Sir Nick Faldo MBE | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Nicholas Alexander Faldo |
Born | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England | 18 July 1957
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 13.9 st (195 lb; 88 kg) |
Sporting nationality | England |
Residence | Bozeman, Montana, U.S. |
Spouse | Melanie Rockall
(m. 1979; div. 1984)Gill Bennett
(m. 1986; div. 1995)Valerie Bercher
(m. 2001; div. 2006)Lindsay De Marco (m. 2020) |
Children | 4 |
Career | |
College | University of Houston |
Turned professional | 1976 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Southern Africa Tour PGA Tour Champions |
Professional wins | 43 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 9 |
European Tour | 30 (5th all-time) |
Sunshine Tour | 1 |
Other | 9 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 6) | |
Masters Tournament | Won: 1989, 1990, 1996 |
PGA Championship | T2: 1992 |
U.S. Open | 2nd: 1988 |
The Open Championship | Won: 1987, 1990, 1992 |
Achievements and awards | |
Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo, MBE (born 18 July 1957) is an English retired professional golfer and television commentator. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time,[1] he was renowned for his dedication to the game,[2] and was ranked No. 1 on the Official World Golf Ranking for a total of 97 weeks.[3] His 41 professional wins include 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 commentator for major golf championships. In 2006, he became the lead golf analyst for CBS Sports. In 2012, Faldo joined the BBC Sport on-air team for coverage of the Open Championship.