by Andrew
Its hard to believe some of the stuff that I have read following Normans fantastic Open Championship.
Padraig played a great four rounds of golf but its hard to argue that the championship was made all the more special by Norman's exceptional tournament. Norman tamed conditions which were destroying the current worlds best, so had it come down to a 3 footer for Norman to win it I would have been on the edge of my seat hoping he could hole it!
They say any golfer on his/her day can win a major but it takes a great golfer to win two, and Norman is undoubtedly a great golfer. Sure he could have added a few more majors to the collection but really what would golf writers do without him? He is the one guy they love to bring down whether he is achieving great things or experiencing great lows.
We were lucky to see him match it with the best one last time and to be reminded of just how good he really was.
Norman has done a great service to Golf and especially golf in Australia, the sport is richer from having him as a player and as far as I am concerned he can bow out without owing the sport anything.