Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo , (born July 18, 1957) is a professional English golfer who is now an on-air golf analyst. As the top player of his era, renowned for his dedication in the game, he was ranked 1st in the Official World Golf Ranking for a total of 97 weeks. His 41 professional wins included 30 victories on the European Tour and six major championships: three Open Championships (1987, 1990, 1992) and three Masters (1989, 1990, 1996).
Faldo has since become a television scholar for a major golf championship. In 2006, he became a major golf analyst for CBS Sports. In 2012, Faldo joined the BBC Sport team to cover the Open Championship.
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Play career
Initial years
Born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, Faldo "became addicted" to playing golf at the age of 14 - having never "even picked up golf clubs" himself, watching Jack Nicklaus play the 1971 Masters with his parents' new "television colors" (first exposure against the game). Just three years later, Faldo won the British Amateur 1975 and the British Youth Championships. His success came too late to get the Walker Cup spot that year, a match played in late May with a team selected in November 1974. He represented England at the Commonwealth Tournament in South Africa in November 1975. Faldo described his late-enthusiastic golf discovery, saying that he "love [d] school, until golf comes" - after that "the only thing [he] is interested is to get out of the gate as fast as possible and go to the golf course."
Professional career 1977-1992
Faldo's golf prowess was immediately noticed in the United States, where he was awarded a golf scholarship to the University of Houston. He attended for ten weeks, but he felt the distraction of going to school hurt his golf game. After leaving school, Faldo went on to become a professional in 1976 and joined the Association of European Professional Golfers. Faldo achieved an instant European Tour success, finishing eighth in the Order of Merit in 1977, and third in 1978; and won the European Tour event in each of those seasons (in 1977, he became the youngest Ryder Cup player back then at the age of 20).
Faldo continued his success on the European Tour in the early 1980s, winning two successive Sun Alliance PGA Championships in England, in 1980 and 1981. Faldo completed the Order of Merit summit in 1983, with five European Tour wins.
In the mid-1980s, Faldo began rebuilding his swing under David Leadbetter's care, to rearrange his game and become a regular contender in major championships (many contemporaries and commentators looked at his swing change that included everything as exaggerated, though later the players had adopted a strategy similar to various degrees - most notably, Tiger Woods). Leadbetter feels that although Faldo's swing "looks pretty," and has a "tremendous rhythm," it "disguises a number of errors". After a series of setbacks, Faldo's efforts came to fruition in May 1987, when he won the Peugeot Spanish Open, his first European Tour victory since 1984 (Faldo later said that the victory was a "big turning point," which restored his confidence).
Two months later, in July 1987, Faldo won his first major title at The Open Championship in Muirfield. After a round of 68 (-3) and 69 (-2), Faldo emerged through a storm condition with an even-par 71, thus entering a one-stroke final round behind American Paul Azinger. Faldo parred every hole in the final round for a one-shot victory. At one point Azinger led three shots with nine holes to play, but the bogey in four of his last nine holes, including on 17 and 18, put him behind Faldo. In cool misty weather conditions, Faldo's solid and solid game in the final round earned him the Open title the day after his 30th birthday. He struck five legs on the last hole for his 18th paral. Faldo then said: "I know I will do it And I know I must do it. " Highlighting the bunker shot in the 8th hole as a key shot from his last round, Faldo said: "The 8th was fantastic, a 35-yard shot and I dropped it to three feet."
In the 1988 US Open, Faldo ended a 72-hole regulation play in a tie to lead with Curtis Strange. Faldo's 4th round even 71st started with 14 pars in a row. A bird in the 15th hole gave him the lead with Strange. However, at 16th hole Faldo found himself with a bunker shot that was difficult to play. After retreating from his bunker shot to scold some photographers to speak, Faldo makes his only trick. Strange dropped a shot on the 17th to leave two rivals who were tied for the lead on the 18th tee. Faldo lost a 25-foot birdie putt on 18th green which will make him the first British player since Tony Jacklin in 1970 to hold both major national championships. The next day, Strange won an 18-hole playoff Monday by four strokes. Strange shot even round-from 71, while Faldo struggled with round 75.
Faldo won his second major championship in the 1989 Masters. Starting his fourth round from a shot held by Ben Crenshaw, Faldo's 65th final (consisting of eight birdies, nine pars and one bogey) was a low-round tournament and allowed him to enter the playoffs with Scott Hoch. Featuring some brilliant puts in his final round, Faldo hid 50-foot birdie putt in the first hole and followed this with birdies on 2, 4 and 7 holes. On the back nine, Faldo hollowed a 12 foot birdie putts at 13.5 feet at 14.15 feet (with an 8-foot break) at 16, and 30 feet on the 17th. On the first hole of the next sudden dead playoff, Hoch missed the leg putt 2-footer who will win him the tournament. In the 2nd playoff hole, in the midst of growing night's darkness, Faldo struck a 25-foot birdie to win the tournament.
In the 1990 Masters, Faldo successfully defended his Masters title. He came from behind to get into the playoffs with Raymond Floyd, once again winning in the second playoff hole after Floyd drew his approach to shoot into the pool left over from the green. Faldo became the first player to win back-to-back Masters titles since Jack Nicklaus in 1965-1966.
In the next majors in the 1990 US Open at Medinah Country Club, Faldo finished tied for 3rd place. In the final round, he did three shots from 45 feet on the 16th hole for a bogey and missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th, which came out of the hole. This resulted in him missing with a single blow on an 18-hole playoff with Hale Irwin and Mike Donald. Faldo refused to come to the press tent after his final round and then, on the way to the locker room, snapped at a reporter who claimed that he had been hit puttnya too hard on the final green. Faldo said: "I hit him perfectly, I hit my leg through the hole, how can you say I hit him too hard?"
The following month, Faldo won his second Open Championship in St Andrews, Scotland, with five shots, becoming the first golfer since Tom Watson in 1982 to win two majors in the same year.
Faldo won the famous Claret Jug trophy for the third time in the 1992 Open Championship at Muirfield. The first two rounds of Faldo from 66-64 for a total of 36 holes 130 broke the Open Championship record for the 36th lowest bottom hole (record then tied by Brandt Snedeker in 2012). Faldo led a 54-hole from four shots at the 1992 Open, before losing the lead over the last nine races of the final to American John Cook. Faldo recovered with a birdie in two of the last four holes to win with a stroke over Cook, who bogeyed the 72nd hole.
Considered by some golf fans to be a lone stoic character in a Ben Hogan printout, Faldo displayed visible emotions after the Open-win putt on the last hole at Muirfield in 1992, trembling and crying. Faldo then said: "I thought I was going to blow it up, and if I lost, I would need a very big plaster to patch that one."
Faldo claimed the European Tour Order of Merit for the second time in 1992. During that time, Faldo said his success: "Running does not have to end If someone will beat me then I will make sure they" Work for their victory. Let them come and get it from me. "That year, he had revenues around the world Ã, Â £ 1,558,978, breaking the existing record.
Professional career 1993-2015
In July 1993, Faldo won the Irish Open Carroll for an unprecedented third in a row. Starting the final round of his four shots behind JosÃÆ'Â © MarÃÆ'a OlazÃÆ'¡bal, Faldo's 65th-round fourth allowed him to tie over 72 holes with OlazÃÆ'¡bal. Faldo won a sudden death playoff in the first extra hole. Later that month, as defending champion Open, Faldo was involved in an unforgettable duel with rival Greg Norman in the Open Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club. Starting the final round of a single shot in front of Norman, Faldo hit a tee shot on par-3 11 which seemed to be headed for a hole in one, but the ball hit the cup and rolled over. Faldo played some excellent golf in the final round of 67, but he finished runners-up, two strokes behind Norman, who shot a spectacular 64th round.
Throughout the early 1990s, Faldo remained a European Tour player while also visiting America regularly and playing around the world, but in 1995 he decided to concentrate on playing on the US PGA Tour, as his priority was to win other major championships (and three from four majors are played in the United States). At first this strategy did not seem to work, as he had a moderate 1995 season, but in April 1996 he won a famous victory at Augusta to amass the sixth and final major championships.
Faldo went into the final round in 1996 The Masters trailed Greg Norman with six shots, but was the recipient of the famous Sunday collapse in Augusta by Norman; Faldo shot 67 to win by five top Norman, who fought his way desperately on his 78th trip. Although this is often remembered as a tournament where Norman collapsed in the final round, Faldo 67 was an impressive display of concentration and consistency that put pressure on Norman. After Faldo had finished, he hugged Norman and whispered something in his ear, which years later Norman insisted he had inserted the line "Do not let that bastard knock you down," a reference to the media, which Faldo thinks will aggressively seduce Norman for loss. Norman said in an interview after the defeat that "He (Faldo) has left, according to my estimates." Since then they became friends and partners of the fishing, the passion that they both share.
After Faldo's win at the 1996 Masters, he had just won one further tournament in his career at the 1997 Nissan Open in Los Angeles, at the age of 39. When Faldo entered his forties, his performance gradually declined and he devoted more time to leaving. activity -course. The last season he played regularly on the PGA Tour was 2001. After that, he refocused on the European Tour, but consistently played less than full schedule.
At the 2002 US Open, a month before his 45th birthday, Faldo finished in a highly credited position for the 5th position. At the 2003 Open Championship at Royal St. George's, Faldo shot a fine third round from 67 and briefly in contention for the tournament during the final round. He closed in two shots off the lead after a birdie in the 5th hole in the final round before a 30-foot eagle putting holly on the 7th. However, his momentum stalled for the next three holes. A bird in the 14th hole takes it to par level and to fourth place. However, three consecutive bogeys in the next three holes ended his challenge and he completed the tournament with a tie for eighth place. To date, Faldo has not had a top-10 finish in this department since this event.
After 2005, Faldo's appearance in professional tournaments became increasingly sporadic. In 2006, apart from appearances at the Masters and in the Open Championship, Faldo played only two other events on the European Tour that year. In the first half of 2007, Faldo did not appear on regular tour events. He played in the 2007 Open at Carnoustie, skipping the cut. In his first Champions Tour event, he finished tied for the 14th in the Senior British Open.
Faldo did not take part in the 2008 Open at Royal Birkdale. This is the first time he has not taken part in the competition for failing to qualify as an amateur in 1975. He entered in 2009 at Turnberry and 2010 at St Andrews, but missed a 36-hole cut in both. Faldo chose not to take part in Open 2011 at Royal St. George's. He also decided not to compete in the Open 2012, instead of joining the BBC Sport commentary team for the event. Faldo competed in Open 2013 at Muirfield. She skipped the piece. Faldo decided to make the 2015 Open Championship at St. Andrews on his final appearance in the Open Championship, the same year Tom Watson's eligibility for the event was about to end.
Starting in January 2015, Faldo's European Tour revenues are just over EUR8 million, and PGA Tour revenues in the US are over $ 5 million.
Achievements and legacy
Faldo has won more major golf championships than any other player from continental Europe since World War I. Only one European golfer, Harry Vardon, who won seven majors in the span of 1896-1914, has more wins than Faldo. In addition to Vardon, only one golfer from outside the United States (Gary Players from South Africa) who won more majors than Faldo.
Faldo was named Best PGA Tour Player of the Year 1990 and European Tour Player of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 1992, and has won 29 European Tour titles. While his professional tournament wins (40) pale in contemporaries with Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros, and Bernhard Langer, the prestige and prestige of his success are impressive, and he has more wins than these players.
CV Faldo boasts (often several) successes in high profile touring events such as the French Open, Irish Open, Spanish Open, PGA Europe, British Masters, European Open, Johnnie Walker Classic and Volvo Masters as well as Nissan Open, Doral Open and Heritage success in the US. This victory is not only supported by his six majors, but also by his victories in invitations such as the Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge, the Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship and World Matchplay, as well as his Dunhill Cup success, the World Golf Cup and the Ryder Cup.
For much of the early 1990s, Faldo was considered the best golfer in the world. He spent a total of 97 weeks at the peak of the Official World Golf Rank, a feat achieved by just one other competitor, Greg Norman, during the 1990s. A total of six major professional tournaments win over other players in the world from 1987 to 1996. (Nick Price came second with three big wins during this period; Seve Ballesteros won five majors from 1979 to 1988).
Faldo is the most successful Ryder Cup player ever, having won the most points from every player on one team (25) and has represented the European Team a record 11 times. He played a key role in making Europe competitive in the event. After winning 23 games, losing 19, and halved 4, he also holds the record for having played the most Ryder Cup matches.
Former Walker Cup captain Peter McEvoy said of Faldo: "He is a major competitor to be the best sportsman in the UK in individual sports, he is the gold standard from which the rest of modern British golf should be judged."
In 2003, PGA chief executive Sandy Jones said of Faldo's career: "His career achievements position him as the best golfer of England all the time, but his dedication and commitment to the game really makes him different."
Careers from Faldo and his archrival for years, Greg Norman, profiled by Golf World magazine: "Norman has played and won more events: 87-43; however, Faldo has won more US and Europe Tour title: 36-34 Norman has won more money, Faldo has won more majors: 6-2 Norman has won more friends, Faldo more admired, Norman has more women, Faldo has a faster car.
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Play style
Faldo's extraordinary composure under intense pressure and presence was the hallmark of his game. Faldo's final round of 18 consecutive pars in a foggy condition at Muirfield during the 1987 Open Championship is an example of a stable game under pressure. Former BBC player and commentator Peter Alliss stated that many of the talents in Faldo's game disappeared in the mid-1980s when he overhauled his swings. Alliss said: "Faldo has cut the joy, but he has also eliminated the error."
It has been suggested that during his career, Faldo defeated the opposition and benefited from other players who made mistakes in stressful situations. His three Masters titles at Augusta came after mistakes by Scott Hoch lost a brief putt in 1989, Raymond Floyd hit a shot approach to the pool in 1990 and from collapse by Greg Norman in the final round in 1996. Two of the Faldo Open Championships came after an error in closing two holes by Paul Azinger in 1987 and John Cook in 1992. Nevertheless, Faldo earned a credit for the way in which he came under pressure in a big win.
Although not a very strong player for a tall man, Faldo's strength includes distance control, course management and his strong competitive mind. He is famous for his dedication to the game. His intense dedication meant that he attended every detail in the golf swing. Gary Player said of Faldo: "He has a very unreliable work ethic."
After Faldo changed his swing in the mid-1980s, his methodical style gave him a reputation as one of the more conservative players in the game. However, Faldo did some spectacular golf rounds at the peak of his career. For three consecutive Open Championships between 1992 and 1994, Faldo earned one round of less than 65 blows in each of three Open, 64 shoots at Muirfield in 1992, 63 at Royal St George in 1993, and 64 at Turnberry on year 1994.
Faldo has a reputation as a narrow character who is not involved in the usual social courtesy. He usually retains other players of equal distance. Faldo is described as having "a strong focus that his colleagues find less than captivating." In 2002, Fyld's former Ryder Cup colleague Sandy Lyle said, "I never knew Nick, and if he walks past me now, he will not stop talking, he will not even say hello."
In the 1991 Ryder Cup, Faldo received criticism in the media for his behavior during 7 & amp; 6 people who suffered from depression foursomes with debutant David Gilford. The two English players barely speak and, since Faldo is a senior partner, it is suggested that he should do more to make him feel comfortable. Gilford later said of Faldo: "I am a big fan of what he has accomplished, but he is not a remarkable person."
During the 1995 Ryder Cup match, Tom Lehman was critical of Faldo for not clearly telling him to take his ball when one foot from the pit. Lehman said: "Faldo muttered something, then beckoned to me." This angered an American who said: "I told him to speak clearly, he stretched out his arm as if to say, 'Put the ball in your pocket, idiot.' "
In 1998, Faldo's partnership with David Leadbetter ended fiercely when Faldo distributed his services by mail in a letter. The two men have not spoken since. In 2003, Leadbetter said of Faldo: "He is not the most popular person with all the players, that's for sure.He does not go out to win friends and influence people.It's very rare that he calls people by name.He is very difficult to approach.But I do not think it hurt his appearance.You do not have to be 'Mr Popular' to win a golf tournament. "
Faldo's strong work ethic was praised by Leadbetter, who said that during an uncomfortable summer heat in Florida's summer, Faldo's conservative estimate of training is that he will hit "500-800 balls a day, every day". Leadbetter said: "I do not know how many balls we hit in total but that's thousands and thousands... He also continues to play his short game - he works hard on the aspect of his game."
In an interview in 2005, Curtis Strange said: "Nick Faldo looks at a lot of people He has a way of folding his arms and seeing you as if he knows you will make mistakes But in our playoffs in 1988 US Open I am in the frame of mind good to handle it.We did not say three words all day, which is fine with me I'm proud to hit him when he's in his prime. "
Nick Dougherty, who won three Faldo Junior Series events and went on to win the tournament on the European Tour, said Faldo: "He is the most driven man I have ever known." People say Tiger Woods created a new type of golfer but I believe Nick Faldo. "
British golf writer Peter Dobereiner gave an unattractive appraisal of Faldo's style of play. In 1990, Dobereiner described Faldo as "a loner to the point of deadlock, consumed by ambition, arrogant, selfish and obsessive driven by impossible dreams of technical perfection."
2008 captain Ryder Cup
Faldo was selected as captain of the European Ryder Cup team in 2008. The 37th Ryder Cup was won 16½ - 11 ½ by the US Team to end a three-game winning streak for the European Team. This is the USA Team's greatest win since 1981, and for the first time since 1979, America took the lead after every game session. It was held at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, which was a contributing factor in Faldo getting the captain; he has lived and worked in America for over a decade.
Faldo has made a bold move to pick Ian Poulter as his wild card ahead of the well-liked Darren Clarke, who already has two season-winning tours, including the KLM Open, which lasted just two weeks before the captain's picks were announced. This decision, questioned by many, paid off when Poulter emerged as top scorer in the tournament.
Faldo has a very uncertain relationship with the media before and during the competition. It was suggested by some journalists that Faldo's actions lost considerable credibility. During the rehearsal, the photographer has taken a photo of himself holding the player's initials list, which seems to outline the partnership for the coming days. In the following press conference, he denies that the list has a part in his tactics, and claims that it is a list of players' sandwich orders. This was greeted by the extreme skepticism of the media, which made Faldo especially annoyed when he was questioned constantly about it. Faldo finally admits that they are actually a possible pair of players and he has been "caught".
Faldo's attempts at humor in the opening ceremony seem to have failed with the audience. Faldo also brought more criticism to himself by taking most of his opening speech by talking about himself and his family. Introducing Graeme McDowell, Faldo asked: "Where do you come from? Ireland or Northern Ireland?"
Faldo controversially decided to play Sergio GarcÃÆ'a and Lee Westwood, the two most successful Ryder Cup players in his team, for just one session on Saturday. The selection of his team was proved true, as Europe finished the day 1 point ahead, closing the gap to 2 points behind the United States. On the last day of the competition, Faldo decides to play a "bottom-heavy" tactic, in which the best players will start lowering their order; thus, if going to a close end, Europe will have its best players in play. This tactic seems to be a boomerang, because the United States, leading 2 at the start of the day, earned the 5 points they needed in the eighth game, making the last four points irrelevant. This led to some harsh criticism of Faldo's strategic skills.
Cause Faldo was not helped by the poor performance of the three most experienced players on the European side, Lee Westwood, Sergio GarcÃÆ'a and PÃÆ'¡draig Harrington, who failed to win a game between them. Lee Westwood then criticized Faldo's decision to tell him that he would not play on the morning of foursomes in the middle of an afternoon fourballs game on Friday.
Faldo's decision to appoint only one vice-captain, rather than the usual four or five, was also filled with doubts about his ability to know what was going on in all the matches played simultaneously. Faldo was accused by the media as a "loner" and "odd person of control", thus contributing to the team's failure. In an interview with the English newspaper The Daily Mail in 2012, Faldo said of the Ryder Cup captain: "The bottom line is that it was a difficult and very difficult experience for me to handle afterwards." The Daily Mail describes the 2008 Ryder Cup defeat in Europe as a "big loss".
Broadcasting career
After cutting his playing schedule, Faldo became a broadcaster for coverage of PGA Tour ABC Sports, where he worked from 2004 to 2006 with former rival Paul Azinger and host Mike Tirico. Though never considered a very charismatic player, Faldo surprised many fans with his dry and smelly British intelligence as well as in-depth comments as part of the ABC team. The trio gathered a lot of positive reviews, with Faldo and Azinger often exchanging verbal gobokan and engaging in funny banter.
On 3 October 2006, it was announced that Faldo had signed a contract with CBS to replace Lanny Wadkins as the premier golf network analyst. Faldo said: "I see this as a great opportunity for me, who may come every ten years, but that will greatly restrict my playing career.I days I play is not completely over but my priority is now given to CBS. Faldo's decision meant he missed the 2007 Masters, an event he won three times. In 2007 he also became the principal analyst for Golf Channel coverage on the PGA Tour. Faldo has had less than positive support since he started working on his own. He and Azinger did have a pair of reunion broadcasts, one for each of the analyst's masters. Faldo joined Azinger and Tirico at ABC for the 2007 Open Championship. Meanwhile, Azinger joined Faldo and Brian Hammons on the Golf Channel for the 2009 Presidential Cup.
Other activities and rewards
In 1991, Faldo launched his golf course design practice Faldo Design , which has designed or transformed dozens of programs spread across multiple continents. Designs include Elea Estate (Paphos, Cyprus), Laguna Lang Co (Hue, Vietnam), Chart Hills Golf Club (Kent, UK), Sporting Club Berlin, Cottonwood Hills near Hutchinson, Kansas, and Wadi course (now called The Faldo) in Emirates Golf Club, Dubai. Faldo will design a championship golf course and golf academy in Lavasa, India.
As a way to open his first course design in England (Chart Hills in Kent), Faldo did the same with his right foot. He drove to the center-right of the fairway, then he kicked another ball and left; two balls finished within 6 inches of each other and to this day can be seen set to fairway in protective case. This is a sign of male golfing ability at its peak. Faldo also works at several overseas golf courses such as The Fortress at Louisbourg Resort Golf & amp; Spa on Cape Breton Island, Canada. Most recently, he designed a world class course in San Miguel de Allende, MÃÆ'Ã… © xico. Ventanas de San Miguel hosted an 18-hole par-70 course that opened in late 2010.
Other Faldo's business interests include school coaching and pro shop. In 1996 he launched the Faldo Series to provide opportunities for young golfers, under the age of 21 from around the world, both men and women. There are more than 7,000 participants each year and there are 38 tournaments in 28 different countries. The winner of the age category in each game is eligible to join the Faldo Series Grand Final, held annually by Faldo at Lough Erne Golf Resort, Northern Ireland or Grand Final Grand Final, also hosted by Faldo in Mission. Hills Golf Club, Shenzen, China (A Faldo Design course). Registered charities offer a number of successful graduates, most importantly; Rory McIlroy, Yani Tseng, and Nick Dougherty.
Along with the Marriott hotel chain, Faldo founded The Faldo Golf Institute in 1997. It is a golf learning program designed to help golfers at every level improve their golf skills and fun. The Institute has five locations: Orlando, Florida; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Palm Desert, California; Marco Island, Florida; and Hertfordshire, UK.
In 2007, Mercedes-Benz signed Faldo to act as a brand ambassador to promote the rise of the Maybach ultra-luxury car brand.
Faldo has written several instructional golf books.
Knights and other honors
Faldo was elected as the BBC Sports Personality of 1989 and sworn in to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2000, Faldo was ranked 18th best golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine.
He was awarded the MBE in New Year 1988, then became a Graduate Knight at the 2009 Birthdays for his services at golf.
Faldo was announced as the recipient of Payne Stewart Award 2014 on September 9, 2014.
Personal life
Faldo met his first wife, Melanie Rockall, when she was 21 years old. They were married in 1979, but were separated less than five years later when she discovered she was having an affair with her manager's secretary, Gill Bennett. Faldo later said of his relationship with Rockall: "We have been happily married for eight months, but unfortunately we have been married for four and a half years."
Faldo's divorce from Rockall came before the success of the major championships, and the settlements were relatively small. He married Bennett in 1986, and the couple had three children: Natalie, Matthew, and Georgia. When Faldo moved to America in 1995 to play full-time on the PGA tour, Bennett stayed home in England. The marriage ended that year after Faldo started a relationship with the 20-year-old American golf student Brenna Cepelak. Gill Bennett later revealed that the births of their three children had been persuaded to avoid clashes with Faldo's match schedule. He said about Faldo: "Socially, he is a 24-handicapper."
Faldo's three-year affair with Cepelak ended when he met Valerie Bercher. The rejected header surpassed Faldo's Porsche 959 with a golf club, reportedly causing damage of £ 10,000. Faldo's relationship with Bercher, the Swiss PR agency, began in 1998 when they met at the European Masters golf tournament. At that time, Bercher worked for an IMG marketing company. He left his fiancé Olivier Delaloye and married Faldo in July 2001 during a lavish ceremony at his home in Windsor. They have a daughter Emma Scarlet (born 2003). It was announced in May 2006 that Faldo had filed for divorce. He began dating the head of communications CBS Sports, LeslieAnne Wade, in 2008. He later also became manager and business partner.
According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Faldo has a net worth of Ã, Â £ 34 million in May 2012.
professional Professional victories (41)
PGA Tour Playoff Record (2-1)
European tour wins (30)
European playoff record (9-4) Sunshine Sunshine win (1)
Other victories (7)
- 1989 Suntory World Match Play Championship
- 1990 Johnnie Walker Classic
- 1992 Toyota World Match Championships, Johnnie Walker World Championships
- 1994 Challenge of Nedbank Million Dollar
- 1995 Telus Game Skins
- World Golf Cup 1998 (with David Carter)
Main championships
Wins (6)
1 Beat Scott Hoch in a sudden playoff death: Faldo (5-3) and Hoch (5-x).
2 Beat Raymond Floyd abruptly- death playoff: Faldo (4-4) and Floyd (4-x).
Timeline of results
WD = interesting
CUT = miss half cut
"T" shows a tie for somewhere.
Summary
- Partial successive cuts made - 27 (1987 Open Championship - 1994 Masters)
- The farthest line of top-10 - 4 (1988 US Open - 1989 Masters and 1989 PGA - 1990 Open Championship)
Team appearance
Amateur
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing Great Britain): 1975
Professional
- Ryder Cup (representing GB & Ireland/Europe): 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 (winner), 1987 (winner), 1989 (match tied and trophy retained) 1991, 1993 , 1995 (winner), 1997 (winner), 2008 (non-playing captain)
- World Cup (representing England): 1977, 1991, 1998 (winner)
- Double Diamond International (representing the UK): 1977
- Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing United Kingdom & Ireland): 1978 (winner), 1980 (winner), 1982 (winner), (representing England) 1984 (winner, captain)
- Dunhill Cup (representing the UK): 1985, 1986, 1987 (winner), 1988, 1991, 1993
- World Tour Four Championships (representing Europe): 1986, 1987, 1990 (captain)
- UBS Cup (representing Remnants of the World): 2001, 2002, 2003 (tie)
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winner)
- Seve Trophy (representing United Kingdom & Ireland): 2007 (non-playing captain - winner)
See also
- List of celebrities with wineries and vineyards
- List of golfers with most of the European Tour wins
- List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- List of major male championships
- World Number Men's golfer list
References
External links
- Official website
- Nick Faldo on the official website of the European Tour
- Nick Faldo on the official PGA Tour website
- Nick Faldo on official Official World Golf Ranking site
- Profile at about.com
- Profile at Hello! magazine
- Faldo Course at Emirates Golf Club
- Faldo Golf Institute by Marriott
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