Greg Norman wrote a new chapter in his golfing and business career when he debuted today as a commentator in FOX Sports first coverage of a golf tournament – the Norman hosted Franklin Templeton Shootout.

Despite speaking of being as nervous as when he stepped onto the first tee at Augusta National for a first time the double Open Champion seemed very much at ease in his new role.

Norman was asked by www.golfbytourmiss.com on the eve of the event who he admired as a golf commentator.

“I like Johnny Miller because Johnny Miller says what he sees,” said Norman.

“When I was finally, when it was finally announced that I was going to be a involved with the Fox deal, I got a lot of phone calls from commentators from other sports, not from golf. Mike Tirico reached out to me. But they all of them to a T said just be yourself, just be yourself, just be confident and just be yourself. I saw that a lot in Johnny Miller.

“And I had a lot of probably preparation for this moment, if I can put that in a weird way through Frank Chirkinian. Frank Chirkinian really behind the scenes created a phenomenal team of people around him and he created the analyst and ongolfcourse reporting and the style of telecasting, put a great team together.

Joe Buck and Greg Norman commence their commentary teaming at the 2014 Franklin Templeton Shootout.

“I’ve actually referenced Frank many, many times in our team production meetings about what we need and how we can pull a lot of what he injected in CBS because that was a fun group of guys. Even today when you look at some of the CBS led by Jim Nance, they’re a fun group of guys. I want to take a lot of that and inject it into the Fox deal. I wouldn’t say anyone else other than Johnny Miller. I think everyone else is pretty status quo.

“When you have to be strong enough in your own mind to be able to make a believing comment about what you see and what the viewer is expecting you to say, to make them think about. And then okay, you might get a little bit of flak because you’re willing to step over that line, but you’ve got to do it with confidence and with ease and not with, you know, any arrogance or in your face.

“I’m learning as I go along. And I’ve had a great mentor with Joe. He’s been phenomenal with me at the moment. And David Hill from Fox, he’s taken a lot of time out of his time just to spend with me to help me navigate through this process.”

However Norman’s next PGA Tour tournament commentary role will not be to June next year when he will travel to Chambers Bay in Washington State for the 2015 U.S. Open.