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Did You Know?

April 30, 2007

Greg Norman's lone career albatross came at the 1990 Australian Open.

The Wave Signs Deal With Kempinski

April 29, 2007

Come 2010, the Azaiba shore overlooking the vast expanse of turquoise Gulf of Oman will be home to a palace of dreams. The Wave, Muscat, Oman's leading tourism and beachfront residential development, announced that Kempinski Hotels, one of the leading luxury hotel groups worldwide, has signed up for a beachfront property at the development during a ceremony held here on Thursday at the magnificent Emirates Palace (managed by the Kempinski). The ceremony was attended by the companies' officials and Majid Al Futtaim Group, one of The Wave, Muscat's main investors.

Upon completion, The Wave, Muscat will be a fully master planned community occupying a total area of 2,500,000 square metres stretching along 6km of natural beach and will include a string of man-made lakes and islands. The development will encompass a signature 18-hole green links golf course designed by renowned golfer and designer Greg Norman, a 300 berth marina, four luxury hotels, retail and restaurant outlets along with approximately 4,000 one, two and three bedroom apartments, three and four bedroom townhouses and garden, waterfront and beachfront villas.

Win A Place In The Greg Norman Medal Challenge

April 27, 2007

Today's Golfer Magazine has teamed up with the Greg Norman Collection to offer you the chance to play in one of the most talked about amateur competitions of the year.

The Greg Norman Medal Challenge will see thousands of golfers competing for a place in the spectacular final, at The Westin Turnberry Resort, on October 13.

Qualifying events are taking place at golf clubs all over Britain, so look out for these in your area for your chance to play at Turnberry. Or you could guarantee your place by winning this competition. The prize includes a round on the Kintyre course in a special VIP group, one night's accommodation and a gala dinner (transport to Turnberry is not included).

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What's On Your Bookshelf With Peter Townend

April 25, 2007

[Peter Townend was the first ever World Champion of International Professional Surfing. His amazing feat came seven years after he first picked up a surfboard at 15 fifteen years of age. At 22 he was competing in 20 foot surf at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Hawaii, on the way to a World Title.]

The Way Of The Shark: Lessons On Golf, Business, And Life

By Greg Norman

"I grew up in the same time period--late 60s/early 70s--as Norman and in the same area of Brisbane/Southern Queensland," says Townend. "We were nominated together, and sat at the same table, for Queensland Sportsman Of The Year in 1976. Neither of us won. I found his approach to becoming a golfing superstar and transitioning to the business world coming out of golf fascinating."

Collection Supports Golf Galaxy's Women's Night

April 17, 2007

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Golf Galaxy will host its fourth annual Women's Night event on Tuesday, April 24 from 7-9 p.m. at all 73 of its store locations nationwide. The event is designed to promote and advance the game of golf with the fastest growing segment of the golf market. Last year's event drew more than 9,000 women, making it the largest women's- only golf event in the country.

"It's really been exciting to see this event grow so tremendously in the past few years," said Justin Royer of Golf Galaxy. "I think the success of the event is due in part to the need among women golfers to have a focused, interactive, and informative event just for them as well as Golf Galaxy's known breadth of knowledge and products that serve the female golf segment."

Greg Norman Collection is a proud supporter of Golf Galaxy's Women's Night.

Norman Plans Trip To Australia

April 11, 2007

Australia's greatest golfer, Greg Norman, is coming to Adelaide in June to inspect the site of a $250 million coastal development on Yorke Peninsula.

Norman has designed the 18-hole golf course at the Port Hughes resort, named The Dunes, which is bankrolled by V8 Triple Eight car racing team owners Peter Butterly and Roland Dane.

Norman has "signed off" on the design of the course, which will enhance the local coastal environment by extending the dunes and coastal vegetation inland into the course.

Norman's Sydney-based design partner Bob Harrison said the PGA-standard layout would be a links course "similar in style to Moonah at the National on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula".

The visit will mark the first time in nearly 10 years The Shark has been to South Australia since he competed in the Australian Open at Royal Adelaide in December, 1998.

Bristol Farms Now Offering Greg Norman Australian Prime

April 3, 2007

Greg Norman Signature Wagyu is now available on an ongoing basis at California gourmet food retailer Bristol Farms. The product is part of the new luxury beef brand developed by the golfer in partnership with Australian beef producer AAco.

Norman's tri-tip cut will be a permanent item at Bristol Farms following a successful trial in January as part of the grocer's "Flavors from Australia" promotion.

Did You Know?

April 2, 2007

Greg Norman (1996) and Nick Price (1986) share The Masters Tournament scoring record with 63s.