{"id":1181614,"date":"2020-06-11T04:55:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T08:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1181614"},"modified":"2020-06-11T04:56:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T08:56:01","slug":"greg-norman-carefully-built-his-company-to-create-his-400-million-net-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/greg-norman-carefully-built-his-company-to-create-his-400-million-net-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Norman Carefully Built His Company to Create His $400 Million Net Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Anyone compiling a top-five list of the greatest golfers of the last 50 years would place <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/legendary-golfer-greg-norman-is-the-fittest-hes-ever-been-at-65-years-old\/\">Greg Norman<\/a> near <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/tiger-woods\/\">Tiger Woods<\/a> and Jack Nicklaus. The Australian has amassed a huge fortune over the years. Norman shares his fortune with his family. In fact, one of his investments comes directly from his son's company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norman's own organization is also renowned because of how it's ethically executed. His blueprint on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/jack-nicklaus-greg-norman-or-arnold-palmer-which-golfers-brand-is-the-most-successful\/\">sustain a top-tier golfing career<\/a> and company is one all athletes should follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greg Norman's golfing career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Only three players since the inception of the world rankings in April 1986 have accrued triple digit weeks at number one. <br><br>Tiger Woods 683 weeks<br>Greg Norman 331 weeks <br>Rory McIlroy 101 weeks &amp; counting.<br><br>Using majors as the sole determinate of greatness is antiquated and flawed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MoTjJT0u3S\">https:\/\/t.co\/MoTjJT0u3S<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Brandel Chamblee (@chambleebrandel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chambleebrandel\/status\/1252265752788336652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/the-key-to-jack-nicklauss-300-million-net-worth-a-modest-generous-lifestyle\/\"><strong>The Key to Jack Nicklaus's $300 Million Net Worth: A Modest, Generous Lifestyle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the '80s, nobody other than Australians had heard of Norman. In 1976, he officially became a professional after only six years <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/why-beloved-golfer-greg-norman-refused-to-play-the-senior-tour-i-didnt-want-to-be-a-hypocrite\/\">at the amateur level<\/a>. Not until 1980 did he start to win international tournaments, finally catching the eye of golfers worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norman's first appearance at The Masters in 1981 put him at fourth place, details <a href=\"https:\/\/vault.si.com\/vault\/1981\/04\/20\/true-grit-at-augusta-tom-watson-had-his-troubles-notably-with-the-trap-at-the-17th-hole-but-when-it-counted-he-clung-grimly-to-a-slim-lead-and-held-off-jack-nicklaus-to-win-his-second-masters\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>.\u00a0This\u00a0was was quite the rise for a newbie there. While he never won The Masters, he came close several times. His biggest victories came on the PGA Tour (20 wins), plus many more international tournaments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the best years of his career between 1984-97, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/greg-norman-once-learned-an-important-life-lesson-from-his-friend-bill-clinton\/\">he built a reputation<\/a> as one of the greatest drivers in golf. His skills were formidable, and he still shows up for senior tours at the age of 65. Like many contemporaries, he also built a brand for himself thanks to his natural business acumen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Greg Norman Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/VerizonNews\/status\/847058215804252160\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/what-was-arnold-palmers-net-worth-at-the-time-of-his-death\/\"><strong>What Was Arnold Palmer\u2019s Net Worth at the Time of His Death?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 1993, Norman was successful enough <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/greg-normans-first-divorce-is-still-1-of-the-biggest-in-sports-history\/\">to start his own company<\/a>. Initially, he called it Great White Shark Enterprises with a line of golf equipment and clothing. Over the years, the organization managed to acquire other companies and diversify into myriad business categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Norman told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morningread.com\/news-opinion\/feature\/2019-12-11\/for-greg-norman-its-all-about-living-the-brand\">Morning Read<\/a> in late 2019: &#8220;What I do have is belief in myself, my brand and its reach, and the people who work for me.&#8221; He says he linked up with the right people and utilized his street smarts. Notably, Norman never went to college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norman told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessdaily.com\/Journal\/Issues\/2015\/05\/25\/Opinion\/From-The-Executive-Editor.aspx\">Sports Business Daily<\/a>: &#8220;I was never educated or knew how to do this, I just believed in myself. When I made this big decision to go out and start up my own company, I had to do my own payroll, I had to find headquarters, I had to build a staff, do all of it&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greg Norman's company delved into the world of technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Golf great Greg Norman talks about Shark Wake Park, a dream of his son\u2018s, Greg Norman Jr. The aquatic park is meant for everyone from first-timers to pros. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LC0WrqS4aE\">pic.twitter.com\/LC0WrqS4aE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hannah Winston (@hannahwinston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hannahwinston\/status\/1139905957306261504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After success with golfing equipment and apparel, <a href=\"https:\/\/shark.com\/company\/timeline\/\">the company shifted gears<\/a> by the '90s into other arenas, first going into winemaking. Then they went into real estate, started an opportunity fund, founded a production company, created eyewear, plus opened restaurants as just a partial list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norman's son, Greg Norman, Jr., started a joint venture with his dad in wakeboarding. They both invested in a park <a href=\"https:\/\/sharkwakepark.com\/\">called Shark Wake Park,<\/a> based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, plus West Palm Beach, Florida. Various wakeboarding complexes are on each property, all of which remain highly successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, a sports family truly can work together on building an empire without internal conflict. To date, Norman, Sr. is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-athletes\/richest-golfers\/greg-norman-net-worth\/\">worth $400 million<\/a> thanks to his further investment in golf technology (The Shark Experience). This alone continues to change how professionals play the game using connectivity features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Norman has amassed a huge net worth over the years thanks to his successful businesses and he shares it with his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":1181677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95787],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Greg Norman Carefully Built His Company to Create His $400 Million Net Worth - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Greg Norman has amassed a huge net worth over the years thanks to his successful businesses and he shares it with his family.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/greg-norman-carefully-built-his-company-to-create-his-400-million-net-worth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Greg Norman Carefully Built His Company to Create His $400 Million Net Worth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Greg Norman has amassed a huge net worth over the years thanks to his successful businesses and he shares it with his family.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/greg-norman-carefully-built-his-company-to-create-his-400-million-net-worth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports7\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-06-11T08:55:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-06-11T08:56:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Golfer-Greg-Norman-of-Australia.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"653\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Greg Brian\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Greg Brian\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/greg-norman-carefully-built-his-company-to-create-his-400-million-net-worth\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/greg-norman-carefully-built-his-company-to-create-his-400-million-net-worth\/\",\"name\":\"Greg Norman Carefully Built His Company to Create His $400 Million Net Worth - 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