Gregory John Norman is a Mount Isa, Queensland-born Australian professional golfer as well as an entrepreneur who is best known as being the world’s number one ranked golfer in the1980s and 1990s. Born on February 10, 1955, Greg has Finnish and Australian ancestry and given his physique and looks, he has been nicknamed as “The Great White Shark” in his profession. This winner of “The Open Championship” in 1986 and 1993, Greg has been prominent in golf since 1976.
A successful sportsman with a global dominance when it comes to his sportsmanship, how rich is Greg Norman at present? Currently, Greg counts his net worth at a whopping $300 million. His considerable wealth has been amassed from Greg’s internationally successful golfing career as well as from his different business ventures most of which are related to golfing and athletes. With this net worth, Greg is living the best of his life and has managed to collect many luxurious assets including his favorite jet plane “Gulfstream V”. Previously, Norman also owned a luxury yacht apparently valued at $70 million which he sold at a loss of $18 million.
Greg Norman Net Worth $300 Million
Born into a middle-class family, Greg took an interest in many sports including surfing, cricket as well as rugby. He was introduced to golfing by his mother who occasionally played the game. As a fifteen year old, Greg began to excel at golf, and when he was twenty, he was already serving as an assistant professional golfer. Greg went on to become a professional golfer at the age of twenty-one and earned his first career win at the “West Lakes Classic” tournament in Adelaide, South Australia. As he began his winning spree in golf to become a dominating figure on the course, his net worth began to skyrocket.
Greg proved his excellence in golf by winning a total of 85 international and major golf tournaments. This prolific golfer has secured fourteen wins on the European Tour and twenty wins on the PGA Tour among others. One of the richest and highly paid golfers of all time, Greg was ranked the “World’s No. 1 Golfer” for 331 weeks in total during the1980s and 1990s. For his highly appreciated work in golf both on and off the course, Greg has been inducted into “World Golf Hall of Fame” and has also been honored with many reputable awards like “Old Tom Morris Award”, “Charlie Bartlett Award” and “Vardon Trophy” among others. All these winnings and prize-money have obviously added to Greg’s present net worth.
Currently a businessman and entrepreneur, Greg is involved with and has founded many business ventures including “Great White Shark Enterprises”, “Valderrama Golf Course” and many others. All these projects are also bringing money in for Greg’s net worth to grow.
Tuning into his personal life, Greg has been married thrice in his life , firstly to Laura Andrassy(1981-2007) with whom he has two children. He was then briefly married to American tennis star Chris Evert(2008-09), and then married his third wife, Kirsten Kutner in 2010. As of now, Greg is apparently enjoying his luxurious and prosperous life with his wife and his net worth of $300 million.
