I was just talking to my dad’s buddy and he told me a cool story you might like. So this was years ago in Muskoka, Canada. Nick had just designed a course called The Rock - an awesome and tough course. It’s not too far, so my dad and his buddy went to the course when it was done being built - but wasn’t opening for another month.
So they go to the course with a bunch of balls and their 5 irons and are just walking it and playing because no one was around and why not. As they are walking some guy pulls up to them in a cart. Obviously they think they’re about to get kicked out for trespassing or a “wtf are you dudes doing?”
Sure enough the guy is totally cool with it and asks them what they think of the course. They are total hacks too which makes this a little funnier. One says to the guy “it’s beautiful, are you a groundskeeper?” To which he replies “no I designed the course, I’m Nick Faldo”. Although they play occasionally they aren’t big golfers so wouldn’t recognize him but obviously knew his name.
Hahaha they said their mouths dropped. They said he couldn’t have been cooler.
He, along with the network and everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves
The man is one of the best golfers of this generation and he proved yesterday (as he out alpha’d Faldo multiple times) that he may be an even better broadcaster than he was a player.
I said it’s apocryphal he swears it’s true can anyone confirm the veracity of this tale
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:15148115
Hello,
Apologies if it doesn’t quite fit here - my friend and I were talking about golfing controversies and he recalled a notable one being a fan throwing Falcons ball onto the green and enabling him to win the Ryder Cup
I found nothing on YouTube or Googleaside from an excerpt from some golf based fiction book in the independent and two threads where groups of people have a similar recollection - it’s always Faldo - but the place, hole, opponent and year are never the same (links below)
He swears he saw it on TV and he was born in 1985
It’s weird I can’t really find anything else on this?
Forums
https://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/threads/is-my-memory-playing-tricks-with-me-faldo-related.11140/
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf-a-sorry-story-of-rough-and-roll-1352839.html%3famp
Hey,
Does anyone know any trusty dealers who are willing to find replicas of these extraordinary watches for an extra money? If not, does anyone know factory which can customize their products (replicas of AP RO and PP Nautilus) and recreate these fantastic dials?
Audemars Piguet Royal 'Nick Faldo' 37mm (1995)
Phillipe Patek Nautilus 3800/1 with grey sunburst dial 37.5mm (1999)
