This earlier post noted that former PGA Tour member Greg Norman had duck hooked his divorce and was probably going to have to pay for dearly for doing so. After a cooling off period, Norman and his former wife settled matters quietly. Or so they thought.
Now, it appears that the Shark is calling a rules violation (H/T Stu Mulligan) on his ex-wife over her public disclosure of the details of Norman’s affair with former tennis star, Chris Evert. As you might expect, tails are wagging among the Palm Beach society crowd:
Golf legend Greg Norman has a message for his ex-wife: You won’t get any more of my money!
Norman’s legal eagles have filed a lawsuit against the sport’s former first lady, Laura Andrassy, alleging that she has already breached their two-month-old divorce settlement.
The filing asks a Martin County judge to award damages. Several sources close to the case – who asked to remain anonymous because no one familiar with it is legally allowed to talk about it – said those damages could include Norman’s keeping a large part of the settlement he still owes her. [. . .]
So, why’s the fair-haired golfer ticked off?
According to Norman’s filing, it’s because Andrassy squawked to the press about her broken marriage, former tennis champ Chris Evert, Norman’s new love, and how Evert “stole” the Australian from her.
In an interview for papers in Oz and another with Page Two in late September, Andrassy described in detail how Evert befriended her while visiting the Normans’ home on Jupiter Island, then moved in for the “kill.” Andrassy said she suspects Evert, then married to former Olympic skier Andy Mill, first hooked up with her hubby last year when the two couples were on a fishing trip.
Fine and dandy! But the problem, according to Norman’s filing, is there’s supposed to be a confidentiality agreement between him and Laura – and she breached it.
“The confidentiality agreement is really not that specific, and besides, I didn’t talk about Greg. I talked about myself and Chris, and I have no agreement with her,” Andrassy said by telephone as she drove through California’s Napa Valley on Tuesday. [. . .]
Norman’s new high-octane attorney, Jeff Fisher, did not comment. Said Norman’s White Shark Enterprises CFO Jack Schneider: “At least we abide by our agreement.”
Evert “hooked up” with Norman on a fishing trip and then moved in for the “kill”? Stay tuned for the next episode of the lifestyles of the rich and famous.