Nick Faldo

Nick Faldo is an English retired professional golfer and television commentator, born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. The 1971 Masters on television was the defining moment in his life, and his mother Joyce organised a course of six lessons at Welwyn Garden City. In the mid-1980s, he began rebuilding his swing under the tutelage of David Leadbetter. Faldo turned professional in 1976. He won the Open in 1987, 1990 and 1992, and the Masters in 1989, 1990 and 1996. In the Ryder Cup, he represented Europe 11 times, won 25 points, and finished with a record of P46-W23-L19-H4 as the all-time leading points scorer in Ryder Cup history. He also held the record for the most successive weeks at world number one, with 81 between 1992 and 1994. In 1991, Faldo launched his golf course design practice, Faldo Design. The practice is headquartered at 19 Russell Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1HQ, United Kingdom. It has more than 50 projects in play or in design planning around the globe, and has created courses on five continents and in 20 countries. Nick Faldo was named Golf Course Designer of the Year at the 2016 World Golf Awards. Andrew Haggar is Faldo Design’s Lead Golf Course Architect, and Gareth Williams is its Director of Design & Operations. Courses associated with Faldo include Eléa Estate in Paphos, Cyprus; Emirates Club – The Faldo Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which he redesigned; Cornelia Golf Resort in Belek, Turkey; Ledreborg Palace Golf Club in Roskilde, Denmark; and Lough Erne Resort in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Nick Faldo has said, “we aim to create courses that encourage players to think and then decide on the best angle of approach.” He has also said that every site is “a different challenge”, and that the site at Vattanac presented “an exciting challenge of creativity and imagination”.

Courses by Nick Faldo

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