"I'm my last few years on the regular Tour, there were other things stimulating me more than chasing a little white ball. I was bursting with ideas."

So many laugh-out-loud moments in Greg Norman's Global Golf Post interview with Lewine Mair, where to start? Well thanks to reader Tim for making me read this, otherwise I would have skipped it.

On his venture into the beef business.

Bart and I were bouncing ideas off each other and he suggested Wagyu beef. I twas the right idea at the right time in that the start of our operation coincided with the era of Mad Cow disease in Europe.

The good fortune to have been positioned so well to take advantage of a mini-atrocity!

On his bid to design an Olympic golf course in Rio:

It's something I'm keen to do, quite apart from the fact that it ties in well with my new ambassadorial link with  Omega, the Olympic timekeepers.

You know when I heard Greg Norman and Olympic design, Omega ambassadorial link immediately hit me as a natural reason for him to build the course. Plus, chances are better than good that it'll need to be renovated before the Olympics, so that's work for another architect. I smell a winning bid!

The chances are my bid is going to be a joint affair with Lorena Ochoa. Lorena is just setting out in the world of course design and is keen to learn, which is fine by me.

And what better time to learn on the job than on a golf course that might be seen by millions and produce the first medalists in over 100 years!

On the Open at Birkdale, and gulp, a dreaded Chrissie question.

I was nice and relaxed by Thursday and, yes, I wanted to play well in front of Chrissie. I had been keen that she could come and see what I could do. We had some very good conversations about competitive situations and pressure.

Not so much since.

Mair asks about this Presidents Cup captaincy so soon after the breakup.

I just had to get on with it. It wasn't easy because everyone wanted to know what was going on. I didn't say anything then about the breakup and I've never said anything since. It may sound odd, but what helped that week was having my arm in a sling. Away from the fact it was very painful, it helped to deflect attention from the marriage situation.

Whatever it takes to protect the brand!