Tim_Norris
Tim Norris
American golfer and coach
Tim Norris (born November 20, 1957) is a current college head golf coach and a former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s.
| Tim Norris | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1957-11-20) November 20, 1957 (age 66) Fresno, California |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Manhattan, Kansas |
| Career | |
| College | Fresno City College Fresno State University |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1983 |
| PGA Championship | T40: 1985 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Norris was born and raised in Fresno, California. He started his collegiate career at Fresno City College before transferring to Fresno State University. In 1979, he was a second-team All-American, helped lead Fresno State to the Big West Championship, and was the winner of the Sun Bowl Golf Classic. In 1980, he was a first-team All-American, shared Big West Athlete-of-the-Year honors with Jay Don Blake, helped lead Fresno State to its second Big West Championship in as many years, and was Fresno State's Athlete-of-the-Year.
Norris had 11 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including a win at the 1982 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open. Norris established the tournament record at 259 (25-under), which stood until it was eclipsed in 2009 by Kenny Perry. He was only one of two players to go wire-to-wire without sharing the lead. He defeated Raymond Floyd and Hubert Green by six strokes. His best finish in a major was T-40 at the 1985 PGA Championship.[1]
In the 1990s, Norris switch careers from touring professional to college coach. He was men's head golf coach at University of Texas-El Paso from 1990–1997. Since August 1, 1997, he has been the men's head golf coach at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. When he arrived at K-State, he inherited a program that had finished dead last in the Big Eight Conference for 14 straight years from 1978–1991. Norris has made steady progress transforming the Wildcat's into winners; they appeared in the NCAA Regionals in 2003, 2004 and 2005. During the 2003-2004 season, the Wildcats won the Purina Classic in St. Charles, Missouri, and finished T-4 in the final Big 12 Conference standings.[2]
Norris is married to the former Shelley Kerr. They have two children, Ashley and Tyler, and live in Manhattan, Kansas.
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 15, 1982 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | −25 (63-64-66-66=259) | 6 strokes |  Raymond Floyd, Hubert Green |
Other wins (3)
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T40 |
Note: Norris never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
- Tim Norris at the PGA Tour official site