Greg Norman’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

  • Source of Wealth: Golf, Sports
  • Age: 64
  • Birth Place: Mount Isa, Australia
  • Height: 6′ 0″ (1.83 m)
  • Weight: 180.78 lbs (82 kg)
  • Marital Status: Married (Kirsten Kutner)
  • Full Name: Gregory John Norman
  • Nationality: Australia
  • Date of Birth: February 10, 1955
  • Ethnicity: Australian, Finnish
  • Occupation: Architect, Writer, Golfer, Entrepreneur, Businessman
  • Education: Aspley State High School, Townsville Grammar School
  • Children: 2 (Morgan Leigh, Gregory)

 

Gregory John Norman is a world renowned golfer with an estimated net worth of $300 million. Before he retired, Greg Norman became the World’s No. 1 for a total of 331 weeks during the 1980’s and 1990’s. Nowadays, his net worth is at $300 million.

Greg Norman is famous as The Shark or The Great White Shark. He participated and won in 85 international and major golf tournaments such as the 1993 and 1986 Open Championship. In his whole professional golfing career, Greg was able to win 31 PGA Tour of Australasia where he finished 3rd all the time, two Japan Golf Tour, 14 European Tours, and 20 PGA Tours.

In 2001, Greg got inducted into the Hall of Fame of World Golf. He became a six-time PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit winner for the following years: 1988, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1980 and 1978. He also became the European Tour Order of Merit winner in 1982. PGA named him as their Tour Player of the Year and Player of the Year in 1995. He was also able to receive the Charlie Bartlett Award, Old Tom Morris Award, Byron Nelson Award and the Vardon Trophy.

Other than golf, Greg is also an entrepreneur who engaged himself in lots of business ventures. They are the Valderrama Golf Course, Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy, GSH Investments, Greg Norman Australian Prime, Greg Norman Estates wineries, Greg Norman Turf Company, among others.

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