The Golf Show 2.0 season 2 # 65 Hughes Norton, Rainmaker, being the agent for Tiger and Greg Norman

Co-hosts Kathy Bissell and Gary Van Sickle talk with Hughes Norton, one of golf's first Superagents and his new book, Rainmaker. Norton signed, among others, Tiger Woods and Greg Norman, but also Curtis Strange, Ben Crenshaw, Bill Rodgers, Tom Watson, Mark O'Meara, Peter Jacobsen, and Bobby Clampett, David Graham, Nancy Lopez and others when he was in charge of golf at IMG. McCormack, who hired Norton out of college, soon assigned him to the golf division. Two years after delivering at least $60 million in guaranteed sponsorship money to Tiger Woods, Norton was dismissed by Woods. Not long after that, he was fired by McCormack but given a severance package of $9 million. Hughes has been silent since that time. He's now telling his story.
The book is a wonderful read, and Norton credits George Peper, former editor of Golf Magazine, who helped him craft it.

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What is the point of having this "Kathy Bissell" on this video? Anytime she even BEGINS to speak, the annoying Gary Van Sickle simply interrupts before she can get out four words. Much credit goes to Hughes Norton who eloquently simply ignores these interviewing amateurs to tell insightful stories about agenting and his clients. Also: I just finished the book and it's an insiders delight: great tales and no punches pulled -- Norton simply rips Chuck Rubin -- Tom Watson's brother-in-law "agent," the money-hungry Greg Norman and even the snake that is Phil Knight. (In addition, Earl Woods has BEAUTIFUL handwriting!)
The Golf Show 2.0? Very sad to see unskilled amateurs attempt to do television.