Shock pads are the ideal way to add safety and resilience to the artificial grass surface. In sports industry, shock pads are often referred as an "insurance policy." According to FIFA-endorsed regulations, the shock-attenuation testing (or G-Max) is recommended for every sports field. You can get a good G-max without a shock pad, but if you like to have safer, more resilient surface, you might consider installing shock pads beneath the turf. Shock pads make sense. Do you want to improve safety? Just lay down the pad before synthetic turf installation. From Astroturf with its nylon carpet, most artificial grass manufacturers turned their attention to infill solutions. Rubber infill lowers G-Max to acceptable levels. When the surface compression is high, the surface feels much softer. It works great for children, but in competitive sports and golf, you need the ball rolling with a certain speed. For example, the acceptable green speed with infill for our putting greens can be as high as 14-15 on the Stimp-meter BRD. On the softer sports fields athletes get more tired than usual. Ideally, the surface must feel normal yet ensure safety. But there is a definite mishap with the infill. It migrates on the turf surface, and the level thins especially in areas with heavy traffic. It is not just about uneven surface. Migration of infill hardens the surface reduces infill compaction and causes the degradation in performance over time. Again, it does not apply to residential or commercial projects where the traffic is low to medium. But in sports industry shock pads are crucial. Shock pads reduce the amount of infill (and subsequent infill "splash") by lowering the height of the fiber pile and increasing the density of the pile itself. The concept of having shock pads inside infill itself had changed due to low shock-attenuation levels and extensive maintenance. Today, most business owners regard shock pads like just like an extra insurance. Shock pads differ in density and thickness. If you are installing putting greens, it is a good idea to install 8 mm shock pad. Important thing to understand about the quality of shock pads is its tear and wear resistance, low water absorption and high shock absorption. In this sense, chemically Closed-Cell Polyethylene Foam is the perfect material for padding. Low moisture permeability and high buoyancy combined with a smooth, delicate feel and superior physical and chemical properties, the foam is the ideally shock‐absorber. Advantages of Closed-Cell PE Foam - Closed-cell, chemically cross-linked structure - Lightweight - Shatterproof - Non-dusting - Excellent buoyancy - Excellent chemical and grease resistance - Superb strength and tear resistance - Low water absorption - Excellent strength and shock absorption - Impervious to mold, bacteria and mildew - Nontoxic ...

The best way to start a new day and to celebrate accomplishments of the last week is to look forward with a sense of gratitude and with an attitude of happiness and success that drive us toward upcoming victories. Every day we are looking forward to making a change in the world, to help our partners and customers to succeed and prosper with every new product or technology we bring to the market. Our new Double W-63 is a little brother of Double W-85. The uniquely designed Double W blade is a great style of art and the most perfect imitation of nature. If you are a landscape professional, you will appreciate universalism of this synthetic grass which is far closer to empirical reality than one can only imagine just a couple of years ago. New Double W-63 intended for use in various applications starting with lawns, pet's areas, rooftops, or decorative landscape designs, sports fields, and almost anything you can imagine. Find your imagination triggered all anew by the fresh and extraordinary product in your collection of synthetic turf. Double W unique GST blade design adds an extra layer of durability and extends the life-span of your lawn, field or any area you choose to install this synthetic turf on. Double W blades is the next generation of artificial grass and while the potential for developing, researching and expanding the synthetic turf product at whole is enormous, step by step we are getting into the era of sudden artificial jump of multiple areas of existence, and our lawns revolutionize into new, modern, less natural resources driven escape from the traditional approach to decorative landscape designs. Garden and landscape enthusiasts have more time and space now to escalate their imagination by leaving the main areas of a lawn to the waterless turf that does not require watering and specific maintenance and focusing more on surrounding areas with flowers, natural rock gardens and pool related landscape associations. With Double W-63, more ideas come to its fruition. Now, you can choose two optional products from Double W line of Performance Series (Engineered blades) - Double W with face weight 63 and 85. The colors are slightly different. Double W-63 come in emerald green and olive green mixed colored blades while Double W-85 is more "darkish" with olive green and dark emerald colored blades and both products carry two-layered thatch - brown and green. We love the thatch. It makes any synthetic turf look realistic, with small patches of brown thin curly lines deep underneath a top surface. The thatch makes a grass feel soft and full, deep and lucrative. ...

Up to now, PGA leaderboard reviles the top players of this year PGA Golf Championship tournament, with Rory McIlroy ahead. But, for the next golf game the winners are not participating due to the recovery time. The Wyndham Championship is the next stop on the PGA Tour men's golf schedule in North Carolina, just a few days following from an entrancing PGA Championship major tournament that was hold in New York. On the last PGA leaderboard, Rory McIlroy has topped the winnings in the last three tournaments he played, including Open Championship, WGC-Bridgestone, and a PGA Championship that was hold last Sunday. However, none of the three are participating in the Wyndham Championship today, due to a routinely recovery time for many of the stars of the game to take the week off before or after a major. Today's action will receive three hours of live TV network coverage that will probably have low viewing rating. So who are on the leaderboard for this tournament on day one? On the first day of the golf tournament, Brian Stuard was rated at a top on the PGA leaderboard with an opening round of nine under par with Camilo Villegas is one stroke behind at seven under. Heath Slocum, William McGirt, Webb Simpson, and are current on the same platform at six under. Other several players, including Brandt Snedeker, are all at five under par. Today's Wyndham Championship golf tournament, the PGA leaderboard showed Hath Slocum with a five under par with a total of 130 points. Following Brian Suard with one point behind, with Camilo Villagas falling under two par with 132 point. However, Global Syn-Turf, Inc., who is a leading manufacturing and supplier of synthetic turf, watching how Villegas's positive incentives to take a league in this year's tournament. According to the PGA leaderboard first round leads haven't been so kind to him, because after opening with a 7 under par 63 score on Thursday, he noted to the middle georgia's news source that "I think if I have a good week this week — not just today but this week — it'll show that I really want to make the team. I want to make a good argument for myself to be a pick." After starting back on the ninth par, he had three early shots before getting closer to the next post. Vellegas followed his birdie shot on the fourth with an eagle on the five under par in fifth hole, placing his second shot about 3 feet from the stick. He claimed only possession of the lead two holes later with a birdie, sinking a 15-foot putt on the third under par of his seventh try. At Global Syn-Tuft, Inc. we love to watch and to follow PGA leaderboard to recognize who will be the next winner for PGA Golf tournament, because we support our sport team satisfaction to playing on synthetic grass. At GST, we believe that choosing to play a sport on our synthetic grass has a great outcome for the environment and players comfort. ...

Global Syn-Turf, Inc continue to love and to follow the PGA Leaderboard of American golf. Global Syn-Tuft, Inc had been around the golf sport since 2009, when they opened the doors to their manufacturing synthetic turf company. With a Bernhard Langer representative of synthetic turf fields, GST is still cheering Langer to be shown on the next year's PGA leaderboard. Although, Bernhard Langer was not on the PGA Golf Championship tournament, the PGA leaderboard showed that Rory McIlroy, an Irish golf professional at 25 years old won the Championship for his fourth major title, second of the season, and third consecutive overall win. The victory was his third professional win in a row. His competitor, Tiger Woods was 26 when he won his eighth major at the 2002 US Open. Woods then did not win another major until the 2005 Masters, when he was 29. The issue for Tiger Woods is not whether he will break his record, but whether he will ever pass competition on the majors list. At this point, winning a 15th would elevate his legacy. On a beautiful day in New York at the start of the tournament, the Irish golf professional lost his opening lead and fell as much as three strokes back. However, he ended up with a total 268 on the PGA leaderboard and made a championship charge over the final nine holes. He began at the 10th hole when he made an eccentric shot, yet extremely effective, second shot into the par (-5). With McIlroy, Mickelson and Fowler separated by a shot coming down the back nine. At the end of the last few pars, Fowler bogeyed the14th hole and had difficulties in getting the gold in the hole. Mickelson dropped a crucial shot at 16th hole to fall a stroke, lending him back from the lead. McIlroy had no such issues and essentially got his name on the trophy with a birdie at last hole. He made the eagle putt to jump right back into the thick of the race and thus, PGA leaderboard showing that this year's winning tournament championship will be Rory McIlroy. That day on New York golf course, TV Network featured four players with at least part of the lead on the leaderboard, McIlroy, Mickelson, Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson. Golf sports network recorded Rory McIlroy's one-shot victory over Phil Mickelson in the PGA Championship produced the highest overnight ratings in five years. The network had a rating of 36 percent more of views since in 2009 when Y.E. Yang made the two shots that were behind in the tournament playoffs to beat Tiger Woods at Hazeltine. See the full report of PGA Championship Leaderboard via PGA.com PGA Leaderboard SCORING TO PAR ROUNDS PLACE PLAYER NAME: FIRST | LAST TOT 8/10/14 1 2 3 4 TOT 1 - Rory McIlroy -16 -3 66 67 67 68 268 2 2 Phil Mickelson -15 -5 69 67 67 66 269 T3 3 Henrik Stenson -14 -5 66 71 67 66 270 T3 - Rickie Fowler -14 -3 69 66 67 68 270 T5 8 Jim Furyk -12 -5 66 68 72 66 272 T5 1 Ryan Palmer -12 -3 65 70 69 68 272 T7 16 Jimmy Walker -11 -6 69 71 68 65 273 T7 16 Ernie Els -11 -6 70 70 68 65 273 T7 12 Victor Dubuisson -11 -5 69 68 70 66 273 T7 6 Hunter Mahan -11 -4 70 71 65 67 273 T7 3 Steve Stricker -11 -3 69 68 68 68 273 T7 1 Mikko Ilonen -11 -2 67 68 69 69 273 T13 6 Brandt Snedeker -10 -4 73 68 66 67 274 T13 - Kevin Chappell -10 -3 65 74 67 68 274 T15 17 Charl Schwartzel -9 -5 72 68 69 66 275 T15 8 Marc Warren -9 -4 71 71 66 67 275 T15 8 Brooks Koepka -9 -4 71 71 66 67 275 T15 2 Lee Westwood -9 -2 65 72 69 69 275 T15 2 Adam Scott -9 -2 71 69 66 69 275 T15 5 Graham DeLaet -9 -1 69 68 68 70 275 T15 11 Jason Day -9 +1 69 65 69 72 275 T15 9 Louis Oosthuizen -9 E 70 67 67 71 275 T15 13 Bernd Wiesberger -9 +3 68 68 65 74 275 T24 8 Justin Rose -8 -4 70 72 67 67 276 T24 14 Jamie Donaldson -8 E 69 70 66 71 276 26 13 Joost Luiten -7 E 68 69 69 71 277 T27 15 Jerry Kelly -6 -4 67 74 70 67 278 T27 11 Kenny Perry -6 -3 72 69 69 68 278 T27 8 Bill Haas -6 E 71 68 68 71 278 T30 20 Thorbjorn Olesen -5 -4 71 71 70 67 279 T30 7 Alexander Levy -5 E 69 71 68 71 279 T30 11 Danny Willett -5 +1 68 73 66 72 279 T33 9 Cameron Tringale -4 -2 69 71 71 69 280 ...

For everyone who is acknowledged about our Performance Series of artificial grass, we have a new product to offer, and if you feel more conservative than usual, today, on August 14, you will enjoy this amazing offer because our new C-Blade synthetic turf C-Blade 62 pertains to capture genius and durability of C-Blade technology with a lighter face weight comparing to C-Blade 92 you know from our catalog. As a one of the leading manufacturers of artificial turf in United States, we strive to ensure our customers with the latest technologies in the field of synthetic turf. We have more than eleven unique blade's designs of synthetic turf. The turf with C-shaped blades has a high wear tolerance and an ideal durability to withstand in the heavy-traffic areas. This blade allows a natural and straight up look on the grounds and lawns that undergo significant amount of traffic. In comparison with C-Blade 92, our new C-Blade 62 has 62 oz/sq.yard face weight with the same pile height of 1 7/8''. It looks unbelievably realistic with emerald green and olive green blades and two-tones brown and green thatch. Safe and lead-free, tested and approved by independent laboratories, this product can be used for variety of applications - for lawns, commercial and residential landscapes, playgrounds, pet's areas, on roof tops, balconies. Whatever your imagination, we can make it real. If you are not a part of our GST elite club, call us today to become a member. Success is the destination we choose. ...

Stanley Bishop, a president of The PGA of America and an aggressive and profound leader, announced that the PGA's moving to a $10 million purse, the pool of prize money available to golfers in a professional tournament. As Global Syn-Turf, Inc., a leader in artificial grass manufacturing since 2009, continues following the PGA Golf of America - an organization of golf professionals. According to the SB Nation, the purse has an a $2 million increase from last year, which set the bar for all the other majors golf tournaments, such as Masters, U.S. Open and British Open, to bump their purses from last year's $8 million total. This announcement definitely that upset the synergy of having all four majors golf leads pay out the same amount, consequently the rest of major golf organizations increased their purses this year to at least $9 million, but none matched the $10 million commitment by the PGA last year. In addition to the big boost to the winner's earnings, the $10 million purse also means that the second-place finisher takes home seven figures of the price money. The PGA golf leaderboard shows a mashed lower pay-off for the inferior places, but should someone separate himself into solo second, he'll earn a $1.08 million check. That's $700k less than the winner, still an enormous profit for not even winning a tournament. The source of the most of the pool of the money, the purse, comes from different TV networks that broadcast PGA Golf tournaments. According to an article in Forbes, major TV network provides 60 percent of each tournament's purse. The rest of 40 percent of the prize money is provided by the tournament's sponsors, who range from golf clubs and equipment, golf courses to organizations such as Global Syn-Turf, who produces highest quality synthetic grass. The sponsors typically take in revenue from sources such as product advertising, ticket sales, quest parking and franchises, from which they hope to pay their share of the purse, with something left over as profit. Then the shares are divided amongst the winners. Each successive place down the line receives a smaller piece of the pie. Typically, each golfer who makes the final tournament's cut earns some of the prize money. On the Champions Tour the champion receives 15 percent of the purse. In European Tour the winning player will reserve 16.67 percent of the purse. As of 2012, no regular tournament on the PGA Tour offers a purse of less than $1 million. The lowest-paying event on the official PGA Tour calendar is the ADT Skills Challenge, with a total purse of $800,000. Each of the four major tournaments, such as U.S. Open, Masters, British Open and PGA Championship -- offer purses of $8 million, with $1.44 million going to the winner. In Global Syn-Turf, Inc. we report that according to financial data the revenue that two other field sports, American Football and Baseball, are less overall accumulate than PGA Golf tournaments do. For instance, NFL Super Bowl is the most popular world of sponsorship that pools the prize money for the winning team. The Super Bowl is TV advertising's biggest and most expensive stage, hitting only around $4 million per 30-second spots this year. Consequently, Major League Baseball hopping to reach $9 billion in 2014 for their main sponsorship revenue. Either way, Global Syn-Turf, Inc. hopes to support our country's favorite sports teams in the future. ...

The PGA of America is the home to some of the most important events in golf, such as the PGA Golf Championship, the Senior PGA Golf Championship, The PGA Grand Slam of Golf and The Ryder Cup. PGA Golf tournament includes many extraordinary golf players, but only one stood out for Global Syn-Turf (GST), a leader in artificial synthetic grass industry. In 1985 PGA Golf leaderboard named Bernhard Langer the Master of Golf Champions. Bernhard Langer, a professional golfer from Germany, won his first of two major PGA Golf Championships that held in 11-14 April 85' at age of 27. Langer scored with two strokes ahead of runners-up Steve Ballesteros, Raymond Floyd, and Curtis Strange. That year PGA golf leaderboard showed a 69 (-3) on Saturday put Floyd in the lead after 54 holes at 212 (-4); Strange was a stroke back, followed by Langer and Ballesteros at 214 (-2). Despite an opening round 80, Strange led by three strokes with six holes to play in the final round, but bogeyed the 13th, 15th, and 18th holes and finished two strokes back. According to the Register-Guard associated press, "It was 'a dream come true," for Langer, who surged from four strokes back with nine holes to play. He claimed his first American title and became only the third foreign player to do the green jacket that goes to the Masters champions." The 1985 PGA golf leaderboard recorded that Langer won by two shots with a 282 total, 6-under-par on the Augusta National Golf Club course. "I was looking at the leader boards and I thought it was going to be another case where I played well and came in second again," Langer said to the associated press. In the final round, the leaderboard recorded Langer rolling in four birdie putts in the 13 to 18-foot range, finishing the four-stroke deficit and wining by two. He won by using two different putting techniques, conventional from distances of 20 feet or more and a cross-handled grip from inside 20 feet. On July 27, 2014 the Senior Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club reworded a victory cup for a closing round of 67 (-4) that Langer win by a staggering 13 shots from Colin Montgomerie. As the Golf Leaderboard reported that Langer shot a final-round 67 for a four-round total of 266 (-18). He broke the Champions Tour record for margin of victory that had been held for 17 years by Hale Irwin. Langer's final round victory march, taking the lead of Wales' first Senior Major Championship to 43 put scoring 503, which is the second highest in the history of the championship. With Langer's incredibly winning total made even more remarkable given that only four other players broke par for the Senior Open Championship. In his interview after the match, Langer stated that "This [was ] unusual," which earned him a place in next year's Open Championship at St. Andrews. He continued, "I've won a tournament by 17, the World Championship under 25 years, but this just doesn't happen, not with the competition you're facing.... So it's been an amazing week for me." With the excitement and satisfaction he continued to his next match competition in Blaine that is holed by 3M Championship. At Global Syn-Turf, the world's leading synthetic grass manufacturers will continue watching the PGA Golf Leaderboard for Langer's success in PGA Golf tournaments.Congratulations Bernhard Langer - 2014 Senior Open Champion! ...

Many homeowners install swimming pools in their backyards to increase property value. In some regions, like in Florida, for example, the house with a swimming pool sells much quicker, but don't expect the same effect in California where the State Water Resources Control Board approved unprecedented emergency regulations that allow local law enforcement and water agencies to impose a maximum $500-a-day fine on water wasters. Before you go ahead and spend thousands of dollars on a swimming pool, check water regulations in your region and city. But if you already have a swimming pool, the next step is to incorporate a pool landscaping design that enhances the aesthetics and increases the value even more. Here are some things to consider when adding elements to create a backyard paradise. Choosing the right design offers an efficient way to improve privacy. Planting tall shrubs or a row of trees along the fence perimeter provides a screen that allows homeowners to swim or sunbathe without worrying about prying eyes. Select species that do not attract bees and other insects to keep the area bug free. Plants that are suitable for this application include ornamental grasses, evergreen trees, and ground cover. It is best to avoid using trees that shed their leaves during the fall. This will save time and money on the maintenance necessary to remove dead leaves from the water to keep them from clogging up the filters. It is also best to avoid using pea gravel in plant beds around the pool deck because it tends to scatter, and small pieces of rock can end up in the water. It is an interesting to add a rocky waterfall with flowers and exotic plants. Using potted plants and planters adds diversity to the overall landscape design. The strategic use of planters can reduce the amount of square footage of deck or patio area, which can save money on the entire project. Utilizing stands creates a tiered effect without the need to dig up the yard. Another benefit is the flexibility and portability offered with potted plants. Homeowners can rearrange them anytime they feel like a change with minimal time and effort. Outdoor lighting adds a dramatic touch to any swimming area. Plus, homeowners receive the benefit of being able to swim or lounge poolside after dark allowing them to maximize their investment. Many of these systems are low voltage, so it is possible for most homeowners to handle the installation themselves without having to pay for professional help. You and your family may love to swim and play in the pool, but if you have areas around it surfaced with natural grass, you may consider artificial turf to add evergreen, comforting beauty to the picture. Artificial grass can survive a burning sun and also it drains much better than organic lawn. In Florida with strong tropical rains and storms, lawns get muddy and dirty quickly. Synthetic lawns on another hand drain better and never change its color, which will make your backyard with swimming pool look fresh, green and luxury any time of the year. ...

Golf has been always the best place to build business relationships. The latest research shows that a great percent of business is made on golf courses. Professional golf players seem to enjoy their business perspectives right after they hit their retirement age. While most of us wait for retirement to play golf, golf pros swing a club to retire into a large business. Gary Player:The Black Knight Gary Player was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1935 in the poor family of gold miner and housekeeper. He lost his mother when he was eight. Gary played his first game at the age of fourteen, at 23 won British Open, and at 29 became the only non-American to win all four majors after he won the 1965 U.S. Open. To say, Gary Player has a productive life is to say nothing. Ranking third in total professional wins, Gary Player has nine major championships of the PGA tour and three Senior British Open Championships on the European Senior Tour. He and his wife, Vivienne Verwey, has six children and 21 grandchildren. But his success in golf didn't forbid him to continue expansion in life. Gary Player is a great example of how a person of a substantial character can build a thriving business off it. Nicknamed "The Black Knight," Mr. Fitness, International Ambassador of Golf, Player was awarded the Bob Jones Award in 1966, which stands for the highest honor by U.S. Golf Association. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. As Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player started by designing golf courses. It led him to his brand of merchandising, apparel and wine, events, publishing, real estate development. He founded the Player Foundation to focus on education for underprivileged all around the world. Funds partly came from games he played with corporate VIPs. Gary Player designs course not just in United States. He planned 325 courses in 35 countries by 2014. Today, when golf as an industry dries up in States, he has secured his contracts in Middle East, China and India. In his interview with Forbes, Player said: "A lot of golf architects are saying when things are rosy and cozy, 'Well I'm not going to go to China or India and design courses, are you crazy? Now all of a sudden all there are no golf courses in America. Well, they're thinking otherwise. But it's a little bit late. It's a little bit late because 80 percent of the golf designers have gone out of business." Gary's son, Marc Player said that the golf course design business generated $23 million in 2013. His real estate ventures and licensing deals make $5 million. And $8 million come from corporate sponsors, Rolex, Callaway and SAP. At 77 years old, Gary is making more money from his businesses than the $14 million in PGA and Senior Tour profits he gained over 60-year career. Jack Nicklaus: The Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus was born in North Palm Beach, Florida in the family of pharmacist Charlie Nicklaus and his wife, Helen. Jack started up with golf at the age of 10 and joined Scioto Country Club the same year. The initial idea was to heal a volleyball injury. At 13, he broke 70 records at the club for the first time and was qualified into U.S. Junior Amateur. Jack fulfilled his father's wish and attended Ohio State college with a major in pharmacy. To survive and to support his family, Jack took college programs to study insurance, and was making his living in the insurance field until his professional golf career took off. Jack Nicklaus won total 18 career major championships over the last 25 years. But as practice shows, golfers change their careers more often than any other type of athletes. Golf is a sport for rich and powerful. According to Jack, the competitive game was a part of his business life. "Most people work all their lives so they can eventually stop and go play golf," he says. "I played golf my whole life and when I stopped, I went to work." The architecture and design of golf courses are still a profitable business. Nicklaus Design, has designed more than 380 course in 36 different countries. Swinging toward the golf course design seems to be a natural course of action for every talented and ambitious golf player since times of George Crump and AW Tillinghast. He also runs Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation, and the golf merchandise enterprise, which includes golf balls venture and beverages. In is interview with Forbes, Jack said that his intention is not to become rich, but to provide well for his family. "It was never important to me to be the wealthiest person," Nicklaus said to journalists. Arnold Palmer: The King Arnold Palmer built his fortune on licensing agreements and iced tea. He was always regarded as one of the greatest players in the history. Older than Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, Arnold is 85 years old (he was born in September 1929). Legendary super-start, "The King" with his unmistakable charm and swing, seven-time major champion's fame is bigger than ever. And not just because his outstanding performance in golf. In 1972, Palmer with his partner, Ed Seay, opened Palmer Course Design company. They have designed over 200 course around the globe. Since 1971, Palmer owned Latrobe Country Clubs, where his father was head professional and greenskeeper. Arizona's "Arnold Palmer" beverage venture didn't start up as easy. But in 2012 with no special advertising, his company made almost $200 million in sales. First time in the history, Palmer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014. He was honored the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009. Greg Norman: The Great White Shark Greg Norman has also built a successful business on course design and a shark logo. He was born in 1955 in Queensland, Australia. Called "The Great White Shark" Norman won over 85 international tournaments. His father was an electrical engineer, and his mother was the daughter of the carpenter and a fine golfer herself. Norman began playing golf at 15, and turned professions in 1976, at the age of twenty-one. Norman was the first person in PGA Tour history to gain $10 million from the game. He has been a spokesman for several companies, including General Motors-Holden. As a fact, Commodore model was named after Norman. As much as Norman was a tragic figure in American golf history, his losses were increasing his popularity in general. Martial art fan, he takes his philosophy from the putting greens to his business career. Norman's dream to become a major brand like Ralph Lauren turned to make $2 million stake in the golf clubs manufacturing Cobra. It jumps into $40 million five years later, Norman, under the umbrella of Great White Shark enterprises, designs golf courses, sells clothing and wine, meat. He builds resorts and runs investment funds. It is a mixture of partnerships, own ventures and licensed products, distributed internationally. Norman rests his biggest opportunities in China where he is named the official adviser to the Chinese Olympic golf team. They call his "Dabai Sha" (big shark). His wines become more popular among Chinese. According to Forbes, Norman has more fun in big business play than he ever had in golf. He doesn't talk much about it. He takes pictures of his head inside 1,400-pound African crocodile and spends summer hunting and fishing at his ranch in Colorado. It says a lot about Greg Norman. Golf was a great starting point in his life. It seems that he is more of a team player than a single shot. ...

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