2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

GREG NORMANWORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 2001)EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 1994 PLAYERS Championship (Through 2004)FULL NAME: Gregory John Norman HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180BIRTHDATE: February 10, 1955BIRTHPLACE: Mt. Isa, Queensland, AustraliaRESIDENCE: Hobe Sound, FL; plays out of Medalist FAMILY: Wife, Laura; Morgan-Leigh (10/5/82), Gregory (9/19/85)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hunting, scuba divingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1976 JOINED TOUR: 1983PGA TOUR VICTORIES (20): 1984 Kemper Open, Canadian Open. 1986 Panasonic LasVegas Invitational, Kemper Open, British Open Championship. 1988 MCI Heritage GolfClassic. 1989 The International, Greater Milwaukee Open. 1990 Doral-Ryder Open,Memorial Tournament. 1992 Canadian Open. 1993 Doral-Ryder Open, British OpenChampionship. 1994 THE PLAYERS Championship. 1995 Memorial Tournament, CanonGreater Hartford Open, NEC World Series of Golf. 1996 Doral-Ryder Open. 1997 FedEx St.Jude Classic, NEC World Series of Golf.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (68): 1976 Westlakes Classic [Aus]. 1977 MartiniInternational [Eur], Kuzuhz International [Jpn]. 1978 New South Wales Open [Aus],Traralgon Classic [Aus], Caltex Festival of Sydney Open [Aus], South Seas Classic [Fiji]. 1979Traralgon Classic [Aus], Martini International [Eur], Hong Kong Open. 1980 Australian Open[Aus], French Open [Eur], Scandinavian Open [Eur], Suntory World Match PlayChampionship [Eur], State Express Classic, Benson & Hedges International. 1981 AustralianMasters [Aus], Martini International [Eur], Dunlop Masters [Eur]. 1982 Dunlop Masters[Eur], State Express Classic [Eur], Benson & Hedges International [Eur]. 1983 AustralianMasters [Aus], Stefan Queensland Open [Aus], National Panasonic New South Wales Open[Aus], Hong Kong Open, Cannes Invitational [Eur], Suntory World Match Play Championship[Eur], Kapalua International. 1984 Victorian Open [Aus], Australian Masters [Aus],Australian PGA [Aus].1985 Toshiba Australian PGA Championship [Aus], NationalPanasonic Australian Open [Aus], Dunhill Cup. 1986 Stefan Queensland Open [Aus],National Panasonic New South Wales Open [Aus], West End Jubilee South AustralianOpen [Aus], National Panasonic Western Australian Open [Aus], European Open [Eur],Suntory World Matchplay Championship [Eur], Dunhill Cup, PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 1987Australian Masters [Aus], National Panasonic Australian Open [Aus]. 1988 Palm MeadowsCup [Aus], ESP Open [Aus], PGA National Tournament Players Championship [Aus],Panasonic New South Wales Open [Aus], Lancia Italian Open [Eur]. 1989 AustralianMasters [Aus], PGA National Tournament Players Championship [Aus], Chunichi Crowns[Jpn]. 1990 Australian Masters [Aus]. 1993 Taiheyo Masters [Jpn], PGA Grand Slam of Golf.1994 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic [Eur], PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 1995 Australian Open[Aus], Fred Meyer Challenge [w/Brad Faxon]. 1996 Ford South Australian Open [Aus],Australian Open [Aus], Fred Meyer Challenge [w/Brad Faxon]. 1997 Fred Meyer Challenge[w/Brad Faxon], Andersen Consulting World Championship. 1998 Greg Norman HoldenInternational [Aus], Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Steve Elkington]. 2001 Skins Game.BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T18—British Open Championship; T24—DeutscheBank Championship.2003 SEASON: Made only seven starts on the PGA TOUR and played on the weekend fourtimes…Opened up one stroke back of the lead after the first round of the British Open.Rounds of 79-74-68 dropped him into T18 for the tournament. Played in his 19thconsecutive British Open without missing a cut dating back to 1981, the longest activestreak. Did not participate four years during the streak (1988, 1998, 2000 and2001)…Finished T24 at the Inaugural Deutsche Bank Championship.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Played in 13 PGA TOUR events in a reduced schedule,making the cut 10 times and withdrawing once…Turned in first top-10 since a T4 at the2001 Bay Hill Invitational with a T4 at The INTERNATIONAL Presented by Qwest…Bestworldwide finish was a T6 in the Heineken Classic in Australia. 2001: Played in 11 PGATOUR events in 2001, with a best finish of T4 at the Bay Hill Invitational…Inducted intoWorld Golf Hall of Fame…Also played three PGA Tour of Australasia events and once onthe European Tour…Captured $1 million at the 2001 Skins Game, shutting out TigerWoods, Colin Montgomerie and Jesper Parnevik. 2000: Despite playing a reduced scheduledue to medical reasons, still managed 84th-place ranking on official money list with$580,510…Earned first of two top-10s at Buick Classic. Fourth-place finish was best sincethird at 1999 Masters and just third top-10 since 1997 season…Sidelined by arthroscopichip surgery June 28. Right hip had bothered him for a number of years. Pain linked to leftshoulder problems that required reconstructive surgery in 1998. After missing cut at U.S.Open and with intense pain and discomfort, opted for surgery. In amazing show of physicalperseverance, returned to action at INTERNATIONAL just five weeks later to record secondtop-10 of year. Finished alone in fourth with 38 points after returning to hitting balls justeight days prior to event…Member of International Presidents Cup team where hecompiled 1-3 record in losing effort to American squad…Received honorary lifemembership on European Tour. 1999: Played reduced schedule as he continued to recoverfrom previous year’s shoulder surgery. Began year at WGC-Accenture Match PlayChampionship where he lost in the second round and finished T17…Became first player tosurpass $12 million in PGA TOUR career earnings when he won $29,000 for T19 at Doral-Ryder Open…Dueled eventual champion Jose Maria Olazabal down the stretch beforefinishing third at the Masters. In one of the most memorable moments of the tournament,his eagle at the 13th hole was answered by Olazabal’s birdie…On September 12, fell outof top 50 in Official World Golf Ranking after exactly 700 weeks, or since ranking began.1998: April shoulder surgery cut his season short. Surgery was performed on April 22 by Dr.Richard Hawkins at the Steadman Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation in Vail, CO.Procedure involved the shaving of bone spurs that caused tendinitis in his rotator cuff, andthe use of a heat probe to shrink the shoulder socket capsule. Followed a seven-monthrehabilitation period with a victory at the Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout, playing withSteve Elkington…Won the Greg Norman Holden International in Australia in February.Victory was his first in six tries at his own tournament. 1997: Began year with victory infinals of Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf…Season highlighted by twovictories. First win came at FedEx St. Jude Classic, where in dramatic fashion he birdiedfinal three holes for a 66 to earn one-stroke victory over Dudley Hart. 20th TOUR victorycame at NEC World Series of Golf, where final-round 67 earned four-stroke victory over PhilMickelson…Had two second-place finishes and one third and finished among top 15 onmoney list for third year in a row. 1996: Became the first to surpass $10 million in careerearnings…Missed consecutive cuts for first time on TOUR at Bay Hill Invitational and THEPLAYERS Championship…At Masters, shot record-tying 63 in opening round. Led by sixentering final round, but lost when he shot 78 and Nick Faldo shot 67. It was the eighthtime in his career that he finished as the runner-up in a major. 1995: Won his third ArnoldPalmer Award (1986, ‘90, ‘95)…Named PGA TOUR Player of the Year…First player to earn$1 million four times (1990, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95)…Did not miss a cut for the fourth time in hiscareer (1983, ‘87, ‘94 and ‘95)…Won three titles - Memorial Tournament, Canon GreaterHartford Open and NEC World Series of Golf - and then-record $1,654,959. 1994: Earnedhis third Vardon Trophy (1988, ‘89, ‘94). 1993: At Royal St. George’s, trailed Corey Pavin andNick Faldo by one stroke after 54 holes, then closed with 64 to defeat Faldo. 1986: Won hisfirst British Open title at Turnberry. After an opening 74, shot tournament-record-tying 63 totake two-stroke lead. Closed with rounds of 74-69 to defeat Gordon Brand by twostrokes…Led all four majors entering the final round but won just the British. 1984:Finished in the top 10 on the money list for the first of nine times in his career. DefeatedMark O’Meara by five strokes for his initial TOUR win at the Kemper Open. Four weekslater, won again by two strokes over Jack Nicklaus at the Canadian Open.PERSONAL: Serves as Chairman and CEO of Great White Shark Enterprises, a multinationalcorporation with offices in Jupiter, FL, and Sydney, Australia. The company’sinterests are primarily focused around golf and the golf lifestyle. Established in 1987, GregNorman Golf Course Design is recognized as one of the premier signature design groups.Medallist Developments is an international developer of premier residential golf coursecommunities. Established in 1995, Greg Norman Turf Company licenses proprietaryturfgrasses for golf courses, athletic fields and home lawns. Greg Norman Collection is aleading worldwide marketer and distributor of men’s sportswear, golf apparel andaccessories. Greg Norman Estates produces a line of highly rated wines. Greg Norman’sAustralian Grille in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., offers indoor and outdoor dining withauthentic Australian fare. The Greg Norman Production Company, which is devoted toevent management, operates the Franklin Templeton Shootout…Began playing at age 16caddieing for his mother. Scratch two years later…Initial ambition was to become a pilotin the Australian Air Force but opted for golf and took just four tournaments to record firstof more than 80 titles worldwide.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-7Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1979 2 2 $3,653 2081981 9 8 3 5 54,272 771982 4 3 1 2 22,671 1421983 9 9 1 2 4 71,411 741984 16 15 2 2 7 10 310,230 91985 16 13 2 6 9 165,458 421986 19 17 3 4 1 10 12 653,296 11987 18 18 2 2 9 13 535,450 71988 14 12 1 2 1 7 11 514,854 171989 17 16 2 1 1 8 14 835,096 41990 17 16 2 2 11 15 1,165,477 11991 17 15 1 6 7 320,196 531992 16 15 1 2 8 10 676,443 181993 15 14 2 4 2 12 13 1,359,653 31994 16 16 1 3 11 14 1,330,307 21995 16 15 3 2 1 9 14 1,654,959 11996 17 12 1 1 5 10 891,237 151997 15 13 2 2 1 7 10 1,345,856 71998 3 1 25,925 2351999 12 9 1 2 6 570,879 692000 12 10 2 4 580,510 842001 11 7 1 1 256,310 1562002 13 10 1 4 467,9882003 7 4 2 119,799 199Total 311 270 20 31 10 128 190 13,931,929EUROPEAN TOUR2003 1 1 1 $9,190WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-107SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOS