To Greg Norman’s eternal irritation, he is perhaps best remembered for his consistency in letting an advantage slip, rather than the 90 titles he won worldwide.
On no fewer than nine occasions did the towering Australian hold the lead going into the final round of a Major. But for all his bite and tenacity, the Great White Shark became all too brittle and erratic when there was any sniff of an opening for his rivals.
Only once did Norman’s Saturday supremacy see him over the finishing line in one of the ‘big four’ – at the 1986 Open. But during that same year, he would surrender third-round leads in all three of the other Majors - at Augusta National he was charged down by a relentless Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd smothered hopes at the US Open and a miraculous bunker shot from Bob Tway thwarted victory at the PGA Championship.
