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Greg Norman badly injured after chainsaw accident

Golfer ‘lucky’ not to lose his hand in the incident

Greg Norman: “I was one lucky man today. Damaged, but not down & out. Still have left hand.”
Greg Norman: “I was one lucky man today. Damaged, but not down & out. Still have left hand.”
Sun Sept 14 2014 - 11:59

Two-time major winner Greg Norman said he was "damaged" but "lucky" to still have a left hand after a chainsaw accident on Saturday.

The 59-year-old Australian posted a picture of himself on Twitter and Instagram on Saturday night as he recovered in a hospital bed in the United States.

“Working with a chainsaw ALWAYS be respectful of the unexpected,” he wrote. “I was one lucky man today. Damaged, but not down & out. Still have left hand.”

He posted a picture last week of himself trimming a small tree, along with the message: “Time to trim the sea grapes today. Never ask someone to do something that you can do yourself. Love to work!”

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Norman, British Open champion in 1986 and 1993, also finished runner-up in two US Opens, two US PGAs and three US Masters, and was world number one for a total of 331 weeks.