Norman, Scott Take Flak for Missing Aussie Open
Posted December 1st, 2004 by Erik J. Barzeski
Greg Norman and Adam Scott have taken heat from Bruce Devlin and Wayne Grady for skipping the 100th Australian Open. Boo hoo.
Greg Norman, who has participated in the Australian Open 23 times in his career, has come under fire for missing the 100th Aussie Open, held November 25-28, by Bruce Devlin. Devlin called Norman "selfish" and said that he should do more to publicly thank the Aussies who have supported him throughout his career.
Said Norman, "I haven't read his comments, but considering I've played the Australian Open 23 times in my career… I think my track record speaks for itself." Norman hasn't played in the tournament for four years because it typically coincides with Thanksgiving in the US. "It's my life, and I like to spend time with my family. My children are in college in the US, the only time they come home is for long weekends like Thanksgiving."
Adam Scott was also missing, opting to play in the Skins Snore, err, Skins Game instead. Mister Slice adds another quote, this one from Wayne Grady: "As far as I'm concerned, the big losers out of this are the Australian golfing public and Greg himself. I'm pretty sure Greg won't be around for the next major one in 100 years."
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 at 12:00pm #
Mark Hensby can't keep his mouth shut: this week, he's criticizing Greg Norman. To Hensby I have but one thing to say: put up or shut up.