Greg Norman escapes losing left hand after accident with chainsaw
Sunday 14 September 2014 18:15, UK
Greg Norman has returned home from hospital after almost chopping off his left hand in a chainsaw accident.
The Australian, who spent 331 weeks as the world's No 1 golfer in the 1980s and 1990s, posted a picture on his Instagram and Twitter accounts of him heavily bandaged in a hospital in the United States.
"Working with a chainsaw ALWAYS be respectful of the unexpected," he wrote.
"I was one lucky man today. Damaged, but not down & out. Still have left hand."
The 59-year-old later posted a photo of himself beside the trees he was cutting back, his left arm protected by a block of purple foam.
"Thank u all for your concern & good wishes," Norman wrote on Twitter. "All well the morning after the accident. Here I am at the scene of the crime w/my new fashion statement!"
Norman was Open champion in 1986 and 1993 and also finished runner-up in two US Opens, two US PGAs and three Masters.
