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Greg Norman

Australia · born , Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 1986 The Open
  • Last major 1993 The Open
  • Runner-up in majors 8 times

Wins

  1. 1986 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · 280 (E) · by 5 strokes from Gordon J. Brand
  2. 1993 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · 267 (-13) · by 2 strokes from Nick Faldo

Near misses

  1. 1979 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T10 · 292 (+8)
  2. 1984 U.S. Open Winged Foot G.C. · runner-up to Fuzzy Zoeller · playoff: 18 holes, 67–75
  3. 1984 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 282 (-6)
  4. 1986 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 280
  5. 1986 PGA Championship Inverness Club · runner-up to Bob Tway · 278
  6. 1987 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Larry Mize · 285 · lost playoff
  7. 1989 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · runner-up to Mark Calcavecchia · 275 · lost playoff
  8. 1990 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 277 (-11)
  9. 1991 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T9 · 279 (-1)
  10. 1993 PGA Championship Inverness Club · runner-up to Paul Azinger · 272 · lost playoff
  11. 1995 U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills G.C. · runner-up to Corey Pavin
  12. 1996 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Nick Faldo · 281
  13. 1996 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T7 · 277 (-7)
  14. 1999 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished 6 · 293 (+9)
  15. 2008 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T3 · 289 (+9)

Rivals

Beat him

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Moments

  1. 1986 Open Norman's second-round 63 tied the major championship record. He three-putted the 18th from his birdie try, which would have given him a 61 or 62.
  2. 1986 Open Tommy Nakajima, one shot back at the start of the final round, opened with a double bogey at the 1st and shot 77.
  3. 1993 Open Norman's closing 64 (out in 31, a 9-iron to 6 inches at the 9th) set the record for the lowest winning final round and a record 267 total. He missed from 14 inches at the 17th.
  4. 1993 Open Bernhard Langer drove out of bounds onto Prince's Golf Club at the 14th. Faldo had shot the first 63 at Royal St George's in round 2.

Records and firsts

  1. 1986 Masters Lowest 18-hole round · 63 (-9) (1986; 1996) (Nick Price; Greg Norman)
  2. 1996 Masters Biggest 54-hole lead lost · 6 strokes
  3. 1996 Masters Lowest first-round leader score · 63

Results by championship

    Best day

    1986 The Open

    Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · 280 (E) · by 5 strokes from Gordon J. Brand

    Norman's second-round 63 tied the major championship record. He three-putted the 18th from his birdie try, which would have given him a 61 or 62.

    Tommy Nakajima, one shot back at the start of the final round, opened with a double bogey at the 1st and shot 77.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1986.

    Career line, 1979–2008

    Masters
    1986 Masters: runner-up to Jack Nicklaus1987 Masters: runner-up to Larry Mize1996 Masters: runner-up to Nick Faldo
    PGA Championship
    1986 PGA Championship: runner-up to Bob Tway1993 PGA Championship: runner-up to Paul Azinger
    U.S. Open
    1984 U.S. Open: runner-up to Fuzzy Zoeller1995 U.S. Open: runner-up to Corey Pavin
    The Open
    1979 The Open: finished T101984 The Open: finished T61986 The Open: won1989 The Open: runner-up to Mark Calcavecchia1990 The Open: finished T61991 The Open: finished T91993 The Open: won1996 The Open: finished T71999 The Open: finished 62008 The Open: finished T3
    198019902000

    17 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10

    Greg Norman was born on February 10, 1955, in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. Norman won 2 major championships: 2 Open Championships (1986, 1993).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 1986 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · 280 (E) · by 5 strokes from Gordon J. Brand
    2. 1993 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · 267 (-13) · by 2 strokes from Nick Faldo

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1979 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T10 · 292 (+8)
    2. 1984 U.S. Open Winged Foot G.C. · runner-up to Fuzzy Zoeller · playoff: 18 holes, 67–75
    3. 1984 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 282 (-6)
    4. 1986 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 280
    5. 1986 PGA Championship Inverness Club · runner-up to Bob Tway · 278
    6. 1987 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Larry Mize · 285 · lost playoff
    7. 1989 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · runner-up to Mark Calcavecchia · 275 · lost playoff
    8. 1990 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 277 (-11)
    9. 1991 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T9 · 279 (-1)
    10. 1993 PGA Championship Inverness Club · runner-up to Paul Azinger · 272 · lost playoff
    11. 1995 U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills G.C. · runner-up to Corey Pavin
    12. 1996 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Nick Faldo · 281
    13. 1996 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T7 · 277 (-7)
    14. 1999 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished 6 · 293 (+9)
    15. 2008 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T3 · 289 (+9)

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 5 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1986 Masters Lowest 18-hole round · 63 (-9) (1986; 1996) (Nick Price; Greg Norman)
    2. 1996 Masters Biggest 54-hole lead lost · 6 strokes
    3. 1996 Masters Lowest first-round leader score · 63

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. where2golf
    2. R&A 1986
    3. GC 1986
    4. R&A 1993
    5. GC 1993
    6. R&A 1979
    7. R&A 1984
    8. R&A 1990
    9. R&A 1991
    10. R&A 1996
    11. R&A 1999
    12. R&A 2008