Sydney: Golf great Greg Norman said he was recovering in a US hospital yesterday after almost cutting off his hand with a chainsaw. <img title="Greg Norman recovers in a US hospital. Pic/Norman's Instagram account" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/nov/15Greg-Norman-1.jpg" alt="Greg Norman recovers in a US hospital. Pic/Norman's Instagram account" /> Greg Norman recovers in a US hospital. Pic/Norman's Instagram account&nbsp;
Australia's former world No 1 posted a photo to Instagram of himself lying in a hospital bed with his left arm heavily bandaged.
Lesson learnt Norman, 59, issued a warning alongside the photo and suggested he had come close to severing one of his hands.
"Working with a chainsaw ALWAYS be respectful of the unexpected. I was one lucky man today. Damaged, but not down &amp; out. Still have left hand," Norman tweeted.
Norman last week posted a photo of himself working with a chainsaw to cut back a small tree at what appears to be one of his seaside properties.
Norman had one of the most high-profile careers in golf,winning two British Opens and reigning as world No.1 for 331 weeks in the 1980s and 1990s.

Golf great Greg Norman said he was recovering in a US hospital yesterday after almost cutting off his hand with a chainsaw

Golfer Greg Norman almost severs hand with chainsaw

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Golf great Greg Norman said he was recovering in a US hospital yesterday after almost cutting off his hand with a chainsaw

Golfer Greg Norman almost severs hand with chainsaw

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