Greg Norman’s latest aircraft may have been scarier than any circumstance he ever encountered on the golf course during his legendary career.
The 70-year-old Australian revealed on his Instagram account how the bonnet on his private plane “shattered ” in a terrifying moment during a recent trip originally intended to go from California to Florida.
The Shark indicated no more damage occurred beyond the bonnet.
“Inflight LAX – PBI loud pop = shattered windscreen, ” Norman posted Friday. “Only the next day in 40yrs of private vacation. Returned to LAX to the experts to make sure all okay. Owing all. ”
Norman posted four photos from the terrible scene to his account, with the first showing the cup in the cockpit shattered and exposing an additional coating.
The two-time Majors hero also included photos of firetrucks and other emergency vehicles, along with a picture of him posing with paramedics.
Norman has long used personal planes for traveling, in 2020 how he considered joining the Air Force before embarking upon his golf career.
He bought a Jetstar in 1988 for$ 1 million, he told the outlet, and felt like the “king of the hill ” when flying it.
The world’s past No. 1 has endured flying scares over the years, including 2012 at the Omega Masters Open when his planes malfunctioned while getting.
Nevertheless, he recently said those harrowing moments don’t worry him.
“No. It’s piece of flying—or of driving a car or swimming in the ocean—it’s part of life, ” Norman told Business Jet Journal. “If your number comes up, your number comes up. ”
Norman starred on the links in the 1980s and 1990s, winning 20 European Tour activities during his career.
He just served as the CEO of LIV Golf before .
“ When we launched LIV Golf, there was no one that made more sense to lead the organization another than Greg Norman, ” LIV Golf’s board president said Yasir Al-Rumayyan.
“ I thank him for everything he has done to establish, start and grow our group. He has been instrumental to LIV’s victory. ”