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Norman Overcomes Illness To Post Win In Thailand

By Angela B. Starke
USA Today
February 7, 1994

Norman held off late charges from Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer and Ian Woosnam.

Greg Norman, too ill to lift a club a day before the tournament, won the Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket, Thailand, Sunday, a stroke ahead of Fred Couples.

Norman, who picked up a lung infection playing in the Dubai Classic last week, finished with 4-under-par 68 for a 277 total at Blue Canyon Country Club.

"Beware of a sick golfer," Norman said. "Saturday's (course-record 64) was the round that really put me in contention."

Norman took over No. 1 in the Sony World Rankings from Nick Faldo, who failed to make the cut.

Couples, who led for the first three rounds, shot 70 for a 278. Bernhard Langer (70-279) was third.

Three-time U.S. Junior winner Eldrick "Tiger" Woods, 18, of Cypress, Calif., shot 74-71-74-73-292.

1994 Johnnie Walker Classic
Venue:	Blue Canyon Country Club	Where:	Phuket, Thailand	Date:	February 3-6, 1994