braid · 1906 James Braid · 1907 Arnaud Massy · 1908 James Braid · 1909 John Henry Taylor · 1910 James Braid · 1911 Harry Vardon · 1912 Edward Ray · 1913 John Henry Taylor · 1914 Harry Vardon · 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I · 1920 George Duncan · 1921 Jock Hutchison · 1922 Walter Hagen · 1923 Arthur Havers · 1924 Walter Hagen · 1925 Jim Barnes · 1926 Bobby Jones · 1927 Bobby Jones · 1928 Walter Hagen · 1929 Walter Hagen · 1930 Bobby Jones· 1931 Tommy Armour · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Denny Shute · 1934 Henry Cotton · 1935 Alf Perry · 1936 Alf Padgham · 1937 Henry Cotton · 1938 Reg Whitcombe · 1939 Richard Burton · 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II · 1946 Sam Snead · 1947 Fred Daly · 1948 Henry Cotton · 1949 Bobby Locke · 1950 Bobby Locke · 1951 Max Faulkner · 1952 Bobby Locke · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Peter Thomson · 1955 Peter Thomson · 1956 Peter Thomson · 1957 Bobby Locke · 1958 Peter Thomson · 1959 Gary Player · 1960 Kel Nagle · 1961 Arnold Palmer · 1962 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Bob Charles · 1964 Tony Lema · 1965 Peter Thomson · 1966 Jack Nicklaus · 1967 Roberto DeVicenzo · 1968 Gary Player · 1969 Tony Jacklin · 1970 Jack Nicklaus · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Lee Trevino · 1973 Tom Weiskopf · 1974 Gary Player · 1975 Tom Watson · 1976 Johnny Miller · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Jack Nicklaus · 1979 Severiano Ballesteros · 1980 Tom Watson · 1981 Bill Rogers · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Tom Watson · 1984 Severiano Ballesteros · 1985 Sandy Lyle · 1986 Greg Norman · 1987 Nick Faldo · 1988 Severiano Ballesteros · 1989 Mark Calcavecchia · 1990 Nick Faldo · 1991 Ian Baker-Finch · 1992 Nick Faldo · 1993 Greg Norman · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 John Daly · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Justin Leonard · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Paul Lawrie · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 David Duval · 2002 Ernie Els · 2003 Ben Curtis · 2004 Todd Hamilton · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Pádraig Harrington · 2008 Pádraig Harrington [show]v • d • ePGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year PGA Players of the Year 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Sam Snead · 1950 Ben Hogan · 1951 Ben Hogan · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Ed Furgol · 1955 Doug Ford · 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1957 Dick Mayer · 1958 Dow Finsterwald · 1959 Art Wall, Jr. · 1960 Arnold Palmer · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1962 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Julius Boros · 1964 Ken Venturi · 1965 Dave Marr · 1966 Billy Casper · 1967 Jack Nicklaus · 1968 No award · 1969 Orville Moody · 1970 Billy Casper · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Jack Nicklaus · 1973 Jack Nicklaus · 1974 Johnny Miller · 1975 Jack Nicklaus · 1976 Jack Nicklaus · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Tom Watson · 1979 Tom Watson · 1980 Tom Watson · 1981 Bill Rogers · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Hal Sutton · 1984 Tom Watson · 1985 Lanny Wadkins · 1986 Bob Tway · 1987 Paul Azinger · 1988 Curtis Strange · 1989 Tom Kite · 1990 Nick Faldo · 1991 Corey Pavin · 1992 Fred Couples · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Tiger Woods · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Tiger Woods · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Tiger Woods · 2008 Pádraig Harrington PGA Tour Players of the Year 1990 Wayne Levi · 1991 Fred Couples · 1992 Fred Couples · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Tiger Woods · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Tiger Woods · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Tiger Woods · 2008 Pádraig Harrington [show]v • d • eEuropean Tour Order of Merit winners 1971 Peter Oosterhuis • 1972 Peter Oosterhuis • 1973 Peter Oosterhuis • 1974 Peter Oosterhuis • 1975 Dale Hayes • 1976 Seve Ballesteros • 1977 Seve Ballesteros • 1978 Seve Ballesteros • 1979 Sandy Lyle • 1980 Sandy Lyle • 1981 Bernhard Langer • 1982 Greg Norman • 1983 Nick Faldo • 1984 Bernhard Langer • 1985 Sandy Lyle • 1986 Seve Ballesteros • 1987 Ian Woosnam • 1988 Seve Ballesteros • 1989 Ronan Rafferty • 1990 Ian Woosnam • 1991 Seve Ballesteros • 1992 Nick Faldo • 1993 Colin Montgomerie • 1994 Colin Montgomerie • 1995 Colin Montgomerie • 1996 Colin Montgomerie • 1997 Colin Montgomerie • 1998 Colin Montgomerie • 1999 Colin Montgomerie • 2000 Lee Westwood • 2001 Retief Goosen • 2002 Retief Goosen • 2003 Ernie Els • 2004 Ernie Els • 2005 Colin Montgomerie • 2006 Pádraig Harrington • 2007 Justin Rose • 2008 Robert Karlsson Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Norman" Categories: 1955 births | Living people | Australian expatriates in the United States | Australian male golfers | Australians of Swedish descent | European Tour golfers | Golf course architects | Members of the Order of Australia | Members of the World Golf Hall of Fame | People from Queensland | PGA Tour golfers | PGA Tour of Australasia golfers | Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees | Winners of men's major golf championships