Pro-golfer Greg Norman 'damaged but still has left hand' after chainsaw incident

The sportsman nicknamed Great White Shark posted a picture of himself recovering in a hospital saying that he is ‘lucky to have kept his left handâ€

13:10 15 September 2014

Australian pro-golfer Greg Norman is has said that he is still lucky to still have his left hand following an accident with a chainsaw. The 59-year-old posted a picture of himself recovering in a hospital over the weekend.  

 

"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."

 

Just last week, Norman, who is nicknamed The Great White Shark, posted a picture of himself using a chainsaw to trim a plant. 

 

He wrote alongside it: "Never ask someone to do something that you can do yourself. Love to work!"

 

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