Editing Greg Norman (section)

==Other ventures==

=== World Golf Tour ===
In November 1994 during the [[QBE Shootout|Shark Shootout]], Norman announced a proposed international golf circuit known as the World Golf Tour; the tour would have launched in 1995, and consisted of eight limited field tournaments largely held against PGA Tour events, with fields featuring top players on the [[Official World Golf Ranking|Sony Rankings]]. Each tournament would have offered a $600,000 prize for winners (roughly double that of major U.S. tournaments at the time), while a $1 million bonus would be awarded to the "player of the year" at the end of the season. The tour would be backed by [[Rupert Murdoch]], with [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] televising all events; Norman argued that the PGA Tour had not done enough to grow the game of golf internationally. The announcement provoked criticism, with a lack of concrete detail on the events besides scheduled dates, and newspaper columnists describing Norman as acting "greedy" and "self-serving".<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1994-12-01 |title=Fox Will Keep Eye on Golf Battle : Television: Network won't take part in legal conflicts between PGA Tour and World Tour. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-01-sp-3765-story.html |access-date=2020-11-30 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |first=Thomas |last=Bonk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1994-11-30 |title=PGA Ready to Play Hardball |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/30/sports/pga-ready-to-play-hardball.html |access-date=2025-04-05 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=B18}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |title=Is pro golf broken? Greg Norman has been saying so for years |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/-is-pro-golf-broken--greg-norman-has-been-saying-so-for-years |access-date=2025-04-05 |magazine=Golf Digest |first= Dan |last=Rapaport |date=April 7, 2025}}</ref>

The World Golf Tour had come in the wake of a probe by the U.S. [[Federal Trade Commission]], on whether policies requiring PGA Tour players to obtain an exemption to compete with events that conflict with tour events were a violation of competition law; in 1995, the FTC voted to drop and not take action on the probe. PGA Tour commissioner [[Tim Finchem]] had already threatened to suspend players who compete in breakaway competitions, while [[Arnold Palmer]] gave a speech critical of the proposed event during a meeting of PGA Tour players. Norman attempted to solicit interest from players by slipping contracts under the doors of hotel rooms during the [[Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship]], but no one would respond—signalling an overall lack of interest. Norman was later caught off-guard by the 1997 announcement of the [[World Golf Championships]] (WGC), a PGA Tour-backed series of limited field events with a similar concept to his proposed series.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

=== LIV Golf Investments ===
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[[LIV Golf Investments]] was led by Greg Norman as CEO from 2021 to 2025 when he was replaced by [[Scott O'Neil]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-15 |title=Greg Norman replaced as LIV Golf CEO |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/golf/greg-norman-replaced-liv-golf-ceo-2025-01-15/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-01-15 |work=Reuters}}</ref> 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. The series provoked strong resistance from the established [[PGA Tour]] and [[European Tour]] organisations, including suspensions of players who joined the series, and criticism of its financial backing by Saudi Arabia's [[Public Investment Fund]].

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. We're independent, I do not answer to Saudi Arabia, I do not answer to MBS."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Mike |title='I Do Not Answer To Saudi Arabia' - LIV CEO Greg Norman |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/i-do-not-answer-to-saudi-arabia-liv-ceo-greg-norman |website=Golf Monthly |access-date=18 July 2022 |date=10 May 2022}}</ref> LIV Golf Investments is on the public record as being under the majority ownership of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF). This fund has been controlled by Crown Prince [[Mohammed bin Salman]], Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler since 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 October 2021 |title=Revealed: Newcastle chairman's links to Saudi 'anti-corruption' drive |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/16/revealed-newcastle-chairmans-links-to-saudi-anti-corruption-drive |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
The [[QBE Shootout]], formerly known as the Shark Shootout, is a PGA Tour team golf event hosted by Greg Norman. The event is played at the [[Tiburón Golf Club]] in [[Naples, Florida|Naples]], Florida. The Shootout benefits CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation.<ref name="Naples"/> The Greg Norman Golf Foundation was formed by Greg Norman and his father Merv Norman in 1987. 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.<ref>[http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/charity/golf_foundation.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019125200/http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/charity/golf_foundation.php|date=19 October 2008}}</ref> The Environmental Institute for Golf the philanthropic arm of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), is a collaborative effort of the environmental and golf communities, dedicated to strengthening the compatibility of golf with the natural environment. Norman became a Trustee of the Institute and a member of its advisory council in 2004.<ref name="WGEIFG"/>

===Broadcasting===
On 23 April 2014, [[Fox Sports (United States)|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.<ref name="thr-bucknorman">{{cite web |title=Joe Buck, Greg Norman to Co-Anchor Fox Sports 2015 Golf Coverage: 'We're Coming Right Out of the Gate'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joe-buck-greg-norman-anchor-698581|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=23 April 2014 |access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref> However, following criticism of his performance at the [[2015 U.S. Open (golf)|2015 U.S. Open]], it was announced in January 2016 that [[Paul Azinger]] would replace Norman as the lead golf analyst for Fox Sports.<ref name=trib-azinger>{{cite news |title=Paul Azinger replaces Greg Norman as lead golf announcer for Fox Sports |date=27 January 2016 |access-date=27 January 2016 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/golf/ct-paul-azinger-fox-golf-20160127-story.html}}</ref>

===Autobiography===
[[File:Norman with daughter Morgan Leigh and son Gregory in 2014.jpg|thumb|Norman with daughter Morgan Leigh and son Gregory in 2014.]]
Norman released his autobiography, titled ''The Way of the Shark'', in 2006.<ref name="Today">{{cite news | title =Greg Norman on life in 'The Way of the Shark'  | publisher =[[Today.com]] | date =26 October 2006 | url =http://www.today.com/id/15421230/ns/today-today_books/t/greg-norman-life-way-shark/| access-date =4 June 2016}}</ref>