Gregory John Norman AO (born 10 February 1955)[2][3] is an Australian former professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as world number one in the 1980s and 1990s.

[21] He served as assistant professional under Billy McWilliam OAM at Beverley Park Golf Club in Sydney, New South Wales.

[22] Shortly thereafter, in the same year, Norman started work as Charlie Earp's trainee in the Royal Queensland Golf Club pro shop, earning A$38 a week.

[30] His fourth tournament was the West Lakes Classic held at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, South Australia.

[31][44] In June 1984, Norman won his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Kemper Open, winning by five strokes.

[55] In September 1986, Norman won the Panasonic European Open at Sunningdale Golf Club[56] and the following month he had another victory in England, winning his third World Match Play Championship at Wentworth.

Norman's 1987 victory at the Australian Open lifted him back above Seve Ballesteros to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking.

The teenage boy was only supposed to watch the golfer for two rounds, but Norman arranged for him to stay until the tournament's completion.

[17] At the 1989 Masters, Norman missed a 12-foot par putt on the 72nd hole, which would have put him into a playoff with Nick Faldo and Scott Hoch.

[48][65] In the 1990 Open Championship at St Andrews, Norman began with two rounds of 66, leaving himself sharing the lead with Nick Faldo after 36 holes and the pair four shots ahead of the rest of the field.

[68] Although 1990 was not Norman's strongest majors year, he finished at the top of the PGA Tour money list for the second time in his career and won the Vardon Trophy and Byron Nelson Award.

There, in ideal conditions, Norman defeated a leaderboard consisting of Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer and Corey Pavin.

[31] In June, Norman won his second Memorial Tournament, a victory that marked the beginning of one of his best years on the PGA Tour.

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 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.

[91] In 2015, the PGA of Australia established the Greg Norman Medal, which is awarded to the best Australian male or female golfer in a given year.

[95] When driving long and straight off the tee with a persimmon (wood) clubhead in his prime, Norman intimidated many of his fellow professionals.

The real estate division of the company is responsible for a variety of developments and projects including the Medalist Village in Hobe Sound, Florida.

[101] Norman is also a leading investment partner in Alchemy Global, a firm that seeks investors for sports startups.

[107] Norman is also the brand ambassador and partner to numerous companies including Qantas (a partnership he's been in since 1976),[108] Cobra Golf,[6] OMEGA,[109] and others.

In 2017, Authentic Brands Group become a controlling partner for the consumer products division of The Greg Norman Company.

[112] The LIV Golf Invitational Series began in 2022 and consist of seven regular-season events where players compete both individually for points and as part of a team.

In May 2022 when asked on Sky Sports News about Saudi Arabia's extensive human rights violations and how Norman felt about working for such people he stated: "No they're not my bosses.

This fund has been controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler since 2015.

The foundation provides professional guidance and instruction throughout Queensland to school students and those in other educational establishments, children with specific physical disabilities, and junior members of golf clubs.

[13] On 23 April 2014, Fox Sports announced that Norman would join Joe Buck as its lead commentary team for its coverage of the USGA's championships beginning in 2015.

[116] However, following criticism of his performance at the 2015 U.S. Open, it was announced in January 2016 that Paul Azinger would replace Norman as the lead golf analyst for Fox Sports.

[118] Norman had a brief romance with British tennis player Sue Barker[119] before he met Laura Andrassy, an American flight attendant.

1 tennis player Chris Evert on Paradise Island in the Bahamas in June 2008, but they separated after only 15 months and were subsequently divorced.

"[124] Norman was accused by US Congressman Tim Burchett of promoting Saudi Arabian “propaganda” through his involvement with the LIV series.