Nick Faldo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Nick Faldo Personal information Full name Nicholas Alexander Faldo MBE Born 18 July 1957 (1957-07-18) (age 51) Welwyn Garden City, Herts. Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Nationality England Residence Orlando, Florida, USA Children Natalie (b.1986), Matthew (b.1989), Georgia (b.1993), Emma Scarlet (b.2003) Career Turned professional 1976 Current tour(s) PGA Tour European Tour Champions Tour Professional wins 43 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 9 European Tour 27 (5th all time) Other 7 Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 6) The Masters Won: 1989, 1990, 1996 U.S. Open 2nd: 1988 Open Championship Won: 1987, 1990, 1992 PGA Championship T2: 1992 Achievements and awards World Golf Hall of Fame 1997 (member page) Member of the Order of the British Empire 1998 European Tour Order of Merit winner 1983, 1992 European Tour Player of the Year 1989, 1990, 1992 European Tour Rookie of the Year 1977 PGA Player of the Year 1990 BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1989 Nicholas "Nick" Alexander Faldo MBE (born 18 July 1957) is an English professional golfer on the European Tour, and is one of Europe's most successful players ever. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three U.S. Masters. He was ranked the World No. 1 on the Official World Golf Rankings for a total of 98 weeks. In 2006, Faldo became the lead golf analyst for CBS Sports. Contents [hide] 1 Tournament career 2 Ryder Cup captaincy 3 Broadcasting career 4 Other activities and awards 5 Personal life 6 Professional wins (43) 6.1 PGA Tour wins (9) 6.2 European Tour wins (27) 6.3 Other wins (7) 7 Major Championships 7.1 Wins (6) 7.2 Results timeline 8 Team appearances 9 See also 10 References 11 External links [edit] Tournament career Faldo was born in Welwyn Garden City, England. He borrowed some clubs from his neighbours after watching Jack Nicklaus play the 1971 Masters on television. While working as a carpet fitter, Faldo won the English Amateur and the British Youths Championship in 1975. He turned professional in 1976 and quickly achieved success, finishing 8th on the European Tour Order of Merit in 1977 and 3rd in 1978 and winning a European Tour event in each of those seasons. In the former year he became the youngest player to appear in the Ryder Cup at the age of 21. Faldo was one of the leading players on the European Tour in the early 1980s, and he topped the Order of Merit in 1983. However, feeling that he needed to refine his game in order to become a regular contender in major championships (British tabloids even dubbed him "Nick Foldo" after collapses at the 1983 Open Championship and the 1984 Masters), he spent the mid-1980s remodelling his swing under the tutelage of David Leadbetter. His performances dropped off for a couple of years as the changes occurred, but by 1987 he was playing at an even higher level, and he claimed his first major title at that year's Open Championship. He managed to beat American Paul Azinger by one shot even without getting a birdie in the final round (he parred all 18 holes), after Azinger bogeyed the final two holes of the tournament. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Faldo was considered the best golfer in the world. He was noted for being remarkably composed under pressure, intimidating to his opponents, and won more of the four professional major tournaments (Faldo won six) than any other player in the world from 1987 through 1996 (Nick Price was second with three major victories during this period; Seve Ballesteros, a contemporary of Faldo's from Spain, won five majors from 1979-1988). He won the Open Championship again in 1990 in St Andrews, Scotland by six shots, and claimed it for a third time in 1992, outplaying American John Cook. He also won two more majors when he won the Masters Tournament in 1989 and 1990. At the 1989 Masters, he shot a 65, the low round of the tournament, to get into a playoff with Scott Hoch. He won the playoff after holing a somewhat lengthy putt on the 2nd playoff hole (Hoch missed a 2 foot putt to win on the first playoff hole). At the 1990 Masters, he came from behind again to get into a playoff with Raymond Floyd, once again winning on the second playoff hole after Floyd pulled his approach shot into a pond left of the green. Faldo spent a total of 98 weeks altogether at the top of the Official World Golf Rankings, and claimed the European Tour Order of Merit a second time in 1992. During that time, Faldo said of his success: "The run doesn't have to end. If someone is going to beat me then I'm going to make sure they've worked for their victory. Let them come and get it from me."[1] That year, he had worldwide earnings of £1,558,978, breaking the existing record. Throughout this time, he remained a European Tour player while also visiting America regularly and playing events around the world, but in 1995 he decided to concentrate on playing on the PGA Tour, as his priority was to win further major championships (and three out of the four majors are played in the United States). At first this strategy didn't seem to work, as he had a moderate 1995 season and start to the 1996 season, but he won a famous victory at the 1996 Masters to collect his sixth and final major championship. He went into the final round trailing Greg Norman by six shots, but was the beneficiary of an infamous Sunday collapse by Norman; Faldo shot a 67 to win by five over Norman, who struggled mightily en route to a 78. Though this is commonly remembered as the tournament Norman threw away, Faldo's 67 was a memorable display of concentration and consistency which put pressure on Norman. After Faldo finished, he hugged Norman and whispered something in his ear, which years later Norman confirmed to have included the line "Don't let the bastards get you down," a reference to the media, which Faldo assumed would aggressively hound Norman for the loss. Norman said in interview after defeat that "He (Faldo) had gone way, way up in my estimations". Since then they have become firm friends and fishing partners, a passion they both share. Faldo was named the PGA Tour Player of the Year in 1990 and the European Tour Player of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 1992, and has won 29 European Tour titles. As Faldo entered his forties, his form gradually declined and he devoted more time to off-course activities. The last season that he played regularly on the PGA Tour was 2001. Afterwards, he refocused on the European Tour, but has consistently played less than a full schedule. His most recent top-10 finish in a major to date (and quite probably the final of his career) was a tie for eighth place at the 2003 Open Championship. As of July 2005, his career European Tour earnings are just under €8 million, and his PGA Tour earnings are over $5 million. Faldo is also the most successful Ryder Cup player ever having won the most points of any player on either team and having represented the European Team a record 11 times and played a key role in making Europe competitive in the event. Having won 23 of his matches, lost 19, and halved 4, he also holds the record for having played the most Ryder Cup matches. He also holds the record for the most points won by any player 25 and is one of only six players to have scored a hole-in-one in the Ryder Cup. While Faldo's professional individual tournament wins (39) pale in quantity to that of contemporaries Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros and Bernhard Langer, the prestige and stature of his successes are impressive, and he has more major victories than any of these players. His CV boasts (often multiple) successes in high-profile tour events such as the French Open, Irish Open, Spanish Open, Swiss Open (now European Masters), the European PGA, the British Masters, the European Open, the Johnnie Walker Classic, and the Volvo Masters, as well as his Nissan Open, Doral Open and Heritage successes in the US. These wins are not only supplemented by his six majors, but also by his wins in invitational events such as the Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge, the Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship, and the World Matchplay, as well as his team successes in the Dunhill Cup, the World Cup of Golf, and of course the Ryder Cup. In the first half of 2007, Faldo did not appear in any regular tour events. He did play in the 2007 British Open, missing the cut. In his first Champions Tour event, he finished tied for 14th in the Senior British Open. After this, Faldo missed the cut at Carnoustie last year and has not played a tournament since the Hong Kong Open last November. On Tuesday 20 May 2008, Faldo confirmed that he would not take part in the 2008 Open at Birkdale. It was the first time he had not taken part in the competition since failing to qualify as an amateur in 1975. [edit] Ryder Cup captaincy Faldo was selected as captain of the European Ryder Cup team in 2008. The 37th Ryder Cup Golf Tournament was won 16½ - 11½ by Team USA to end the streak of three successive victories for Team Europe. This was Team USA's largest margin of victory since 1981, and the first time since 1979 the Americans had the lead after every session of play.It was held at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, which as a contribution factor in Faldo getting the captaincy given his experience of living and working in America for over a decade. Faldo had made a bold move to pick Ian Poulter as his wild card ahead of the much favoured Darren Clarke. This move was questioned by many, paid off when Poulter emerged as the top scorer in the tournament.[2] Faldo's relationship with the media during the competition was very erratic. During practice, photographers had taken pictures of him holding a list of names, seemly outlining the partnerships for the coming days. In the following press conference, he denied the list had any part in his tactics and seemed very irritated by continuing questions about it. Another controversial move was to only play Sergio García and Lee Westwood, the two most experienced and successful Ryder cup players on his team, for only one session on the Saturday. His team selection was vindicated, however, as Europe finished the day 1 point ahead, closing the gap to 2 points behind the USA. On the final day of the competition, Faldo decided to play a "bottom heavy" tactic, where the best players would start lower down the order, thus if it went to a close finish, Europe would have its best players in play. This tactic seemed to backfire, as the USA, leading by 2 at the start of the day, gained the 5 points they required by the eighth match rendering the last four irrelevant. This led to some severe criticism of Faldo's strategic skills.[3] His cause was not helped by the poor performances of the three most experienced players on the European side, Pádraig Harrington, Sergio García and Lee Westwood, who failed to win a single match between them. [edit] Broadcasting career After cutting back on his playing schedule, Faldo became a broadcaster for ABC Sports' PGA coverage, where he worked from 2004 to 2006. While never considered to be a particularly charismatic player, Faldo surprised many fans with his dry, British wit and insightful commentary as part of the ABC team. On 3 October 2006 it was announced that Faldo had signed a contract with CBS to replace Lanny Wadkins, to become the network's lead golf analyst. "I view this as a fabulous opportunity for me, which may come once every 10 years. But it will seriously curtail my playing career. My playing days aren't completely over but my priority now is given to CBS." Faldo's decision means he missed the 2007 Masters, an event he has won three times. CBS has signed a six-year contract with the US PGA Tour and will broadcast 21 events from 2007.[4] [edit] Other activities and awards In 1991 Faldo launched his golf course design practice Faldo Design, which has designed or remodelled dozens of courses spread across several continents. Designs include Chart Hills, Sporting Club Berlin, Ocean Dunes, Vietnam, and Cottonwood Hills near Hutchinson, Kansas.[5] As way of opening his first course design in the UK (Charthills) in Kent, Faldo teed up on the dog-leg right par four. He drove in to the middle-right of the fairway, he then teed another ball and drove off, the two balls finished within 6 inches of each other and to this day can be seen set in to the fairway in a protective case. This was a mark of the man's ability at his peak. So far he did as well several oversea golf course designs like The Fortress at Louisbourg Resort Golf & Spa on Cape Breton Island, Canada. He has other business interests including coaching schools and pro shops. In 1996 he launched the Faldo Series to encourage young European golfers both male and female. There are 1,200 participants between the ages of 11 and 21 each year and the top 60 players qualify for the Faldo Series Final, hosted each year by Faldo at The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales. The most notable graduate so far is the Englishman Nick Dougherty, who won on the European Tour for the first time in 2005. Faldo has written several golf instructional books. Along with the Marriott hotel chain, Faldo established The Faldo Golf Institute in 1997. This is a golf instructional program designed to help golfers of every level improve their skills and enjoyment of golf. The Institute has five locations: Orlando, Florida, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Palm Desert, California, Marco Island, Florida and Hertfordshire, UK. He was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1989, and was awarded the MBE in 1998. Faldo was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2000, Faldo was ranked as the 18th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine.[6] In 2007, Mercedes-Benz tapped Faldo to act as brand ambassador, to promote the revival of the Maybach brand of ultra-luxury automobiles. [7] [edit] Personal life He met his first wife, Melanie Rockall, when he was 21. They married in 1979, but five years later they parted when she discovered he was having an affair with his manager's secretary, Gill Bennett. His divorce from Rockall came before his championship successes, and her settlement was relatively small. He married Bennett in 1986, and the couple had three children: Natalie, Matthew and Georgia. They split up in 1995 after Faldo began a relationship with 20-year-old American golfing student Brenna Cepelak. Their three-year affair ended when he met Valerie Bercher. The spurned Miss Cepelak famously battered Faldo's Porsche 959 with a golf club, causing £10,000 damage. Faldo's relationship with Bercher, a Swiss PR agent, began in 1998 when they met at the European Masters golf tournament. At the time, Valerie was working for marketing company IMG. She left her fiance Olivier Delaloye and married Faldo in July 2001 (the same day as his ex-caddie Fanny Sunesson got married, in a different location) in a lavish ceremony at his Windsor home, and they have a daughter Emma Scarlet (born 2003). It was announced in May 2006 that Faldo had filed for divorce.[8]. Golf World famously summed up the true mark of genius when they profiled the careers of Faldo and his arch rival for many years Greg Norman: "Norman has played and won more events: 87-43; however, Faldo has won more US and European tour titles: 36-34. Norman has won more money; Faldo has won more majors: 6-2. Norman has won more friends, Faldo more admirers." [edit] Professional wins (43) [edit] PGA Tour wins (9) 1984 (1) Sea Pines Heritage 1987 (1) The Open Championship 1989 (1) The Masters 1990 (2) The Masters, The Open Championship 1992 (1) The Open Championship 1995 (1) Doral-Ryder Open 1996 (1) The Masters 1997 (1) Nissan Open Major championships are shown in bold. The PGA Tour did not recognise The Open Championship as an official event until 1995, but in 2002 it retroactively recognized all Open Championship wins as PGA Tour wins. [edit] European Tour wins (27) 1977 (1) Skol Lager Individual 1978 (1) Colgate PGA Championship 1980 (1) Sun Alliance PGA Championship 1981 (1) Sun Alliance PGA Championship 1982 (1) Haig Whisky TPC 1983 (5) Paco Rabanne Open de France, Martini International, Car Care Plan International, Lawrence Batley International, Ebel Swiss Open-European Masters 1984 (1) Car Care Plan International 1987 (2) Peugeot Spanish Open, The Open Championship 1988 (2) Peugeot Open de France, Volvo Masters 1989 (3) Volvo PGA Championship, Dunhill British Masters, Peugeot Open de France 1990 (1) The Open Championship 1991 (1) Carroll's Irish Open 1992 (4) Carroll's Irish Open, The Open Championship, Scandinavian Masters, GA European Open 1993 (2) Johnnie Walker Classic, Carroll's Irish Open 1994 (1) Alfred Dunhill Open The European Tour did not begin to recognize the three U.S.-based majors as part of its schedule until 1998, two years after Faldo's last Masters victory. [edit] Other wins (7) 1979 ICL International (South African Tour) 1989 Suntory World Match Play Championship (England - not an official European Tour event at that time) 1990 Johnnie Walker Classic (Asia - the European Tour first sanctioned this event in 1992) 1992 Toyota World Match Play Championship (England - not an official European Tour event at that time), Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship (Jamaica - unofficial event) 1994 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa - unofficial event) 1998 World Cup of Golf (with David Carter) [edit] Major Championships [edit] Wins (6) Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up 1987 The Open Championship 1 shot deficit -5 (68-69-71-71=279) 1 stroke Paul Azinger, Rodger Davis 1989 The Masters 5 shot deficit -5 (68-73-77-65=283) Playoff 1 Scott Hoch 1990 The Masters (2) 3 shot deficit -10 (71-72-66-69=278) Playoff 2 Raymond Floyd 1990 The Open Championship (2) 5 shot lead -18 (67-65-67-71=270) 5 strokes Mark McNulty, Payne Stewart 1992 The Open Championship (3) 4 shot lead -12 (66-64-69-73=272) 1 stroke John Cook 1996 The Masters (3) 6 shot deficit -12 (69-67-73-67=276) 5 strokes Greg Norman 1 Defeated Scott Hoch in sudden death playoff - Faldo (5-3=8), Hoch (5-4=9) 2 Defeated Raymond Floyd in sudden death playoff - Faldo (4-4=8), Floyd (4-5=9) [edit] Results timeline Tournament 1976 1977 1978 1979 The Masters DNP DNP DNP 40 U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship T28 T62 T7 T19 PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The Masters DNP DNP DNP T20 T15 T25 DNP DNP T30 1 U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP T55 DNP DNP DNP 2 T18 The Open Championship T12 T11 T4 T8 T6 T53 5 1 3 T11 PGA Championship DNP DNP T14 CUT T20 T54 CUT T28 T4 T9 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 The Masters 1 T12 T13 T39 32 T24 1 CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open T3 T16 T4 T72 CUT T45 T16 T48 CUT CUT The Open Championship 1 T17 1 2 T8 T40 4 T51 T44 CUT PGA Championship T19 T16 T2 3 T4 T31 T65 CUT T54 T41 Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 The Masters T28 CUT T14 T33 CUT WD CUT DNP U.S. Open 7 T72 T5 CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship T41 CUT T59 T8 CUT T11 CUT CUT PGA Championship T51 T51 T60 DNP T49 DNP DNP DNP DNP = did not play WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place. Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. [edit] Team appearances Ryder Cup (representing GB & Ireland / Europe): 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1989 (tied match and retained trophy), 1991, 1993, 1995 (winners), 1997 (winners), 2008 (non-playing captain) Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1985, 1986, 1987 (winners), 1988, 1991, 1993. World Cup (representing England): 1977, 1991, 1998 (winners). UBS Cup: 2001, 2002, 2003. Double Diamond: 1977. Four Tours World Championship: 1986, 1987, 1990. Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1978 (winners), 1980 (winners), 1982 (winners), 1984 (winners). Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners). [edit] See also Golfers with most PGA Tour wins Golfers with most major championship wins Golfers with most European Tour wins [edit] References ^ The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations, ed. Jim Apfelbaum. 2007. ^ Nick Faldo stands by his man as Darren Clarke is cast out of European community ^ Kim kindles flame for America as Faldo's game plan backfires ^ BBC SPORT | Golf | Faldo winds down playing career ^ http://www.hutchnews.com/sports/stories/cottonwood062007.shtml ^ Yocom, Guy (July 2000). "50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us". Golf Digest. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233. Retrieved on 2007-12-05. ^ Hodzic, Muamer. Nick Faldo is the new Maybach brand ambassador. Benzinsider.com. 2009-03-08. URL:http://www.benzinsider.com/2007/03/nick-faldo-is-the-new-maybach-brand-ambassador/. Accessed: 2009-03-08. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5f8C5a1sA) ^ Faldo ditches wife No3 | The Sun |HomePage|News [edit] External links Nick Faldo official website Profile on the European Tour's official site Profile on the PGA Tour's official site Profile on about.com Profile at Hello! magazine The Faldo Golf Institute by Marriott Preceded by Steve Davis BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1989 Succeeded by Paul Gascoigne [show] Nick Faldo in the major championships [show]v • d • eThe Masters champions 1934 Horton Smith • 1935 Gene Sarazen • 1936 Horton Smith • 1937 Byron Nelson • 1938 Henry Picard • 1939 Ralph Guldahl • 1940 Jimmy Demaret • 1941 Craig Wood • 1942 Byron Nelson • 1943-45 Cancelled due to World War II • 1946 Herman Keiser • 1947 Jimmy Demaret • 1948 Claude Harmon • 1949 Sam Snead • 1950 Jimmy Demaret • 1951 Ben Hogan • 1952 Sam Snead • 1953 Ben Hogan • 1954 Sam Snead • 1955 Cary Middlecoff • 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. • 1957 Doug Ford • 1958 Arnold Palmer • 1959 Art Wall, Jr. • 1960 Arnold Palmer • 1961 Gary Player • 1962 Arnold Palmer • 1963 Jack Nicklaus • 1964 Arnold Palmer • 1965 Jack Nicklaus • 1966 Jack Nicklaus • 1967 Gay Brewer • 1968 Bob Goalby • 1969 George Archer • 1970 Billy Casper • 1971 Charles Coody • 1972 Jack Nicklaus • 1973 Tommy Aaron • 1974 Gary Player • 1975 Jack Nicklaus • 1976 Raymond Floyd • 1977 Tom Watson • 1978 Gary Player • 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller • 1980 Severiano Ballesteros • 1981 Tom Watson • 1982 Craig Stadler • 1983 Severiano Ballesteros • 1984 Ben Crenshaw • 1985 Bernhard Langer • 1986 Jack Nicklaus • 1987 Larry Mize • 1988 Sandy Lyle • 1989 Nick Faldo • 1990 Nick Faldo • 1991 Ian Woosnam • 1992 Fred Couples • 1993 Bernhard Langer • 1994 José María Olazábal • 1995 Ben Crenshaw • 1996 Nick Faldo • 1997 Tiger Woods • 1998 Mark O'Meara • 1999 José María Olazábal • 2000 Vijay Singh • 2001 Tiger Woods • 2002 Tiger Woods • 2003 Mike Weir • 2004 Phil Mickelson • 2005 Tiger Woods • 2006 Phil Mickelson • 2007 Zach Johnson • 2008 Trevor Immelman [show]v • d • eThe Open champions 1860 Willie Park, Snr. · 1861 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1862 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1863 Willie Park, Snr. · 1864 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1865 Andrew Strath · 1866 Willie Park, Snr. · 1867 Tom Morris, Sr. · 1868 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1869 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1870 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1871 No championship · 1872 Tom Morris, Jr. · 1873 Tom Kidd · 1874 Mungo Park · 1875 Willie Park, Snr. · 1876 Bob Martin · 1877 Jamie Anderson · 1878 Jamie Anderson · 1879 Jamie Anderson · 1880 Bob Ferguson · 1881 Bob Ferguson · 1882 Bob Ferguson · 1883 Willie Fernie · 1884 Jack Simpson · 1885 Bob Martin · 1886 David Brown · 1887 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1888 Jack Burns · 1889 Willie Park, Jnr. · 1890 John Ball · 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy · 1892 Harold Hilton · 1893 William Auchterlonie · 1894 John Henry Taylor · 1895 John Henry Taylor · 1896 Harry Vardon · 1897 Harold Hilton · 1898 Harry Vardon · 1899 Harry Vardon · 1900 John Henry Taylor · 1901 James Braid · 1902 Sandy Herd · 1903 Harry Vardon · 1904 Jack White · 1905 James Braid · 1906 James Braid · 1907 Arnaud Massy · 1908 James Braid · 1909 John Henry Taylor · 1910 James Braid · 1911 Harry Vardon · 1912 Edward Ray · 1913 John Henry Taylor · 1914 Harry Vardon · 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I · 1920 George Duncan · 1921 Jock Hutchison · 1922 Walter Hagen · 1923 Arthur Havers · 1924 Walter Hagen · 1925 Jim Barnes · 1926 Bobby Jones · 1927 Bobby Jones · 1928 Walter Hagen · 1929 Walter Hagen · 1930 Bobby Jones· 1931 Tommy Armour · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Denny Shute · 1934 Henry Cotton · 1935 Alf Perry · 1936 Alf Padgham · 1937 Henry Cotton · 1938 Reg Whitcombe · 1939 Richard Burton · 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II · 1946 Sam Snead · 1947 Fred Daly · 1948 Henry Cotton · 1949 Bobby Locke · 1950 Bobby Locke · 1951 Max Faulkner · 1952 Bobby Locke · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Peter Thomson · 1955 Peter Thomson · 1956 Peter Thomson · 1957 Bobby Locke · 1958 Peter Thomson · 1959 Gary Player · 1960 Kel Nagle · 1961 Arnold Palmer · 1962 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Bob Charles · 1964 Tony Lema · 1965 Peter Thomson · 1966 Jack Nicklaus · 1967 Roberto DeVicenzo · 1968 Gary Player · 1969 Tony Jacklin · 1970 Jack Nicklaus · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Lee Trevino · 1973 Tom Weiskopf · 1974 Gary Player · 1975 Tom Watson · 1976 Johnny Miller · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Jack Nicklaus · 1979 Severiano Ballesteros · 1980 Tom Watson · 1981 Bill Rogers · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Tom Watson · 1984 Severiano Ballesteros · 1985 Sandy Lyle · 1986 Greg Norman · 1987 Nick Faldo · 1988 Severiano Ballesteros · 1989 Mark Calcavecchia · 1990 Nick Faldo · 1991 Ian Baker-Finch · 1992 Nick Faldo · 1993 Greg Norman · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 John Daly · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Justin Leonard · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Paul Lawrie · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 David Duval · 2002 Ernie Els · 2003 Ben Curtis · 2004 Todd Hamilton · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Pádraig Harrington · 2008 Pádraig Harrington [show]v • d • eMale golfers who have won 2 or more major championships in one year 1922 Gene Sarazen (2) · 1924 Walter Hagen (2) · 1926 Bobby Jones (2) · 1930 Bobby Jones (2) · 1932 Gene Sarazen (2) · 1949 Sam Snead (2) · 1951 Ben Hogan (2) · 1953 Ben Hogan (3) · 1960 Arnold Palmer (2) · 1962 Arnold Palmer (2) · 1963 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1966 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1971 Lee Trevino (2) · 1972 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1974 Gary Player (2) · 1975 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1977 Tom Watson (2) · 1980 Jack Nicklaus (2) · 1982 Tom Watson (2) · 1990 Nick Faldo (2) · 1994 Nick Price (2) · 1998 Mark O'Meara (2) · 2000 Tiger Woods (3) · 2002 Tiger Woods (2) · 2005 Tiger Woods (2) · 2006 Tiger Woods (2) · 2008 Pádraig Harrington (2) [show] Nick Faldo – awards and achievements [show]v • d • eWorld Number ones since 1986 Seve Ballesteros | Fred Couples | David Duval | Ernie Els | Nick Faldo | Bernhard Langer | Tom Lehman | Greg Norman | Nick Price | Vijay Singh | Tiger Woods* | Ian Woosnam *Tiger Woods (USA) is the current World No. 1, and has spent the most weeks in that position, currently over 500. [show]v • d • ePGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year PGA Players of the Year 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Sam Snead · 1950 Ben Hogan · 1951 Ben Hogan · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Ed Furgol · 1955 Doug Ford · 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. · 1957 Dick Mayer · 1958 Dow Finsterwald · 1959 Art Wall, Jr. · 1960 Arnold Palmer · 1961 Jerry Barber · 1962 Arnold Palmer · 1963 Julius Boros · 1964 Ken Venturi · 1965 Dave Marr · 1966 Billy Casper · 1967 Jack Nicklaus · 1968 No award · 1969 Orville Moody · 1970 Billy Casper · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Jack Nicklaus · 1973 Jack Nicklaus · 1974 Johnny Miller · 1975 Jack Nicklaus · 1976 Jack Nicklaus · 1977 Tom Watson · 1978 Tom Watson · 1979 Tom Watson · 1980 Tom Watson · 1981 Bill Rogers · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Hal Sutton · 1984 Tom Watson · 1985 Lanny Wadkins · 1986 Bob Tway · 1987 Paul Azinger · 1988 Curtis Strange · 1989 Tom Kite · 1990 Nick Faldo · 1991 Corey Pavin · 1992 Fred Couples · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Tiger Woods · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Tiger Woods · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Tiger Woods · 2008 Pádraig Harrington PGA Tour Players of the Year 1990 Wayne Levi · 1991 Fred Couples · 1992 Fred Couples · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Nick Price · 1995 Greg Norman · 1996 Tom Lehman · 1997 Tiger Woods · 1998 Mark O'Meara · 1999 Tiger Woods · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Tiger Woods · 2004 Vijay Singh · 2005 Tiger Woods · 2006 Tiger Woods · 2007 Tiger Woods · 2008 Pádraig Harrington [show]v • d • eEuropean Tour Order of Merit winners 1971 Peter Oosterhuis • 1972 Peter Oosterhuis • 1973 Peter Oosterhuis • 1974 Peter Oosterhuis • 1975 Dale Hayes • 1976 Seve Ballesteros • 1977 Seve Ballesteros • 1978 Seve Ballesteros • 1979 Sandy Lyle • 1980 Sandy Lyle • 1981 Bernhard Langer • 1982 Greg Norman • 1983 Nick Faldo • 1984 Bernhard Langer • 1985 Sandy Lyle • 1986 Seve Ballesteros • 1987 Ian Woosnam • 1988 Seve Ballesteros • 1989 Ronan Rafferty • 1990 Ian Woosnam • 1991 Seve Ballesteros • 1992 Nick Faldo • 1993 Colin Montgomerie • 1994 Colin Montgomerie • 1995 Colin Montgomerie • 1996 Colin Montgomerie • 1997 Colin Montgomerie • 1998 Colin Montgomerie • 1999 Colin Montgomerie • 2000 Lee Westwood • 2001 Retief Goosen • 2002 Retief Goosen • 2003 Ernie Els • 2004 Ernie Els • 2005 Colin Montgomerie • 2006 Pádraig Harrington • 2007 Justin Rose • 2008 Robert Karlsson [show]v • d • eEuropean Tour Golfer of the Year 1985 Bernhard Langer • 1986 Seve Ballesteros • 1987 Ian Woosnam • 1988 Seve Ballesteros • 1989 Nick Faldo • 1990 Nick Faldo • 1991 Seve Ballesteros • 1992 Nick Faldo • 1993 Bernhard Langer • 1994 Ernie Els • 1995 Colin Montgomerie • 1996 Colin Montgomerie • 1997 Colin Montgomerie • 1998 Lee Westwood • 1999 Colin Montgomerie • 2000 Lee Westwood • 2001 Retief Goosen • 2002 Ernie Els • 2003 Ernie Els • 2004 Vijay Singh • 2005 Michael Campbell • 2006 Paul Casey • 2007 Pádraig Harrington • 2008 Pádraig Harrington [show]v • d • eSir Henry Cotton Rookies of the Year 1960 Tommy Goodwin • 1961 Alex Caygill • 1962 No award • 1963 Tony Jacklin • 1964 No award • 1965 No award • 1966 Robin Liddle • 1967 No award • 1968 Bernard Gallacher • 1969 Peter Oosterhuis • 1970 Stuart Brown • 1971 David Llewellyn • 1972 Sam Torrance • 1973 Pip Elson • 1974 Carl Mason • 1975 No award • 1976 Mark James • 1977 Nick Faldo • 1978 Sandy Lyle • 1979 Mike Miller • 1980 Paul Hoad • 1981 Jeremy Bennett • 1982 Gordon Brand, Jnr • 1983 Grant Turner • 1984 Philip Parkin • 1985 Paul Thomas • 1986 José María Olazábal • 1987 Peter Baker • 1988 Colin Montgomerie • 1989 Paul Broadhurst • 1990 Russell Claydon • 1991 Per-Ulrik Johansson • 1992 Jim Payne • 1993 Gary Orr • 1994 Jonathan Lomas • 1995 Jarmo Sandelin • 1996 Thomas Bjørn • 1997 Scott Henderson • 1998 Olivier Edmond • 1999 Sergio García • 2000 Ian Poulter • 2001 Paul Casey • 2002 Nick Dougherty • 2003 Peter Lawrie • 2004 Scott Drummond • 2005 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño • 2006 Marc Warren • 2007 Martin Kaymer • 2008 Pablo Larrazábal [show]v • d • eBBC Sports Personality of the Year winners 1954-1959 1954 Christopher Chataway · 1955 Gordon Pirie · 1956 Jim Laker · 1957 Dai Rees · 1958 Ian Black · 1959 John Surtees 1960-1969 1960 David Broome · 1961 Stirling Moss · 1962 Anita Lonsbrough · 1963 Dorothy Hyman · 1964 Mary Rand · 1965 Tom Simpson · 1966 Bobby Moore · 1967 Henry Cooper · 1968 David Hemery · 1969 Ann Jones 1970-1979 1970 Henry Cooper · 1971 HRH The Princess Anne · 1972 Mary Peters · 1973 Jackie Stewart · 1974 Brendan Foster · 1975 David Steele · 1976 John Curry · 1977 Virginia Wade · 1978 Steve Ovett · 1979 Sebastian Coe 1980-1989 1980 Robin Cousins · 1981 Ian Botham · 1982 Daley Thompson · 1983 Steve Cram · 1984 Torvill and Dean (Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean) · 1985 Barry McGuigan · 1986 Nigel Mansell · 1987 Fatima Whitbread · 1988 Steve Davis · 1989 Nick Faldo 1990-1999 1990 Paul Gascoigne · 1991 Liz McColgan · 1992 Nigel Mansell · 1993 Linford Christie · 1994 Damon Hill · 1995 Jonathan Edwards · 1996 Damon Hill · 1997 Greg Rusedski · 1998 Michael Owen · 1999 Lennox Lewis 2000-2009 2000 Steve Redgrave · 2001 David Beckham · 2002 Paula Radcliffe · 2003 Jonny Wilkinson · 2004 Kelly Holmes · 2005 Andrew Flintoff · 2006 Zara Phillips · 2007 Joe Calzaghe · 2008 Chris Hoy [show] Nick Faldo in the Ryder Cup [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup Captains Great Britain 1927 Ted Ray · 1929 George Duncan · 1931 Charles Whitcombe · 1933 John Henry Taylor · 1935 Charles Whitcombe · 1937 Charles Whitcombe · 1947 Henry Cotton · 1949 Charles Whitcombe · 1951 Arthur Lacey · 1953 Henry Cotton · 1955 Dai Rees · 1957 Dai Rees · 1959 Dai Rees · 1961 Dai Rees · 1963 John Fallon · 1965 Harry Weetman · 1967 Dai Rees · 1969 Eric Brown · 1971 Eric Brown Great Britain & Ireland 1973 Bernard Hunt · 1975 Bernard Hunt · 1977 Brian Huggett Europe 1979 John Jacobs · 1981 John Jacobs · 1983 Tony Jacklin · 1985 Tony Jacklin · 1987 Tony Jacklin · 1989 Tony Jacklin · 1991 Bernard Gallacher · 1993 Bernard Gallacher · 1995 Bernard Gallacher · 1997 Seve Ballesteros · 1999 Mark James · 2002 Sam Torrance · 2004 Bernhard Langer · 2006 Ian Woosnam · 2008 Nick Faldo · 2010 Colin Montgomerie [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 1979 Severiano Ballesteros · Brian Barnes · Ken Brown · Nick Faldo · Bernard Gallacher · Antonio Garrido · Tony Jacklin · Mark James · Michael King · Sandy Lyle · Peter Oosterhuis · Des Smyth · John Jacobs (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 1981 José Maria Cañizares · Howard Clark · Eamonn Darcy · Nick Faldo · Bernard Gallacher · Mark James · Bernhard Langer · Sandy Lyle · Peter Oosterhuis · Manuel Piñero · Des Smyth · Sam Torrance · John Jacobs (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 1983 Severiano Ballesteros · Gordon J. Brand · Ken Brown · José Maria Cañizares · Nick Faldo · Bernard Gallacher · Bernhard Langer · Sandy Lyle · Sam Torrance · Brian Waites · Paul Way · Ian Woosnam · Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 1985 Severiano Ballesteros · Ken Brown · José Maria Cañizares · Howard Clark · Nick Faldo · Bernhard Langer · Sandy Lyle · Manuel Piñero · José Rivero · Sam Torrance · Paul Way · Ian Woosnam · Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 1987 Severiano Ballesteros · Gordon Brand, Jnr · Ken Brown · Howard Clark · Eamonn Darcy · Nick Faldo · Bernhard Langer · Sandy Lyle · José María Olazábal · José Rivero · Sam Torrance · Ian Woosnam · Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 1989 Severiano Ballesteros · Gordon Brand, Jnr · José Maria Cañizares · Howard Clark · Nick Faldo · Mark James · Bernhard Langer · Christy O'Connor Jnr · José María Olazábal · Ronan Rafferty · Sam Torrance · Ian Woosnam · Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 1991 Severiano Ballesteros · Paul Broadhurst · Nick Faldo · David Feherty · David Gilford · Mark James · Bernhard Langer · Colin Montgomerie · José María Olazábal · Steven Richardson · Sam Torrance · Ian Woosnam · Bernard Gallacher (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 1993 Peter Baker · Severiano Ballesteros · Nick Faldo · Joakim Haeggman · Mark James · Barry Lane · Bernhard Langer · Colin Montgomerie · José María Olazábal · Costantino Rocca · Sam Torrance · Ian Woosnam · Bernard Gallacher (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 1995 Severiano Ballesteros · Howard Clark · Nick Faldo · David Gilford · Mark James · Per-Ulrik Johansson · Bernhard Langer · Colin Montgomerie · Costantino Rocca · Sam Torrance · Philip Walton · Ian Woosnam · Bernard Gallacher (non-playing captain) [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 1997 Thomas Bjørn · Darren Clarke · Nick Faldo · Ignacio Garrido · Per-Ulrik Johansson · Bernhard Langer · Colin Montgomerie · José María Olazábal · Jesper Parnevik · Costantino Rocca · Lee Westwood · Ian Woosnam · Severiano Ballesteros (non-playing captain) Miguel Ángel Martín qualified for the team, but was forced to withdraw though injury, with his place being taken by José María Olazábal. [show]v • d • eEuropean Ryder Cup team – 2008 Paul Casey · Sergio García · Søren Hansen · Pádraig Harrington · Miguel Ángel Jiménez · Robert Karlsson · Graeme McDowell · Ian Poulter · Justin Rose · Henrik Stenson · Lee Westwood · Oliver Wilson · Nick Faldo (non-playing captain) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Faldo" Categories: English golfers | European Tour golfers | PGA Tour golfers | Champions Tour golfers | Winners of men's major golf championships | Members of the World Golf Hall of Fame | BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners | Members of the Order of the British Empire | Golf writers and broadcasters | Golf course architects | 1957 births | Living people | People from Welwyn Garden City