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When I saw the episode title show up, I was like, I know Norman's story, meh, not crazy about this topic, but listening to it, it's really good, Norman had an interesting career. There was a bit about his driving where he altered his driver swing and gained a bunch of distance, it sounded like he added a couple of degrees to his attack angle.

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Greg Norman is someone where, as hard as it is, you have to try to separate the person from his game.

As a teenager I would get up early to watch the Masters every year (that's about all you could see, and it was the back 9 only) and have my heart broken every time after feeling good about his chances almost every time after one or two or three rounds.

At his best, the difference between him and other players was so obvious it just wasn't a fair fight.

It is also important to remember how gracefully he accepted his defeats. It's only really post career that his personality started to really grate. His apparent need to stay relevant doesn't sit well with golfers who are too young to have seen him at his peak.

I saw him play in person many times and one of the most amazing things was watching the reaction of the players in his group. They'd just look at each other and shake their heads.

I once saw him hitting 3 woods out of divots on the range and it was like watching someone firing bullets out of a rifle. Just staggering.

Everyone has a "would've should've could've" story, but Norman was right up there as one of the best ball-strikers and shot-makers in the history of the game.

He also used to come back every year and play about 5 tournamnets, including State Opens. 

Jason Day has played here about once in the last 10 years.

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