Hard to argue with the merit of the award, Faldo has after all won as many Open Championships as Henry Cotton, the only other professional golfer ever to be knighted.
What is odd is the timing of it - Faldo's last Open title came 17 years ago, and his last Major title 13 years ago. His most recent and notable contribution to golf was, er, losing the Ryder Cup as captain, despite it being widely recognised that Europe had far the better team.
Still, like I say, increasingly these things get given to sportsmen and women simply for their achievements in terms of medals won, and as Faldo was the only golfer in the world to win as many as 6 majors in the 1980s and 1990s, his achievements are more worthy than most. I just wonder why it's taken over a decade to recognise them?
What is odd is the timing of it - Faldo's last Open title came 17 years ago, and his last Major title 13 years ago. His most recent and notable contribution to golf was, er, losing the Ryder Cup as captain, despite it being widely recognised that Europe had far the better team.
Still, like I say, increasingly these things get given to sportsmen and women simply for their achievements in terms of medals won, and as Faldo was the only golfer in the world to win as many as 6 majors in the 1980s and 1990s, his achievements are more worthy than most. I just wonder why it's taken over a decade to recognise them?
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