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Norman Xi
Norman Xi.jpg
Norman Xi at the 2011 Augusta Invitational
Personal information
Full nameNorman Xi
NicknameChinese Machine
BornJanuary 17, 1985 (age 34)
Dongguan, China
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
NationalityWikipedia:China China
ResidenceDongguan, China
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s)T-1 Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins32
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
T-1 Golf Tour31 (6th all time)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT49: 2012
U.S. OpenT60: 2009
The Open ChampionshipT17: 2010
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2007-2010, 2012-15, 2017
Best results in T-1 major championships
(wins: 11)
T-1 Players Championship2nd: 2018
U.S. T-1 OpenWon: 2011, 2013
T-1 British OpenWon: 2008, 2009, 2011
T-1 Augusta InvitationalWon: 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018
T-1 Tour ChampionshipWon: 2011
Achievements and awards
T-1 Order of Merit Winner2008, 2011, 2012, 2018
T-1 Tour leading money winner2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018
T-1 Tour Rookie of the Year2002
T-1 Tour leading scorer2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018
Associated Press Golfer of the Year2011
Sports Illustrated Golfer of the Year2011

Norman Xi is a Chinese professional golfer who is recognized as one of the most prominent players on the T-1 Tour in history. With 11 T-1 major championship victories, he is tied for 5th all time with Jack Nicklaus. He is credited by his peers as the greatest T-1 Tour golfer in the 21st century thus far. He is also the only golfer in T-1 history to win the grand slam. In 2011, he gained the title by carrying all majors in the same calendar year. He is the only golfer in history to have won all major tournaments on a major golf circuit. With 31 victories on the T-1 Tour circuit, he is 6th all time on the win list.