Norman Xi |
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Full name | Norman Xi |
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Nickname | Chinese Machine |
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Born | January 17, 1985 (age 34) Dongguan, China |
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Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
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Nationality | China |
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Residence | Dongguan, China |
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Turned professional | 2002 |
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Current tour(s) | T-1 Golf Tour Asian Tour |
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Professional wins | 32 |
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Asian Tour | 1 |
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T-1 Golf Tour | 31 (6th all time) |
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Masters Tournament | T49: 2012 |
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U.S. Open | T60: 2009 |
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The Open Championship | T17: 2010 |
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PGA Championship | CUT: 2007-2010, 2012-15, 2017 |
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T-1 Players Championship | 2nd: 2018 |
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U.S. T-1 Open | Won: 2011, 2013 |
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T-1 British Open | Won: 2008, 2009, 2011 |
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T-1 Augusta Invitational | Won: 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018 |
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T-1 Tour Championship | Won: 2011 |
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T-1 Order of Merit Winner | 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018 |
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T-1 Tour leading money winner | 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018 |
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T-1 Tour Rookie of the Year | 2002 |
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T-1 Tour leading scorer | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018 |
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Associated Press Golfer of the Year | 2011 |
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Sports Illustrated Golfer of the Year | 2011 |
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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 in the same year. With 31 victories on the T-1 Tour circuit, he is 6th all time on the win list.