Nicholas Alexander Faldo (born July 18, 1957) is an English golfer on the PGA European Tour. He is considered to be among the most successful European golfers. Faldo turned professional in 1976.
He has won six golf majors: The Open Championship in 1987, 1990 and 1992, and The Masters in 1989, 1990 and 1996.
In 1977, Faldo became the youngest player to appear in the Ryder Cup. In total, Faldo has represented the European team a record 11 times in the Ryder Cup. Having won 23 of his matches, lost 19, and halved 4, he also holds the record for having played the most Ryder Cup matches.
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. He was the PGA European Tour Order of Merit winner (also known as the "money list") in 1983 and 1992. He has won 30 European Tour titles. His European Tour career earnings, as of June 2004, are €7,783,939, placing him 13th on the all-time list.
In 1996, Nick launched the Faldo Series to encourage young golfers and give them some experience of top level competition.
He is currently married to his third wife Valerie and has 4 children, Natalie, Matthew, Georgia and Emma Scarlet.
He was awarded the M.B.E in 1998.
Nick is reportedly Britain's richest sportsman [1] and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1989. He has been elected to captain the European Ryder Cup team in 2008.
Tournament wins
PGA Tour
Major championships are shown in bold.
European Tour
- 1977 Skol Lager Individual
- 1978 Colgate PGA Championship
- 1980 Sun Alliance PGA Championship
- 1981 Sun Alliance PGA Championship
- 1982 Haig Whisky TPC
- 1983 Paco Rabanne French Open, Martini International, Car Care Plan International, Lawrence Batley International, Ebel Swiss Open-European Masters
- 1984 Car Care Plan International
- 1987 Peugeot Spanish Open, The Open Championship
- 1988 Peugeot French Open, Volvo Masters
- 1989 Volvo PGA Championship, Dunhill British Masters, Peugeot French Open
- 1990 The Open Championship
- 1991 Carroll's Irish Open
- 1992 Carroll's Irish Open, The Open Championship, Scandinavian Masters, GA European Open,
- 1993 Johnnie Walker Classic, Carroll's Irish Open
- 1994 Alfred Dunhill Open
In total, 27 official wins including three Open Championships which are also included in Faldo's PGA Tour win tally. The European Tour did not begin to recognise the three U.S. based majors as part of its schedule until 1998, two years after Faldo's last Masters victory.
Other professional tournaments
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