I don’t think so, but I sure will be pulling for him. We mid-50 year olds have to stick together.
If Norman can pull it off, his victory should put to rest one of the cruelest golf jokes of recent lore:
Q: What is the English pronunciation of Jean Van de Velde, the Frenchman who blew the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie by taking a triple-bogey 7 on the final hole and then losing in a playoff?
A: Greg Norman
Daniel Wexler passes along the following analysis of Norman’s remarkable career from The Book of Golfers: