Joe Buck sits down with golf legend Nick Faldo. The two dive into Faldo’s humble introduction to the world of golf, to playing against his heroes in the Ryder Cup, and now entering the world of golf commentary. Faldo discusses joining his first golf club, winning the English Amateur Championship, playing college golf at the University of Houston for only ten weeks, and the secrets behind his first Ryder Cup.
I’m playing with Jack so I thought wow
this is a bit of an omen because you he
was the only man to have won backto back
Masters now I’m playing with him we just
say what ball are you playing I says
well I’m playing titless one and Jack
says I’m playing titless
one I’ll change he right you’re looking
at him like you were me okay give me a
four or something so I took a four and I
thought are you superstitious at all
probably yes I’m sure that it broke the
pattern or something so I took up the
first hit it in the bunk and knocked it
out on the green three p so I’m sure
from the outside it’s like if I was in
the commentary Tower i’ say done you
know that’s him finished so but somehow
I went to the second and I said I’ve got
to make four down at second so I made
four and off we went and da da d da and
we get to the 12th hole and the famous
the fam very famous part three we both
hit it on the green and I said go thank
goodness we don’t play this ho every day
of the week you know and Jack goes yeah
I’ve been playing it for 32 years and so
I said so I said well that’s older than
me Jack you
know so old anyway so now got the
playoff against Ray Floyd and then I
said to myself I’m not putting my jacket
on him that was my motivation I said I
am not putting my jacket on Ray Floyd
you know so I went down that hole I
remember saying to myself bloody hell
he’s in it already and I saw this thing
turning in the air and boom he’s in the
pond I went bloody H what’s he done and
then you start thinking I’m trying to
work out what can he make so he’s going
to drop it chip it he’s going to make a
five so how do I so now how do I make a
four so pretty it’s about as simple as
Sports can get well yeah it’s weird and
then so I hit this wonderful little
eight iron half shot right at the
flag and then I’m putting and I lagged
it with the mega lag you know like an
inch behind the hole and I’ve won again
and that was like unbelievable you know
then that was real emotion I’ve got
everybody’s in tears around it and um
you know that was obviously amazing to
then to win the second time and be only
to Jack to defend the master was was
amazing really the quote on the wall the
word is control that’s my ultimate to
have control this seems to fit so many
different parts of your life well the
thing that came probably when I went to
St Andrews in 1990 um you know I just
won the Masters that was most wonderful
feeling when you’re playing that well
how nice is that to go to an open and go
I I can shoot level 67s here it’s great
saying it 25 years later because if you
said it at the time they’d say what a
dick right wouldn’t they but you know
now you oh it all came true but honestly
I that’s how I felt with my game and uh
that to to play this this game and have
you know that to me what it was all
about that you practiced so darn hard
that when you went and teed it up you
knew how you it’s what they all do Jack
had it Tigers had it these boys have got
it Jordan Rory Jason when you walk out
the on their first te and you know
you’re going to have a great day that’s
what a feeling fast forward to
1992 and of all these shots that we’ve
heard you talk about you call your
approach shot at 18 at mfield yeah at
mirfield in 1992 the best Sunday the
British Open
the best shot you ever hit well yeah I
started with a full shot lead and I blew
it so so here comes El falo again yeah
so this would have been my scar to be
leading the open world number one now
and four in the lead blah blah blah and
blowing it that would have been it and I
said just forget everything forget the
whole week everything and then they come
to 18 and now got a three iron four to
win and I got over that thing and that
was when that’s when everything becomes
automatic and I just kept saying to just
just take it away if I can just get it
moving if I can just get the club to
there just get it to and I took it away
and I’m glad you’re going to show it
because you watch watch my chest after
the show
30 Comments
Cut off at worst moment! Otherwise nice chat.
Was never a lover of Faldo as a player, as I felt he was pretty detached and aloof but have warmed to him in his latter years as a commentator. Seems to have lightened up and I quite like listening to him.
I love to go for couple of pints with Nick faldo and listen to his stories when he was a professional golfer,he's got such wicked sense of humour.
I hope he takes Lundquists spot at the 16th tower ever year at the Masters
Kind of a catty comment about Floyd but at the top level those guys don't go out of their way to make friends. I'm sure Floyd didn't much care for Faldo either. Interesting thing about Nick – other than his 3 wins at Augusta he had no top 10's, whereas Floyd had the won victory by 8 shots in 1976 and 11 top 10's – who was the more consistent competitor?
I used to like Sandy Lyle until he behaved just like a dick to my Dad in the local post office. 🤷♂️
Here’s a quick quiz on the power of the media
Which player is getting ready to get married for the 6th time to a gal that used to be a stripper
1 John Daly
2 tiger woods
3 sir nick faldo
3 is the correct answer
I ran into him in Rome a few years back…he was an absolute asshole.
Come on guys you can’t end it when he’s just about to show us the best shot of his life !. I nearly subscribed until that terrible end to the video 👎
Faldo has always been very impressed with himself.
Seems like a great guy, so many wives, he must have demons.
"SIR" nick has to be one of the most intolerable petty douchebags to ever play the game. egotistic meathead.
WTF? learn to edit
Gr8 player…gr8 guy…I like him…always did. He has a gr8 sense of humor too…😊
I think we see the real Nick, now. He was so cool as a player but all that emotion was under the surface and we see it now. He’s at the top table as a golfer and a pundit.
I saw him in a mall in Florida a few years back
He was rooting around the sale rail
He must be skint from all those divorces
Sir Nick did not have it under control when his girlfriend, Brenda Ceplak broke his car window with a golf club
Trevor is 100 times better than Nick as a commentator. Sean McManus, head of CBS Sports said the same thing.
Hate it when Americans call it the British open….
No it's the Open
Had the misfourtune to meet him twice (Vegas & Rome) total shithouse of a man..!
Also must always only be addessed as Sir Nick.
Luv the cynical recognition of “Jack” as the pompous bear!
Love that accent, seriously posh!🤝💪🇬🇧🇬🇧🇿🇦
Loved watching him in his prime even though my favorite player was Jose Maria
Met him twice. He’s quite rude. And to be honest if he was a bar of chocolate he’d eat himself
I took up the game because of watching Faldo. I will never forgive him
Faldo was the goat
Knight of the realm who insists you call him 'Sir' has no chivalry.
No words he spoke was as true as when he said, what a Dick. You go el foldo, lol.
Always been a fan of Faldo. And here he tells us the difference between the greats and us hackers; even if I think “y’know,I think I’ve got this game sorted.”
And then the Golfing Gods hear it… BAM!
Well done for not showing his best shot ever. Sort of makes the clip pointless