Gerry Norquist (born May 29, 1962) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Norquist was born in

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and turned professional relatively late at the age of 26. He played most of his tournament golf in Asia, predominantly on the

Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wor ...

where he won five titles, and later on the

Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ...

. His five wins on the Asian Tour are the most for an American. His biggest win came in 1999 at the

European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...

co-sanctioned Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open, which gave him a two-year exemption on that tour. Norquist maintained his links with the Asian Tour and was appointed senior vice president in 2006. He was active on the

European Seniors Tour The Legends Tour is the current branding of the European Senior Tour, a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over, run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was branded as the Staysure Tour for the 2018 and 2019 seasons after UK-based insur ...

in 2012; playing in 14 events, making the cut 12 times. His best finish was a tie for 6th at the Taiwan-based

Fubon Senior Open The Fubon Senior Open was a men's golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. The tournament was held from 2011 to 2013 at Miramar Golf Country Club, north-west of New Taipei City, Taiwan. The event was co-sanctioned with the Senior PGA of Taiwa ...

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asian PGA Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wor ...

Asian PGA Tour wins (5)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (7)

*1989 PGA Assistant Professionals Championship (PGA Pacific Northwest Section event) *1990 El Junko Open (Venezuela) *1994 Palm Springs Open (PGA Southern California Section event) *1997

Mercuries Taiwan Masters The Mercuries Taiwan Masters (三商台灣名人賽) is an annual golf tournament held in Taiwan. It was founded in 1987 and has been an Asian Tour event since 2000. Winners See also * List of sporting events in Taiwan This is a list of inter ...

, Taiwan PGA Championship *2002 Sedona Open (PGA Southwest Section event) *2004 Sedona Open (PGA Southwest Section event)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Norquist, Gerry American male golfers Asian Tour golfers European Tour golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Golfers from Portland, Oregon Golfers from Phoenix, Arizona 1962 births Living people