Tim Norris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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professional golfer
Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1957
Place of Birth: Fresno, California, United States
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Tim Norris
- Tim Norris (born November 20, 1957) is a current college head golf coach and a former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s. Norris was born and raised in Fresno, California.
- He started his collegiate career at Fresno City College before transferring to Fresno State University.
- In 1979, he was a second-team All-American, helped lead Fresno State to the Big West Championship, and was the winner of the Sun Bowl Golf Classic.
- In 1980, he was a first-team All-American, shared Big West Athlete-of-the-Year honors with Jay Don Blake, helped lead Fresno State to its second Big West Championship in as many years, and was Fresno State's Athlete-of-the-Year. Norris had 11 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including a win at the 1982 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open.
- Norris established the tournament record at 259 (25-under), which stood until it was eclipsed in 2009 by Kenny Perry.
- He was only one of two players to go wire-to-wire without sharing the lead.
- He defeated Raymond Floyd and Hubert Green by six strokes.
- His best finish in a major was T-40 at the 1985 PGA Championship.In the 1990s, Norris switch careers from touring professional to college coach.
- He was men's head golf coach at University of Texas-El Paso from 1990–1997.
- Since August 1, 1997, he has been the men's head golf coach at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
- When he arrived at K-State, he inherited a program that had finished dead last in the Big Eight Conference for 14 straight years from 1978–1991.
- Norris has made steady progress transforming the Wildcat's into winners; they appeared in the NCAA Regionals in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
- During the 2003-2004 season, the Wildcats won the Purina Classic in St.
- Charles, Missouri, and finished T-4 in the final Big 12 Conference standings.Norris is married to the former Shelley Kerr.
- They have two children, Ashley and Tyler, and live in Manhattan, Kansas.
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