Full name Gregory John Norman AO Nickname The Great White Shark, The Shark Born 10 February 1955 (1955-02-10) (age 56) Mount Isa, Queensland Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Nationality  Australia Residence Hobe Sound, Florida Spouse Laura Andrassy (1981–2007), Chris Evert (2008–2009), Kirsten Kutner (2010–present) Children Morgan Leigh, Gregory Career Turned professional 1976 Current tour(s) PGA Tour European Tour Champions Tour Professional wins 88 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 20 European Tour 14 (tied 15th all time) PGA Tour of Australasia 31 (3rd all time) Other 25 Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 2) Masters Tournament 2nd/T2: 1986, 1987, 1996 U.S. Open 2nd: 1984, 1995 The Open Championship Won: 1986, 1993 PGA Championship 2nd: 1986, 1993 Achievements and awards World Golf Hall of Fame 2001 (member page) PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit winner 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 European Tour Order of Merit winner 1982 PGA Tour leading money winner 1986, 1990, 1995 PGA Player of the Year 1995 PGA Tour Player of the Year 1995 Vardon Trophy 1989, 1990, 1994 Byron Nelson Award 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995 Old Tom Morris Award 2008 Charlie Bartlett Award 2008 Gregory John Norman AO (born 10 February 1955) is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He is nicknamed The Great White Shark or sometimes simply The Shark – a reference to Norman's blond hair, size and aggressive golf style and the shark inhabiting Australian waters..