Greg Norman Hosts His 33rd Shootout But It Was Kinda Hard To Tell!

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Going through the Instagram photos someone uploaded for him, the impression is one of a busy week for Greg Norman at the tournament he’s hosted since 1989. He even earned his keep this year by playing the pro-am and dropping a lot C-Suite references during a pre-tournament press conference.

And yet if you were watching the Golf Channel and NBC telecasts for this year’s QBE Shootout, Norman’s name was rarely mentioned. The CEO of QBE didn’t give the Shark a nod in the telecast opening while doing his best Joe Ford impersonation. Even Norman’s role as Tiburon course architect seemed rarely mentioned. (But we did learn that Naples, Florida got its name because of a resemblance to Italy’s Naples.)

But since Greg Norman is a such a hero in the eyes of today’s youth, at least he got plenty of mentions on the PGA Tour Twitt…wait, what? None? All week?

Not even the traditional pic with the winners? Since Norman’s not much of a presence on the tournament website, that might be asking too much.

Surely there was the all important in-booth visit with NBC/Golf Channel’s Steve Sands and Curt Byrum? You know, to talk about Greg’s favorite subject? No sirree.

The Shark was finally seen on the telecast Sunday when he greeted the champions in the most masculine way possible. But who wouldn’t be elated when Kevin Na and Jason Kokrak win your tournament?

I should note that there was no announcer mention along the lines of, “There is tournament host Norman to greet the champions, a great tradition here at the QBE Shootout.”

For all we know, this was just jacked Florida retiree who paid $150 for a Norman Collection uniform and fulfilled a lifelong dream of working as Kevin Na’s final round standard bearer.

You know, maybe the problem is Norman’s role as CEO of LIV Investments fronting Saudi Arabia’s deep desire to grow the game and disrupt the PGA Tour’s business? It’s almost as if some are not too happy with the Shark!

But at least the week ended with nice wire story about Greg Jr.’s wedding to Michelle Thomson. Except for this mistake…