Nick Faldo

  • DOB : 18 July 1957 (1957-07-18) (age 51)Welwyn Garden City, Herts.
  • Height : 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
  • Weight : 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
  • 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 TourEuropean TourChampions Tour
  • Professional wins : 40

About

  • Number of wins by tour : PGA Tour : 9
  • European Tour : 30 (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 Orderof the British Empire : 1998
  • European TourOrder of Merit winner : 1983, 1992
  • European TourPlayer of the Year : 1989, 1990, 1992
  • European TourRookie of the Year : 1977
  • PGA Player of the Year : 1990
  • BBC SportsPersonality 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.