Shark Shootout Noted For "Vastly Inefficient" Charitable Giving
/Paula Lavigne writes this
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Norman May Have Location For His Medalist Shark: Advising China Golf Team Ahead Of 2016 Olympics
/I've been worried about the massive mounted Shark that
Read MoreGreg Norman's Letter To Medalist Members
/I think the most interesting thing about Greg Norman's goodbye letter making the email rounds after going to Medalist equity members is the attached third page.
Read MoreMedalist Tizzy: Shark Wants His Shark Returned
/Greg Norman is so outraged that the Medalist club he founded and co-designed with Pete Dye is undergoing a "restoration" that the Shark is willing to deprive men's locker room users of constant reminders of himself.
Read MoreNorman: Rory Has Better Chance To 19 Majors, Suffers Food Poisoning Bout Soon Thereafter
/Luca Brazi still sleeps with the fishes, for you conspiracy theorists.
Read MoreNorman Sees He's Stirred The Pot And Sets The Record Straight With A Bizarro Facebook Post
/First of all, who knew Greg Norman was on Facebook?
Of course, his URL is facebook.com/thegreatwhiteshark, which might be enough for most to roll their eyes and move on. But not John Strege, who thankfully Tweeted this link.
In Norman's post responding to the relatively minor backlash to the "Tiger-is-intimidated" remarks earlier this week, he wants to set the record straight.
Here goes...
Got off the plane from Beijing this morning and my Iphone just blew up with emails and voicemails regarding my interview with Robert Lusetich of Fox Sports.
No WiFi on the jet Gregster? I bet the 737 woulda have had WiFi. Sorry, go on…
It seems that everyone from Charles Barkley (no Charles I was not referencing or comparing Tiger's record to mine) to John Doe has weighed in on my quote regarding intimidation.
Uh, you did say that you took the baton from Jack Nicklaus, winner of 18 majors to your two wonderful Open Championship wins. But keep digging…
I stand by my comments and for those that choose to read the full article and not just "grasp" and "react" to one word will notice that the headline and byline were inconsistent with the content of what Robert wrote.
Not really, but we'll throw you a bone and let you off the hook. For now.
When you look at my comments in the full context of the article, you will see that it provides a more balanced view of my sentiments on this topic. Which is, since the PGA Championship Tiger has not made any impact on the weekend in passing Rory for the title.
What title would that be?
This has not happened in his career prior to this run by Rory. During the PGA Championship broadcast I spoke at length about Tiger and I maintain that no one has swung the club better in the history of the game, especially during the year 2000. At the end of the day, Tiger is a great athlete and a great student of the game and he will continue to win, but we are seeing a transition away from his dominance. Rivalry and parity is great for the game of golf.
Parity is great? I don't know, I think Greg Norman winning nine majors would have been pretty swell. But if you say so…
Unfortunately for Rory, I think that the trademark for “The Intimidator” is already registered with Dale Earnhardt.
Everyone on three: one, two, three…OY VEY!
Barkley Wants Tiger To Respond To Greg Norman's "Intimidated" Assertion And As A Blogger I Agree
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Charles Barkley wants Tiger to get some "blackness" in him, wants him to stop taking the high road and best of all, wants Tiger to get into a public spat with Greg Norman over recent comments and indeed it would be the kind of spat we need, though preferably after the Ryder Cup. Shane Bacon with the comments and audio.
I would like for him to just blast Greg Norman … That situation gave everybody a chance to dump on you, and (Tiger) still tried to take the high road. I'm not a high road guy. I want him to come out and really blast Greg Norman. I wish he would go ballistic on Greg … I wish I could put some of my blackness in him … like toughness … (I've been) arrested eight times for fighting … just because I'm Charles Barkley, you can't disrespect me … you just can't say anything to me anytime you want to …
Oh I can. In this case, you're an idiot! But I do welcome the sentiment and hope Tiger takes your advice. If he still speaks to you.
Jack To Shark: “Quiet Greg, quiet. Down boy."
/Thanks to reader Lloyd who saw GolfChannel.com's post on Jack Nicklaus' radio interview with Washington D.C.'s ESPN 980 that covered a variety of topics, including Greg Norman's assertion that Tiger Woods is intimidated by Rory McIlroy.
The full transcript is here:
“Quiet Greg, quiet. Down boy. I think Tiger had a pretty darn good year this year. It’s the first time he has gotten himself back into contention in the majors, he didn’t finish them and I think by his own admission he said he had a hard time finishing them. That’s like anything else. He had a pretty big event in his life that changed a lot of things and he has to learn how to go back and play again. I think he’s learned how to play again, now he has to learn how to finish again. I think Tiger has a lot of wins left in him. He does have a lot more competition. During the couple of years when Tiger wasn’t really there all of the sudden you have Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley and I could probably name a half dozen other guys that have all won and learned how to win in Tiger’s absence. They’re not scared of him anymore. Before Tiger just showed up coming down the stretch and everybody said ‘oh there’s Tiger and I wilt.’ They don’t do that anymore. Tiger’s got his work cut out for him but I don’t think Tiger is by any means finished. I just think Tiger is too good of an athlete and too good of a player.”
John Strege reminds us that Norman's jab may be a result of an ego clash dating back to the early years of Bill Clinton's second term.
Whatever Norman's reasons for his latest analysis of Woods, it is an extension of a clash of egos that dates to 1996 and effectively ended a relationship that had begun five years earlier, when Woods was 15. Tiger was in Florida for a junior tournament, when an arrangement was made for the two to play golf together at Bay Hill Club in Orlando.
Shark: "What I’m seeing is that Tiger’s really intimidated by Rory"
/Robert Lusetich talks to Greg Norman about the Tiger-Rory bromance and the self-appointed expert on all things testosterone
Read MoreGreg Norman Survives Scary Jet Landing; Vows To Keep Flying Private
/Tim Rosaforte fills us in on the text from Greg Norman after the former Presidents Cup Captain survived a harrowing private jet malfunction en route to Geneva Airport. He was heading there for the Omega European Masters.
Anyway, the Shark is fine, a good time wasn't had by all and he's not about to be seen flying commercial anytime soon.
Shark: Seve Got Ball Rolling On Golf's Olympic Return
/Bill Dwyre attended an Omega gathering and talked to Greg Norman who gave Seve and his ownself a bit of credit for starting the ball rolling on golf's return to the Olympic Games.
Read MoreShark: “Your signature is going to be there for a century or centuries."
/Thanks to reader Adam for forwarding
Read MoreShark: The Team Loved My Fashion Choices And Want Me Back
/I would not have read Greg Norman's Shark Shootout presser if it weren't for Mike O'Malley's tweet, and boy am I glad I suffered through it to learn that the International squad wants their leader back.
Read MoreCaptainess Norman: Ex's Giving Public Wrong Impression Of Her Man!
/Shelley Hadfield in the Herald Sun scores an exclusive interview with Kirsten "Kiki" Norman, who says Captain Norman's ex-wives have not captured the essence of the man.
Read MoreJury Reaches: Norman And Couples Do Not Make Good Liars
/Captain I-Think-I'm-Fantastic and The Brown-Ecco-Wearing Cowboy didn't pass the smell test with their no "premeditation" nonsense Wednesday in Melbourne. Ron Sirak howled the loudest and best:
"It played out the way it played out," Norman said in the very next sentence. "There wasn't any premeditation by it." Oops, my bad.
Now let me get this straight: It needed to be done but it wasn't done intentionally? Is Rosemary Woods taking this all down?
Fred Couples, who at times has the ability to make Norm Crosby sound like Bertrand Russell, actually came a lot closer to making sense than Norman, but still had one foot firmly in murky.
