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Shaun Norris (golfer)

South African professional golfer

Summary

South African professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Shaun Norris
image_size
fullname	Shaun Patrick Norris
birth_date
birth_place	Johannesburg, South Africa
death_date
height
weight	82 kg
nationality
residence	Pretoria, South Africa
spouse	Candy Norris
children	2
yearpro	2002
tour	European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Sunshine Tour
extour	Asian Tour
LIV Golf
Tarheel Tour
prowins	14
pgawins
eurowins	2
japwins	8
asiawins	2
sunwins	4
auswins
nwidewins
chalwins
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins	1
majorwins
masters	DNP
usopen	CUT: 2020, 2022
open	T61: 2018
pga	T71: 2022
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Japan Golf Tour
Rookie of the Year
year1	2016
award2	Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner
year2	2021–22
awardssection

Japan Golf Tour Sunshine Tour LIV Golf Tarheel Tour Rookie of the Year](japan-golf-tour-rookie-of-the-year) Order of Merit winner](sunshine-tour-order-of-merit-winners) Shaun Patrick Norris (born 14 May 1982) is a South African professional golfer.

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.

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.

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

In December 2024, Norris won the season-ending Golf Nippon Series JT Cup for his seventh on the Japan Golf Tour. Two weeks later, he won the Alfred Dunhill Championship for his second European Tour victory.

Professional wins (14)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Mar 2022	Steyn City Championship1	−25 (64-62-67-70=263)	3 strokes	ZAF Dean Burmester
2	15 Dec 2024
(2025 season)	Alfred Dunhill Championship1	−13 (67-70-71-67=275)	1 stroke	SWE Marcus Kinhult, ENG John Parry,
ZAF Ryan van Velzen

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2025	Joburg Open	SCO Calum Hill, ZAF Jacques Kruyswijk	Hill won with par on second extra hole
2	2025	Alfred Dunhill Championship	ZAF Jayden Schaper	Lost to eagle on first extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (8)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (3)
Other Japan Golf Tour (5)

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	KOR Park Jun-won, JPN Azuma Yano
2	4 Jun 2017	Japan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills	−13 (67-72-68-64=271)	4 strokes	USA Seungsu Han
3	4 Nov 2018	Heiwa PGM Championship	name=54weather	Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}}	1 stroke	JPN Daisuke Kataoka
4	4 Nov 2019	Tokai Classic	−9 (68-69-66-72=275)	1 stroke	JPN Shota Akiyoshi, JPN Ryuko Tokimatsu
5	23 May 2021	Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament	−21 (60-68-68-63=259)	Playoff	JPN Tomoharu Otsuki, ZIM Scott Vincent
6	17 Oct 2021	Japan Open Golf Championship	−19 (67-64-64-70=265)	4 strokes	JPN Yuta Ikeda
7	1 Dec 2024	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	−12 (67-68-65-68=268)	2 strokes	JPN Naoyuki Kataoka
8	15 Jun 2025	Hana Bank Invitational2	−18 (66-69-69-66=270)	Playoff	JPN Yusuke Sakamoto

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

2Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2019	ANA Open	JPN Yosuke Asaji, USA Seungsu Han,
JPN Terumichi Kakazu, JPN Ryuko Tokimatsu	Asaji won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2021	Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament	JPN Tomoharu Otsuki, ZIM Scott Vincent	Won with par on second extra hole
Otsuki eliminated by par on first hole
3	2025	Hana Bank Invitational	JPN Yusuke Sakamoto	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	11 Oct 2015	Yeangder Tournament Players Championship	name=54weather}}	2 strokes	PHL Miguel Tabuena
2	7 Feb 2016	Leopalace21 Myanmar Open1	−24 (66-66-61-71=264)	4 strokes	KOR Park Jun-won, JPN Azuma Yano

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Feb 2008	Africa Open	−13 (68-69-70-68=275)	6 strokes	ZAF Nic Henning
2	6 Nov 2011	Nashua Masters	−9 (68-73-65-65=271)	1 stroke	ZAF Tyrone Mordt
3	20 Mar 2022	Steyn City Championship1	−25 (64-62-67-70=263)	3 strokes	ZAF Dean Burmester
4	15 Dec 2024	Alfred Dunhill Championship1	−13 (67-70-71-67=275)	1 stroke	SWE Marcus Kinhult, ENG John Parry,
ZAF Ryan van Velzen

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2025	Joburg Open	SCO Calum Hill, ZAF Jacques Kruyswijk	Hill won with par on second extra hole
2	2025	Alfred Dunhill Championship	ZAF Jayden Schaper	Lost to eagle on first extra hole

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	USA Matt Cannon, USA 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	2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT		T71
U.S. Open		CUT		CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	NT	CUT	CUT	CUT

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

NT = No tournament

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2002

Notes

References

[https://www.foxnews.com/sports/norris-wins-nashua-masters-by-1/ Norris wins Nashua Masters by 1]
(17 October 2021). "SA's Shaun Norris wins Japan Open".
(20 March 2022). "Norris battles to maiden DP World Tour win". European Tour.
"2021/22 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour.
(1 May 2022). "Strydom claims record Tour Championship win". Compleat Golfer.
(1 December 2024). "Emotional Norris ends three-year title drought by winning Golf Nippon Series JT Cup". Japan Golf Tour Organization.
(15 December 2024). "Norris wins Alfred Dunhill with final-round 67". BBC Sport.

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