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  • 1980 Australian Open

    Greg Norman took another step along the road to golfing greatness by winning the $175,000 Dunhill Australian Open at The Lakes. Norman survived a nerve-tingling finish to shade Sydney's Brian Jones by one shot.

    Venue:The Lakes Golf Club
    Where:Sydney, Australia
    Date:November 13-16, 1980

    Norman Wins First Professional Tournament

    Greg Norman, the young Queenslander with the world at his feet, took another step along the road to golfing greatness by winning the $175,000 Dunhill Australian Open at The Lakes yesterday.

    Norman, ranked by Texas-based Australian David Graham as "the next best player in the world," survived a nerve-tingling finish to shade Sydney's Brian Jones by one shot.

    The 25-year-old Norman finished on 4-under-par 284 after yesterday's 2-under round of 70 to beat 28-year-old Jones, who had led from the first round. David Graham was another stroke back in third place.

    Norman, who last month won the World Match Play title, received $35,000 for winning the 65th Australian Open.

    The memory of three-putting the 18th hole to lose last year's Australian Open at The Metropolitan in Melbourne flashed across Norman's mind when he had a similar 1½-meter putt on the 16th hole yesterday.

    "I just went for a walk to get those thoughts out of my mind," Norman said later. He went on to hole the putt.

    Norman and Jones staged a tremendous tussle throughout the day after Norman had begun the final round two shots behind Jones.

    Norman started sensationally with birdies at the second, third, fourth and seventh holes to go 6 under and overhaul Jones, who birdied the third and fifth holes but dropped a stroke at the seventh.

    "I was in a fantastic frame of mind and felt after the first hole that I could have eight birdies," Norman said. He duly carved out a sizzling 4-under-par 32 on the first nine holes.

    Jones joined Norman in the lead at 6 under when he birdies the par-3 ninth, but Norman again edged ahead at the 10th when Jones bogeyed. But Jones was proving a persistent customer and again drew level with a birdie at the 11th.

    They were locked in a gripping struggle for the next four holes, but just when a sudden-death playoff appeared likely the decisive breakthrough came at the 16th hole.

    Jones fluffed a short putt to go 4 under and needed to birdie the final hole to force a sudden-death playoff with Norman. His iron shot to the par-3 18th green looked good in the air, but skimmed 6 meters past the hole.

    His putt curled away and Norman, watching from the scorer's caravan, threw his arms into the air in jubilation.

    The Open success caps an outstanding year for Norman, who has pocketed $250,000 in prize money in winning the Scandinavian and French Opens plus the World Match Play.

    1976

    • West Lakes Classic

    1977

    • Kuzuha International
    • Martini International
    • South Seas Classic Pro-Am

    1978

    • Festival Of Sydney Open
    • Traralgon Classic
    • New South Wales Open

    1979

    • Traralgon Classic
    • Hong Kong Open
    • Martini International
    • Queensland PGA

    1980

    • French Open
    • Scandanavian Open
    • World Match Play
    • Australian Open

    1981

    • Australian Masters
    • Martini International
    • Dunlop Masters

    1982

    • Dunlop Masters
    • State Express Classic
    • Benson & Hedges

    1983

    • Australian Masters
    • Hong Kong Open
    • Cannes Invitational
    • World Match Play
    • Queensland Open
    • New South Wales Open
    • Kapalua International

    1984

    • Victorian Open
    • Australian Masters
    • Australian PGA Championship
    • Kemper Open
    • Canadian Open

    1985

    • Dunhill Cup
    • Australian PGA Championship
    • Australian Open
    • Australian Skins Challenge

    1986

    • Las Vegas Invitational
    • Kemper Open
    • British Open Championship
    • European Open
    • Dunhill Cup
    • World Match Play
    • Queensland Open
    • New South Wales Open
    • South Australian Open
    • West Australian Open
    • PGA Grand Slam Of Golf

    1987

    • Australian Masters
    • Australian Open

    1988

    • Palm Meadows Cup
    • ESP Open
    • Australian PGA National TPC
    • Italian Open
    • Heritage Classic
    • New South Wales Open
    • Desert Scramble

    1989

    • Australian PGA National TPC
    • Australian Masters
    • Greater Milwaukee Open
    • The International
    • Chunichi Crowns

    1990

    • Australian Masters
    • Doral-Ryder Open
    • Memorial Tournament

    1992

    • Canadian Open

    1993

    • Doral-Ryder Open
    • British Open Championship
    • Taiheiyo Masters
    • PGA Grand Slam Of Golf

    1994

    • Johnnie Walker Classic
    • Players Championship
    • PGA Grand Slam Of Golf

    1995

    • Memorial Tournament
    • Greater Hartford Open
    • World Series of Golf
    • Fred Meyer Challenge
    • Australian Open

    1996

    • South Australian Open
    • Australian Open
    • Doral-Ryder Open
    • Fred Meyer Challenge

    1997

    • World Championship of Golf
    • FedEx St. Jude Classic
    • Canadian Skins Game
    • World Series of Golf
    • Fred Meyer Challenge

    1998

    • Greg Norman Holden International
    • Shark Shootout
    • Presidents Cup

    2001

    • Skins Game
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