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By Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY

SOUTHPORT, England — Before the week started, Greg Norman was a part-time golfer, full-time conglomerate. At the end of the week, even after coming so close to rewriting golf''s History books with a win for the ages, the former best player in the world still was a part-time golfer, full-time conglomerate.

The 53-year-old Australian, who was trying to become golf''s oldest major champion, arrived for the 137th edition of the British Open having not played a professional event in two months and a major in three years. But three weeks removed from exchanging vows with tennis legend Chris Evert in the Bahamas, Norman nearly gave himself a third Claret Jug for a wedding present before faltering Sunday to finish in a tie for third, six shots behind Padraig Harrington.

Although the time warp allowed the old juices to start flowing for Norman and caused visions to dance in his head about winning another Open to go with those he won in 1986 at Turnberry and 1993 at Royal St. George''s, he has no intentions of taking the game up full time again.

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