“I’m filling out the entry form now. I think I’m going,” he told News Corp Australia newspapers.
Whether he tees off or not is still to be seen. Greg Norman will either have to battle through qualifying or seek a rare special exemption, given he is over the cut-off age of 60 for former champions.
He believes he has a case.
“I think I can still get in,” he said.
“It’s the 150th. I’m a past Open champion. I love St Andrews.
“If… I would consider going back and teeing off one last time, maybe this is it.”
Greg Norman won the Open in 1986 and 1993
Norman – nicknamed the “Great White Shark” – played the last of his 27 British Opens in 2009. He won in 1986 and 1993, and posted 10 top-10 finishes in all.
Hugely popular in his heyday, he has become a polarising figure more recently as chief executive of a breakaway league funded by Saudi Arabia that is intended to rival the PGA Tour.
The new league hoped to lure top players, but a string of the world’s best have opted out, with Greg Norman accused of turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia. He rejects that claim.
“We are here to play golf, serve fans, grow the game, and give additional opportunities to players,” Norman told News Corp.
“Golf is good for the world and that includes Saudi Arabia.”
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse