Editing Greg Norman (section)

==Career achievements and legacy==

Norman has earned more than $1&nbsp;million five times on the U.S. [[PGA Tour]], including three Arnold Palmer Awards as the Tour's leading money winner in 1986, 1990 and 1995.<ref name="Magic"/> He was also the first person in Tour history to surpass $10&nbsp;million in career earnings. He has 30 top-10 finishes in majors, or more than 38% of those he has entered. His 20 PGA Tour wins in the 1980s and 1990s ranks second behind Tom Watson (21 total) during this span.<ref name="PGAMajors"/> He had the lowest total four round score in the history of The Open Championship 267, in 1993, (since broken by [[Henrik Stenson]] in 2016), and The Players Championship (264, in 1994).<ref name="Best267">{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012052/stats/factsfigures/index.html |title=The 141st Open Championship 2012 – Statistics |publisher=PGA European Tour |access-date=1 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="BIO">{{cite web |url=http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/biography/ |title=Greg Norman Biography & Career Capsule |publisher=Shark.com |date=10 February 1955 |access-date=28 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508080319/http://www.shark.com/sharkwatch/biography/ |archive-date=8 May 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Greg Norman, Open 2008 (2).jpg|thumb|180px|right|Norman tees off at Royal Birkdale]]

Norman's 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 year 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.<ref name="Rankings">{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=512 |title=Best Performances|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=[[Official World Golf Ranking]] |access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="FTU">{{cite news | last=Smits| first=Gary| title =Mickelson on election to the World Golf Hall of Fame: 'Really cool'| newspaper =[[The Florida Times-Union]]| date =10 November 2011| url =http://jacksonville.com/sports/golf/2011-11-10/story/mickelson-election-world-golf-hall-fame-really-cool| access-date =1 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="Magic"/><ref name="BIO"/>

In 1986, Norman was awarded the [[BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year]] Award, a feat he replicated in 1993 to join [[Muhammad Ali]] as a multiple winner of the award (now also joined by [[Roger Federer]] and [[Usain Bolt]]).<ref name="FiftyFacts">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/11_november/20/spoty_50_facts.shtml|title=50th Sports Personality of the Year: Facts and figures|date=11 November 2003|publisher=BBC|access-date=15 February 2009}}</ref> In 2007, Norman was elevated to "Legend" status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sahof.org.au/greg-norman-honoured-as-the-27th-legend-of-australian-sport-joining-our-unique-gallery-of-champions/|title=Greg Norman honoured as the 27th Legend of Australian Sport, joining our unique gallery of champions |publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame |date=11 October 2007 |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref> He received the 2008 [[Old Tom Morris Award]] from the [[Golf Course Superintendents Association of America]], GCSAA's highest honour, at the 2008 Golf Industry Show in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]].<ref name="OTM">{{cite web |url=http://news.cybergolf.com/golf_news/norman_to_receive_old_tom_morris_award |title=Norman to Receive Old Tom Morris Award|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=CyberGolf |access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> Norman is a member of The Environmental Institute for Golf's board of trustees and also chairs The institute's advisory council.<ref name="WGEIFG"/> He was also the recipient of the Golf Writers Association of America's 2008 Charlie Bartlett Award.<ref name="PGABartlett"/> In 2009 Norman was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr Greg Norman AO AM |url=http://www.qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=10 |work=Queensland Sport Hall of Fame |publisher=qsport.org.au |access-date=20 January 2014}}</ref>

In 2009, as part of the [[Q150]] celebrations, Greg Norman was announced as one of the [[Q150 Icons]] of Queensland for his role as a "sports legend".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301| title=Premier Unveils Queensland's 150 Icons |date=10 June 2009 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524033717/http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301 |archive-date=24 May 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref>

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.<ref name="PGAOrder"/> He also received the Australian Global Icon Award<ref name="Icon">{{cite web |url=http://www.globalaustralianawards.com/2015-award-winners/ |title=2015 Award Winners |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Global Australian Awards |access-date=4 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809064023/http://www.globalaustralianawards.com/2015-award-winners/ |archive-date=9 August 2016}}</ref> and the National Golf Course Owner's Association Award of Merit both in 2015.<ref name="NGCOA">{{cite web |url=http://www.ngcoa.org/pageview.asp?doc=2602 |title=NGCOA Will Honor Greg Norman with Award of Merit During Association's Annual Conference|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=National Golf Course Owner's Association |access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref>

===Playing style===
Norman had a bold and aggressive style of play.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mossman |first=John |title=Shark's aggressive play works |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=19890821&id=cTIiAAAAIBAJ&pg=1219,3354859 |access-date=20 April 2013 |newspaper=The Hour |date=21 August 1989}}</ref> He is widely regarded as one of the best drivers of the golf ball in his era. In the fourteen seasons between 1984 and 1997, Norman finished in the top 20 in total driving on the PGA Tour twelve times and in the top 6 nine times (including first in 1988, 1989 and 1993).<ref>{{cite web |title=PGA Tour Performance Stats |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01876.html/performance-stats/ |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> When driving long and straight off the tee with a persimmon (wood) clubhead in his prime, Norman intimidated many of his fellow professionals. His high ball flight enabled him to carry the ball very long distances. In 2009, [[Nick Price]] said: "The best driver I ever saw was Greg Norman."<ref>{{cite web |last=Price |first=Nick |title=Nick Price: My 10 rules for being a great driver |url=http://www.todaysgolfer.co.uk/Golf/videotips/searchresults/Driving-and-Woods/Nike-Price-My-10-Rules-For-Being-A-Great-Driver/ |access-date=20 April 2013 |publisher=Today's Golfer |date=6 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527123213/http://www.todaysgolfer.co.uk/Golf/videotips/searchresults/Driving-and-Woods/Nike-Price-My-10-Rules-For-Being-A-Great-Driver/ |archive-date=27 May 2013}}</ref>