Shaun Norris (golfer)

Shaun Norris
Shaun Norris
Personal information
Full name	Shaun Patrick Norris
Born	14 May 1982 (age 42); Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Pretoria, South Africa
Spouse	Candy Norris
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	2002
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour; Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Asian Tour; LIV Golf; Tarheel Tour
Professional wins	12
Highest ranking	54 (19 January 2020); (as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Japan Golf Tour	7
Asian Tour	2
Sunshine Tour	3
Other	1
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
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.

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]^[6]

Professional wins (12)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	20 Mar 2022	Steyn City Championship¹	−25 (64-62-67-70=263)	3 strokes	Dean Burmester

¹Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Japan Golf Tour wins (7)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (3)^[a]
Other Japan Golf Tour (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	7 Feb 2016	Leopalace21 Myanmar Open¹	−24 (66-66-61-71=264)	4 strokes	Park Jun-won, Azuma Yano
2	4 Jun 2017	Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills	−13 (67-72-68-64=271)	4 strokes	Seungsu Han
3	4 Nov 2018	Heiwa PGM Championship	−14 (68-65-69=202)*	1 stroke	Daisuke Kataoka
4	4 Nov 2019	Tokai Classic	−9 (68-69-66-72=275)	1 stroke	Shota Akiyoshi, Ryuko Tokimatsu
5	23 May 2021	Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament	−21 (60-68-68-63=259)	Playoff	Tomoharu Otsuki, Scott Vincent
6	17 Oct 2021	Japan Open Golf Championship	−19 (67-64-64-70=265)	4 strokes	Yuta Ikeda
7	1 Dec 2024	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	−12 (67-68-65-68=268)	2 strokes	Naoyuki Kataoka

*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.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2019	ANA Open	Yosuke Asaji, Seungsu Han, Terumichi Kakazu, Ryuko Tokimatsu	Asaji won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2021	Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament	Tomoharu Otsuki, Scott Vincent	Won with par on second extra hole Otsuki eliminated by par on first hole

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	11 Oct 2015	Yeangder Tournament Players Championship	−12 (68-68-68=204)*	2 strokes	Miguel Tabuena
2	7 Feb 2016	Leopalace21 Myanmar Open¹	−24 (66-66-61-71=264)	4 strokes	Park Jun-won, 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 Feb 2008	Africa Open	−13 (68-69-70-68=275)	6 strokes	Nic Henning
2	6 Nov 2011	Nashua Masters	−9 (68-73-65-65=271)	1 stroke	Tyrone Mordt
3	20 Mar 2022	Steyn City Championship¹	−25 (64-62-67-70=263)	3 strokes	Dean Burmester

¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	14 Jul 2007	Southern Open	−20 (63-66-67=196)	4 strokes	Matt Cannon, William McGirt

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T62	T61
PGA Championship

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT		T71
U.S. Open		CUT		CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	NT	CUT	CUT

Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2017	2019	2020
Championship		71	T37
Match Play			NT¹
Invitational	71		T75
Champions			NT¹

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2002

Notes

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

References

^ "Week 3 2020 Ending 19 Jan 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ Norris wins Nashua Masters by 1
^ "SA's Shaun Norris wins Japan Open". Compleat Golfer. 17 October 2021.
^ "Norris battles to maiden DP World Tour win". European Tour. 20 March 2022.
^ "2021/22 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "Strydom claims record Tour Championship win". Compleat Golfer. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023. Shaun Norris claimed the top spot on the final Order of Merit thanks largely to his victory in the DP World Tour co-sanctioned Steyn City Championship.

External links

Shaun Norris at the Sunshine Tour official site
Shaun Norris at the Japan Golf Tour official site
Shaun Norris at the European Tour official site
Shaun Norris at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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[7] The 2021 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.

[w202003-1] "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] "2021/22 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[6] "Strydom claims record Tour Championship win". Compleat Golfer. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023. Shaun Norris claimed the top spot on the final Order of Merit thanks largely to his victory in the DP World Tour co-sanctioned Steyn City Championship.

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