Norman was stalking the fairways and wishing countryman Min Woo Lee good luck during Wednesday's traditional eve-of-tournament revelry.
Twice a Masters runner-up and arguably the greatest player to never win a famous green jacket, Norman was not welcome at Augusta National last year because of his role as CEO of LIV Golf.
But the 69-year-old was adamant that he was pretty popular this year.
"Walking around here today, there's not one person who said to me, 'Why did you do LIV?'" Norman, wearing a LIV Golf branded shirt and signature Akubra hat, said in a brief interview on the course.
"There's been hundreds of people, even security guys, stopping me, saying, 'Hey, what you're doing is fantastic.'
"To me, that tells you that what we have and the platform fits within the ecosystem, and it's good for the game of golf."
Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley last year said "never say never" when asked if the former world No.1 would ever be welcome back to the season's first major championship.
LIV boss Norman reckoned the patrons at Augusta were pretty pleased to see him again. (AP PHOTO)
"It's hard to answer that question because I don't know where the world is going to be next year or two years from now," Ridley said.
"The primary issue and the driver there is that I want the focus this week to be on the Masters competition, on the great players that are participating, the greatest players in the world.
"By our decision in December (to allow LIV golfers to play), we ensured that we were going to honour and be consistent with our invitation criteria.
"I would also add that, in the last 10 years, Greg Norman has only been here twice, and I believe one of those was as a commentator for Sirius Radio.
"It really was to keep the focus on the competition."
Also not invited to the landmark 150th British Open at St Andrews in 2022 despite being a two-time winner of the Claret Jug, Norman described last year's snubbing as "petty".
"As a major winner I always was before, but they only sent me a grounds pass last year and nothing, zilch, this time around," said the Australian. "I'm disappointed because it's so petty but of course I'll still be watching."
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