Shaun Norris (golfer)

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Shaun Norris
Personal information
Full nameShaun Patrick Norris
Born (1982-05-14) 14 May 1982 (age 42)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Pretoria, South Africa
SpouseCandy Norris
Children2
Career
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
LIV Golf
Tarheel Tour
Professional wins11
Highest ranking 54 (19 January 2020) [1]
(as of 17 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Japan Golf Tour6
Asian Tour2
Sunshine Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T71: 2022
U.S. Open CUT: 2020, 2022
The Open Championship T61: 2018
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2016
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2021–22

Shaun Patrick Norris (born 14 May 1982) is a South African professional golfer.

Contents

Professional career

Norris plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won twice. He won the inaugural Africa Open in 2008 and the Nashua Masters in 2011. [2]

After graduating from qualifying school, he also began playing in the European Tour in 2011. He has also played on the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times, including the Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills in 2017. He also won the Japan Open Golf Championship in 2021. [3]

In March 2022, Norris claimed his first European Tour win at the Steyn City Championship, a co-sanctioned European and Sunshine Tour event. He shot rounds of 64 and 62 on the way to beating Dean Burmester by three shots. [4]

In May, Norris claimed the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the 2021–22 season. [5]

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
120 Mar 2022 Steyn City Championship 1−25 (64-62-67-70=263)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Dean Burmester

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (2) [a]
Other Japan Golf Tour (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
17 Feb 2016 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open 1−24 (66-66-61-71=264)4 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jun-won, Flag of Japan.svg Azuma Yano
24 Jun 2017 Japan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills 		−13 (67-72-68-64=271)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Seungsu Han
34 Nov 2018 Heiwa PGM Championship −14 (68-65-69=202)*1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Kataoka
44 Nov 2019 Tokai Classic −9 (68-69-66-72=275)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Shota Akiyoshi, Flag of Japan.svg Ryuko Tokimatsu
523 May 2021 Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament −21 (60-68-68-63=259)Playoff Flag of Japan.svg Tomoharu Otsuki, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Scott Vincent
617 Oct 2021 Japan Open Golf Championship −19 (67-64-64-70=265)4 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Ikeda

*Note: The 2018 Heiwa PGM Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2019 ANA Open Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Asaji, Flag of the United States.svg Seungsu Han,
Flag of Japan.svg Terumichi Kakazu, Flag of Japan.svg Ryuko Tokimatsu 		Asaji won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2021 Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament Flag of Japan.svg Tomoharu Otsuki, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Scott Vincent Won with par on second extra hole
Otsuki eliminated by par on first hole

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
111 Oct 2015 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship −12 (68-68-68=204)*2 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Miguel Tabuena
27 Feb 2016 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open 1−24 (66-66-61-71=264)4 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jun-won, Flag of Japan.svg Azuma Yano

*Note: The 2015 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
110 Feb 2008 Africa Open −13 (68-69-70-68=275)6 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Nic Henning
26 Nov 2011 Nashua Masters −9 (68-73-65-65=271)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Tyrone Mordt
320 Mar 2022 Steyn City Championship 1−25 (64-62-67-70=263)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Dean Burmester

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
114 Jul 2007 Southern Open−20 (63-66-67=196)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Matt Cannon, Flag of the United States.svg William McGirt

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T62T61
PGA Championship
Tournament2019202020212022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUTCUTT71
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTNTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2017201820192020
Championship 71T37
Match Play NT1
Invitational 71T75
Champions NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2021 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 3 2020 Ending 19 Jan 2020" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Norris wins Nashua Masters by 1
  3. ↑ "SA's Shaun Norris wins Japan Open". Compleat Golfer. 17 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Norris battles to maiden DP World Tour win". European Tour. 20 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Strydom claims record Tour Championship win". Compleat Golfer. 1 May 2022.


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