Greg Freakin' Norman

Greg Norman has a two-shot lead heading into tomorrow's final round the British Open.

That's the 2008 British Open. 53-year old Greg Norman leads Padraig Harrington and K.J. Choi by two shots.

Fifty-three.

It is an amazing accomplishment. No matter what happens Sunday morning (EST), this has been a phenomenal show by the Great White Shark. The Open Championship has been played under increasingly brutal conditions, and he has answered the challenge. The feat is made more impressive when you take into account the fact that he's been honeymooning for three weeks with his new bride, Chris Evert. Playing golf hasn't been his focus for some time now, and it has probably been even farther back on the list since the wedding.

I have read several articles claiming that this is a chance for Norman to "exorcise the demons" of his many failures in major championships. I don't necessarily think that is true. If he wins the Open, it won't change the fact that he lost the Masters even though he carried a 6-shot lead into the final round.

A win tomorrow, and he's the oldest player to win a major. A win tomorrow, and the first thing people talk about when they mention Greg Norman won't be the losses, the $100M+ divorce, the tennis legend new wife, or any of his business ventures. If he wins, the first thing anyone will say will be that he won the Open Championship at age 53. And that is all there needs to be to the story. No exorcism is needed.