Shaun Patrick Norris (born 14 May 1982) is a South African professional golfer.

Shaun Norris
Personal information
Full nameShaun Patrick Norris
Born (1982-05-14) 14 May 1982 (age 44)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidencePretoria, South Africa
SpouseCandy Norris
Children2
Career
Turned professional2002
Current toursEuropean Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former toursAsian Tour
LIV Golf
Tarheel Tour
Professional wins15
Highest ranking54 (19 January 2020)[1]
(as of 28 June 2026)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Japan Golf Tour9
Asian Tour2
Sunshine Tour4
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT71: 2022
U.S. OpenCUT: 2020, 2022
The Open ChampionshipT61: 2018
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour
Rookie of the Year
2016
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner
2021–22

Career

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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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] In May, Norris claimed the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the 2021–22 season.[5][6]

In December 2024, Norris won the season-ending Golf Nippon Series JT Cup for his seventh on the Japan Golf Tour.[7] Two weeks later, he won the Alfred Dunhill Championship for his second European Tour victory.[8]

Professional wins (15)

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European Tour wins (2)

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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 South Africa Dean Burmester
2 15 Dec 2024
(2025 season)
Alfred Dunhill Championship1 −13 (67-70-71-67=275) 1 stroke Sweden Marcus Kinhult, England John Parry,
South Africa Ryan van Velzen

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2025 Joburg Open Scotland Calum Hill, South Africa Jacques Kruyswijk Hill won with par on second extra hole
2 2025 Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa Jayden Schaper Lost to eagle on first extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (9)

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Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (3)[a]
Other Japan Golf Tour (6)
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 South Korea Park Jun-won, Japan Azuma Yano
2 4 Jun 2017 Japan Golf Tour Championship
Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills
−13 (67-72-68-64=271) 4 strokes United States Seungsu Han
3 4 Nov 2018 Heiwa PGM Championship −14 (68-65-69=202)[b] 1 stroke Japan Daisuke Kataoka
4 4 Nov 2019 Tokai Classic −9 (68-69-66-72=275) 1 stroke Japan Shota Akiyoshi, Japan Ryuko Tokimatsu
5 23 May 2021 Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament −21 (60-68-68-63=259) Playoff Japan Tomoharu Otsuki, Zimbabwe Scott Vincent
6 17 Oct 2021 Japan Open Golf Championship −19 (67-64-64-70=265) 4 strokes Japan Yuta Ikeda
7 1 Dec 2024 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup −12 (67-68-65-68=268) 2 strokes Japan Naoyuki Kataoka
8 15 Jun 2025 Hana Bank Invitational2 −18 (66-69-69-66=270) Playoff Japan Yusuke Sakamoto
9 31 May 2026 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open −24 (63-69-67-65=264) 5 strokes Japan Ryutaro Nagano, Japan Ren Yonezawa

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–1)

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

Asian Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 11 Oct 2015 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship1 −12 (68-68-68=204)[b] 2 strokes Philippines Miguel Tabuena
2 7 Feb 2016 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open2 −24 (66-66-61-71=264) 4 strokes South Korea Park Jun-won, Japan Azuma Yano

1Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

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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 South Africa Nic Henning
2 6 Nov 2011 Nashua Masters −9 (68-73-65-65=271) 1 stroke South Africa Tyrone Mordt
3 20 Mar 2022 Steyn City Championship1 −25 (64-62-67-70=263) 3 strokes South Africa Dean Burmester
4 15 Dec 2024 Alfred Dunhill Championship1 −13 (67-70-71-67=275) 1 stroke Sweden Marcus Kinhult, England John Parry,
South Africa Ryan van Velzen

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2025 Joburg Open Scotland Calum Hill, South Africa Jacques Kruyswijk Hill won with par on second extra hole
2 2025 Alfred Dunhill Championship South Africa Jayden Schaper Lost to eagle on first extra hole

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 14 Jul 2007 Southern Open −20 (63-66-67=196) 4 strokes United States Matt Cannon, United States William McGirt

Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T62 T61
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019202020212022202320242025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT CUT T71
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT NT CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament2017201820192020
Championship 71 T37
Match Play NT1
Invitational 71 T75
Champions NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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Notes

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  1. The 2021 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.
  2. 1 2 Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. "Week 3 2020 Ending 19 Jan 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. Norris wins Nashua Masters by 1
  3. "SA's Shaun Norris wins Japan Open". Compleat Golfer. 17 October 2021.
  4. "Norris battles to maiden DP World Tour win". European Tour. 20 March 2022.
  5. "2021/22 Order of Merit". Sunshine Tour. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. "Strydom claims record Tour Championship win". Compleat Golfer. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023. Shaun Norris claimed the top spot on the final Order of Merit thanks largely to his victory in the DP World Tour co-sanctioned Steyn City Championship.
  7. "Emotional Norris ends three-year title drought by winning Golf Nippon Series JT Cup". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  8. "Norris wins Alfred Dunhill with final-round 67". BBC Sport. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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