Unfortunately, I think we all know how this story is probably going to end

Having recently turned 50 and facing a situation that calls for me to make a new start in life, I find myself identifying with Greg Norman tonight. And I'm rooting like crazy for the Great Gray Shark to hold it together for 18 more holes and become the oldest player ever to win one of golf's major championships.

Unfortunately, Norman's age, his lack of recent success and his career history will all be working against him in Sunday's final round of the British Open. Even in his prime, 53-year-old Australian probably wouldn't have been a good bet to take home the Claret Jug.

He is the antithesis of Tiger Woods, perhaps the worst front-runner in the history of major championship golf. His two-shot lead at Royal Birkdale marks the ninth time in his career that he has been atop the leader board after 54 holes at the Masters, U.S. and British Open or the PGA and only once, did he take advantage of the situation to win the title. So while I'm hoping the law of averages finally catches up with him and produces a victory for the ages (or should that be the aged), I'm fully expecting defending champion Padraig Harrington, Korean K.J. Choi or somebody else to break Norman's heart one last time.

Of course, if Norman does win, what a statement it will make about today's young players.

This is, after all, one of the two chances they're going to get for the foreseeable future to win a major without having Tiger to contend with. You know, the golden ticket to make a name for themselves and solidify their legacies. So what does Sergio, Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Anthony Kim and other young hotshots like them do? They sit around complaining about the dismal conditions while a guy with an AARP card comes out of moth balls to steal away the precious opportunity.

Forget about "the best player never to win a major." If one of them doesn't step forward and get the job done at the PGA next month, we might have to start talking about "the best generation of players never to win a major." No matter how Norman does on Sunday.