Greg Norman on mend after chainsaw accident

Two-time major winner Greg Norman is expected to make a “full, speedy recovery” after 
injuring his left arm in a chainsaw accident over the weekend.

Norman said doctors told him the saw missed his artery by a fraction of an inch. Picture: AP

The 59-year-old Australian underwent surgery in a Florida hospital to repair “some minor nerve damage”, and specialists predict there will be no 
permanent ill-effects.

A statement on Norman’s website, www.shark.com, read: “Norman elected to undergo surgery while in the hospital to repair some minor nerve damage. According to the specialists who tended to Norman, he will not sustain any long-term, permanent damage to his left arm.

“Following the surgery, Norman returned home to rest and recover. Both Norman and the doctors expect him to have a full, speedy recovery and to be able to return back to playing golf and attacking life shortly.”

Norman said: “Thank you to everyone for their concern and well wishes. I look forward to getting back out there to attack that tree like I planned on doing (on Saturday). No tree is going to keep me down.”

The statement also outlined how the incident had happened.

“Norman was spending the 
afternoon cleaning up some trees in his backyard on 
Jupiter Island, Florida when a large branch unexpectedly started to come down on him,” it read.

“Attempting to catch the branch, Norman dropped the chainsaw. The weight of the branch brought Norman’s arm down upon the saw that was thankfully slowing.”

Norman, whose nickname is “Great White Shark”, posted a 
picture of himself on Twitter and Instagram on Saturday night as he recovered in a hospital bed, saying he was “damaged’’ but “lucky’’ to still have a left hand.