Shaun Norris (golfer)

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

Shaun Norris
Personal information
Full name	Shaun Patrick Norris
Born	(1982-05-14) 14 May 1982 (age 43) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Pretoria, South Africa
Spouse	Candy Norris
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	2002
Current tour(s)	European Tour Japan Golf Tour Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	Asian Tour LIV Golf Tarheel Tour
Professional wins	14
Highest ranking	54 (19 January 2020)[1] (as of 3 August 2025)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Japan Golf Tour	8
Asian Tour	2
Sunshine Tour	4
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T71: 2022
U.S. Open	CUT: 2020, 2022
The Open Championship	T61: 2018
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year 2016 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit winner 2021–22

Professional career

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 (14)

European Tour wins (2)

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

¹Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2025	Joburg Open	Calum Hill, Jacques Kruyswijk	Hill won with par on second extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (8)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (3)[a]
Other Japan Golf Tour (5)

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	Park Jun-won, Azuma Yano
2	4 Jun 2017	Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup Shishido Hills	−13 (67-72-68-64=271)	4 strokes	Seungsu Han
3	4 Nov 2018	Heiwa PGM Championship	−14 (68-65-69=202)*	1 stroke	Daisuke Kataoka
4	4 Nov 2019	Tokai Classic	−9 (68-69-66-72=275)	1 stroke	Shota Akiyoshi, Ryuko Tokimatsu
5	23 May 2021	Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament	−21 (60-68-68-63=259)	Playoff	Tomoharu Otsuki, Scott Vincent
6	17 Oct 2021	Japan Open Golf Championship	−19 (67-64-64-70=265)	4 strokes	Yuta Ikeda
7	1 Dec 2024	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	−12 (67-68-65-68=268)	2 strokes	Naoyuki Kataoka
8	15 Jun 2025	Hana Bank Invitational2	−18 (66-69-69-66=270)	Playoff	Yusuke Sakamoto

*Note: The 2018 Heiwa PGM Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–1)

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

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	11 Oct 2015	Yeangder Tournament Players Championship	−12 (68-68-68=204)*	2 strokes	Miguel Tabuena
2	7 Feb 2016	Leopalace21 Myanmar Open1	−24 (66-66-61-71=264)	4 strokes	Park Jun-won, Azuma Yano

*Note: The 2015 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
¹Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

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

¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2025	Joburg Open	Calum Hill, Jacques Kruyswijk	Hill won with par on second extra hole

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

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

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T62	T61
PGA Championship

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
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

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020
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

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2002

See also

• 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

Notes

1. The 2021 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.