The 52-year-old Australian golfer, described as 'Great White Shark', was the World Number 1 for 331 weeks, a record that Tiger Woods broke. He won 86 titles worldwide including two British Open and finished in top-10 of the Majors as many as 29 times.

Norman, now considered a legend in golf course designing, said he was negotiating to take up a few projects in India.

"We have been approached for numerous projects (and asked) if we're interested in going to India, and the answer is yes. We have looked at them, and we are in the negotiation stage right now," said Norman, who is playing at the Desert Classic.

Norman, who was one of the first designers to come to India and lend his name to a course -- now called Jaypee Greens near Delhi, is one of the sharpest business minds in sport.

"Like any designer you want to be at the tip of the sphere and the growth of the game of golf is at its peak at present," he said.

"Normally, golf course design is a very good barometer to what's happening to the economy no matter what continent you're on, because when people go and build a golf course, they are either doing a residential golf course community or a resort development," he added.