Norman: Masters return
Greg Norman has been pleasantly surprised by the support he has received upon his return to the Masters in Augusta - even coming from his rival players.
The veteran Australian is playing in the tournament for the first time since 2002 after his remarkable Open performance last year.
Norman says that he has received lots of positive comments from everyone at the course, and most notably from the players themselves.
"When I used to come in here in the '80s and '90s, and you expected to do well, people were pulling for you and other people were not pulling for you, too," Norman said.
"Now it seems like everyone is pulling for me. I was just in the locker room, and it's different.
"Even the players are, 'Hey, play well, play well, play well.' I know in the '80s, they were not coming up to me and saying, 'Hey Greg, play well,' that's for sure."
Masters love
The 54-year-old Australian, has always been open about his love for the Masters and his desire to win it, but has never managed to bag the green jacket.
"Some of the bad stuff was self-inflicted and some of it wasn't," he added.
Norman's most famous Masters failure came in 1996 when he hit a final-round 78 to lose to Nick Faldo after starting the day with a six-shot lead, but he has found comfort from the sporting life of his wife Chris Evert.
"We like to lament a lot of times over what we have done and what we haven't done," he said about their careers.
"It's interesting because she went through 13 times getting beaten by Martina (Navratilova) ... I went 22 times without winning the Masters."
"When I came in here in '96 ... I took it the way I'm supposed to.
"It was the game of golf. It wasn't a great experience but you had to face the music."
