It seems that golf legend Greg Norman is leaving the United States permanently and returning to his former Australian stronghold.
Known as the Great White Shark of professional golf, Norman and his wife, Kiki, found a buyer for their $ 40 million ranch in Colorado, the Post reported.
Sources say the sale is expected to close in the next few weeks, just a month after the businessman and golfer found a buyer for his $ 60 million Florida compound he built from scratch.
And Norman, 66, will make a big profit from the sale. He purchased the Meeker, Colorado farm in 2004 for $ 9.5 million.
The Post contacted its representatives for comment.
Norman put the house on the market for $ 55 million in 2016, but dropped the price significantly – by $ 15 million. Still, that leaves him with a whopping $ 30 million profit.
Set on a huge plot of 11,900 acres, the chalet consists of eight bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
He was described as “one of the best trophy hunting and fishing ranches in Colorado”.
Named “Rancho dos Sete Lagos”, the property is used as a sports paradise.
The house is in the coveted White River valley in the Flat Tops Mountains, and offers panoramic views of nature and wildlife.
In addition to the 13,907-square-foot chalet, a variety of staterooms and a ballroom / dance hall offer accommodation for many guests.
On March 14, his wife, 52, posted about missing her longtime home in Florida.
“Our beloved Shark Shack. Boy, are we gonna miss this. I hope to recreate it sometime soon in Oz! 🇦🇺 Designed with ❤️ by #theNormanDesignGroup ”, she wrote in the caption.
In a January column for Stellar magazine, Norman explained how he was ready to return to his home state of Queensland, Australia.
“I miss Australia. I miss how it sounds. Not so long ago, I was on the phone with my parents and the sounds of birds in the background were something else.
“And the smell of Australia… it is so clean and fresh. I love coffee and miss people; they are so easy to deal with … I want to go back to Australia as soon as I can. To tell you the truth, I think about going home every other day. “
In 2019, he told the Daily Telegraph that he was looking for a Down Under property.
“Yes, we are (looking). I prefer not to say where we’re looking and no, we don’t buy anything. “
Norman spent 331 weeks as the world’s No. 1 golfer in the 1980s and 1990s. He won 89 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournaments and two majors: the Open Championships in 1986 and 1993.
The move to sell his two properties in the U.S. came after his battle with COVID-19 in December.
“I’m fit and strong and I have a high tolerance for pain, but this virus kicked the shit out of me like nothing I’ve ever experienced before,” wrote Norman on Instagram.