Nick Faldo

Born

1957-07-18

Birthplace

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography

Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo (born July 18, 1957) is an English retired professional golfer and television commentator. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was renowned for his dedication to the game, and was ranked No. 1 on the Official World Golf Ranking for a total of 97 weeks. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nick Faldo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.