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Faldo, Nick

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Faldo, Nick (1957– )

English golfer who was the first Briton in 54 years to win three British Open titles. He was only the second person after Jack Nicklaus to win successive Masters titles (1989 and 1990) and the seventh player to win the Masters and British Open in the same year. During his career, he was the top ranked player in the world for a total of nearly two years.

Career highlights

British Open

1987, 1990, 1992

Masters

1989, 1990, 1996

World Match Play Championship

1989, 1992

Volvo PGA Championship

1978, 1980, 1981, 1989

Ryder Cup

1985, 1987, tie 1989, 1995, 1997

Alfred Dunhill Cup

1987

Amateur Championship

1975

Tournament wins

43

Faldo turned professional in 1976, and played in 11 Ryder cups. He was appointed non-playing captain of the European team for the 2008 tournament.



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In addition to Woods, Elkington rated Colin Montgomerie, Ernie Els, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Nick Price and Tom Lehman as the top contenders this week - ``The best ball-strikers,'' he called them.
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