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  • 1995 World Series of Golf

    Greg Norman chipped in for birdie from 60 feet on the first playoff hole to win the $2 million World Series of Golf at the Firestone Country. The victory over Nick Price and Billy Mayfair was worth $360,000, making Norman the all-time money leader in PGA Tour history with just under $9.5 million.

    Venue:Firestone Country Cub
    Where:Akron, Ohio
    Date:August 23-26, 1995

    Norman Wins World Series On First Playoff Hole

    Greg Norman, who almost withdrew Thursday, chipped in for birdie from 60 feet on the first playoff hole to win the $2 million World Series of Golf at the Firestone Country. The victory over Nick Price and Billy Mayfair was worth $360,000, making Norman the all-time money leader in PGA Tour history with just under $9.5 million. He had trailed Tom Kite.

    Norman's tee shot at the first playoff hole, the par-4 18th, found the left rough. His second shot landed on the right fringe, but he used a 7-iron to chip in for birdie.

    "Great chip, wasn't it?" he asked. "The only thing I focused on, the only thing I visualized was the chip-in I made at Doral for eagle to win (a playoff) in 1990."

    Price and Mayfair missed birdie putts, giving Norman his third victory of the season and the 15th of his career. His other two triumphs came during a four-week stretch in June.

    Norman said his biggest motivation came from his play Saturday, where he posted four straight bogeys without hitting a bad shot.

    "I said, 'This is just ridiculous,' and from then on, I was very positive and determined," he said.

    Norman accused playing partner Mark McCumber of a rules infraction Thursday. He charged that McCumber pulled a blade of grass away from his ball prior to attempting a seven-foot par putt on the seventh hole. He reported the incident to a PGA Tour official, but McCumber claimed he was swatting at an insect.

    "I felt very strongly about the issue and I required a lot of convincing not to withdraw," Norman said. "Everybody around me told me not to compromise myself and my chances to win and it turned out to be the right thing to do."

    Norman began the day six shots behind third-round leader Vijay Singh, but shot a 3-under 67 to finish at 2-under 278. Price, the two-time PGA Player of the Year, remained winless in 1995, despite a final-round 68.

    Price said he was disappointed, adding, "I don't feel 100 percent under the gun right now because I haven't been in contention this year. But everything in my game was a little better this week."

    Mayfair shot a 70 and missed a six-foot birdie putt on the final hole of regulation that would have given him the victory. Before that, he had bogeys on the 15th, 16th and 17th holes.

    "Nick and Greg are the two best players in the world and I was thrilled to be in there with them, but it was my golf tournament to win or lose and I lost it," he said. "I played the front nine the best I could play, but on 15, 16 and 17, it all fell apart."

    Singh bogeyed four of the first seven holes and struggled to a 4-over 74. He finished one shot behind Norman at 1-under 279. He was tied with Phil Mickelson, who shot 66.

    Fred Couples and second-round leader Jim Gallagher Junior were next at even-par 280. Couples fired a 68 and Gallagher stumbled to a 73.

    The Firestone Country Club south course is a par-70, 7,149-yard layout.

    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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