WEST PALM BEACH — About 18 months ago, Greg Norman sold his home on Jupiter Island and ranch in northwest Colorado and was headed back to his native Australia.That’s when he was presented with a business model for a new golf league.Norman then took a few months to look it over, tweak it, and decided he was not leaving the United States. The only problem …“My wife Kiki said to me, ‘You know we’re homeless,’” he said.So Norman got on Zillow and looked at homes in Old Palm in Palm Beach Gardens.“We walk around the house, my wife is walking around like this,” Norman said giving a thumbs up sign. “I said to the owner ‘How much do you want for the house?’ I offered him more than his asking price. I said, ‘Close the deal. Close it right now. Cash.’ ”Minutes later Norman was on the steps of his private plane, headed to Colorado, negotiating the final deal. He paid $12.2 million for his new home after pocketing $55.1 million for the Jupiter Island home and $52 million for the ranch in Meeker, Colo.“It’s crazy, you can’t make this s— up,” he said.Norman, who successfully developed golf courses around the world after a Hall of Fame playing career in which he won more than 90 tournaments worldwide, including two Open Championships, is now on a new adventure — the controversial LIV Golf Series.Norman established LIV’s U.S. headquarters in a high rise in downtown West Palm Beach, settling into an office on the 14th floor with a view of the Intracoastal, Palm Beach and the Atlantic Ocean.
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