Greg Norman Medal

Greg Norman Medal is awarded annually to best male or female professional Australian golfer on the world stage. The award was established in 2015 by the Professional Golfer's Association of Australia (PGA) with the support of the Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG).[1]

In naming the award after Greg Norman, the PGA stated that "Not only was he number one for 331 weeks, a two time major winner and a winner 20 times on the PGA Tour, he also won 31 times on our own PGA Tour of Australasia and put Australian Golf on the world map. He has been a staunch supporter of the PGA of Australia and local golf for many years."[1]

The award is judged by a five-member panel of current or former male and female professional golfers and based on annual success on the Australian and international stage including all professional tours: women – LPGA Tour, ALPG Tour and Ladies European Tour and men – PGA Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, European Tour, Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour.[1]

Winners
YearWinner
2015Jason Day[2]
2016Jason Day[3]
2017Marc Leishman[4]
2018Minjee Lee[5]
2019 Hannah Green[6]

References
  1. "PGA of Australia launches The Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia website. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. "Jason Day claims first Greg Norman Medal". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. McMillan, Olivia (29 November 2016). "Day wins second Greg Norman Medal". PGA Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. "Leishman wins Greg Norman Medal to celebrate breakthrough year on PGA Tour". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. "Minjee Lee wins Greg Norman Medal". LPGA. 27 November 2018.
  6. "Hannah Green wins Greg Norman Medal". PGA of Australia. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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