Greg Norman

At his peak in 1986, Greg Norman rates 90 overall (grade A-) in the legends pool — an Apex Ball-Striker build headlined by power at S, the standout of the nine zones on this card.

• Power sits at S for Norman, comfortably above tour-average across the legends pool: only 3 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy sits at A for Norman, comfortably above tour-average across the legends pool: only 4 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play A+ — modestly above average in the legends pool; 8 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game A- — a touch below tour-average in the legends pool; 17 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting A- — a genuine liability in the legends pool; 19 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ A- — a genuine liability in the legends pool; 20 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• At B, Norman's nerve rating is a genuine liability (0th percentile of the legends pool) — this is the single lowest mark in the pool. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• At A, Norman's consistency rating is a shade above the pool average (52nd percentile of the legends pool) — 12 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine sits at A for Norman, modestly above average across the legends pool: 10 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Apex Ball-Striker. Built around the tee shot and the approach: when power and iron play both sit this high, a lot of holes turn into a wedge and a putt for birdie.

On raw attribute shape, nobody in the legends pool matches this card more closely than Ernie Els, Dustin Johnson and Sam Snead, in that order of similarity.

• Ernie Els,
• Dustin Johnson,
• Sam Snead

This profile's course fit lines up best with PGA Championship (Major), U.S. Open (Major) and THE PLAYERS Championship (Flagship) — the three events on the schedule that reward this exact mix of attributes the most.

• PGA Championship — Major
• U.S. Open — Major
• THE PLAYERS Championship — Flagship

Legends aren't priced for Salary Cap — Greg Norman unlocks wholesale, gold-accented, alongside the rest of the Peak: 1986 pool inside Legends mode, where every build gets the same nine zones and no budget to manage.

1986: 'Saturday Slam' (led all four majors after 54), won the Open, 331 weeks at No.1. Longest straight driver of his time; ball-striking elite; nerve 5 for the Sunday collapses (Masters '96, '86 PGA, '87 Masters). Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Every rating on this page is a 1–11 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.