The Great White Shark, hooked again!

Greg Norman, eternal optimist or sadistic?

To the women of the world waiting in vain for their man to pop the question, perhaps Greg Norman is an untapped resource.

I know many men, under far less pressure, who buckle at the knees when the word “marriage” comes into the conversation.

They don’t have the money or power that Greg has, but they refuse to commit themselves for fear of being taken to the cleaners.

That’s happened to Greg Norman, twice in fact, but it appears he’s been hooked again.

She’s a stunningly beautiful woman, with two lovely little kids. And their beach wedding was a tad removed from the publicity-stunt performance he put on when he wed Chris Evert.

That marriage that was never going to work.

Greg is a very famous man, a (former) athlete supreme. And it’s impossible not to draw similarities to that other famous golfer.

Tiger verse the Shark, what would women prefer I wonder?

I have a pathological fear of Sharks, but I love Tigers, the cute and cuddly kind.

Jokes aside, I think it’s fairly obvious what’s going on here.

We, the people who consume magazines and tabloid journalism at an ever increasing rate, have created a monster.

Greg doesn’t play anymore, but he craves the limelight.

He knows that to date, to wed, is to be photographed and talked about, and he can’t help himself.

The saddest part of all, is that I truly believe his first wife loved him dearly.

I’m on team Andrassy. And Greg, just as a side note, it’s time to stop the Botox!

WITH GERARD LAWS

So Greg Norman has taken another swing at marriage? Perhaps it could be a case of third time lucky for the Australian golfing legend, but I’m not holding my breath.

Norman spent 25 years with his first wife Laura Andrassy, which is a very long time - longer than I have been alive. I know I’m young and naïve but I really don’t understand what made Norman leave his first wife after so long. What changed?

Surely after 25 years you would have learnt to tolerate your partner’s bad habits. It’s not as if Norman noticed Andrassy picking her nose one day and said “Nup, that’s it, I’m leaving!”

It reminds me of a story I heard about an Irish couple in their 90s who filed for divorce after more than 70 years of marriage. When they were asked why, after so long together, they had decided to split, the couple replied: “We heard getting a divorce could have a negative impact on our children, so we decided to wait until they were all dead before we split up”.

Norman left Andrassy for former tennis champion Chris Evert but the marriage lasted just 18 months. Only 10 months later, the Great White Shark proposed to his new bride Kirsten Kutner.

In keeping with the theme of marriage, you could say that during his career, Norman often played the role of the bridesmaid. He finished runner up in major tournaments on eight occasions. In fact, Norman has now had more wives (three) than major championship victories (two British Opens).

Which makes me wonder which trophies Kutner was apparently using as flower vases during their lavish wedding at Richard Branson’s Necker Island in the Caribbean?

As a sports journalist I have to say that it frustrates me when the private lives of sports people grab more headlines than their accomplishments in the sporting arena.

I’m not really interested in who Tiger Woods’ latest mistress is, or if Michael Clarke and Lara Bingle have split up (actually, if that means Lara is single, then perhaps I am interested).

What does concern me is if Woods can rebuild his game and beat Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major championship victories and if Clarke will be fit for the first Ashes test. Leave the other stuff for the social pages.