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Saturday April 11, 2009

Honeymoon continues for the Great White Shark

THE honeymoon continued for Greg Norman when Chris Evert inspired her husband to an opening two-under 70 at the US Masters.

Norman, who qualified for his 23rd Masters with a tie for third place at the 2008 British Open while on extended honeymoon with his new wife, was gushing in his praise of the former tennis great.

“I know exactly where she is (in the crowd) and I know her voice too,” the 54-year-old Australian told reporters. “She likes me to know where she is too, which is great.

“There are times when you’re not feeling great and you can look over and she’ll give you the thumbs up signal, button down or whatever signal it is we have that means you just refocus and get back into it.

“She loves to make sure everything is right around me, to make sure I’m going forward. She wants nothing more than to see me happy playing golf.”

American Evert also caddied for her husband in Wednesday’s pre-tournament, par-three championship.

Norman’s near misses at Augusta National have become part of Masters folklore. He has been runner-up three times and finished third on three more occasions.

In 1987 he let the Green Jacket slip through his fingers when he lost a playoff to Larry Mize and in 1996 he squandered a six-shot lead to Nick Faldo in the final round.

“I have played my way into this tournament, which very few people can say at the age of 54, and it’s a feather in my cap to say the least. — Reuters


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