Great British Golfers – TalkGolf Great British Golfers Nick Faldo One of the most successful British golfers in history, Nick Faldo has won three Open Championships and three US Masters titles, and has been ranked No.1 on the official World Golf Rankings for an outstanding total of ninety eight weeks. After being inspired by watching Jack Nicklaus play golf in the early seventies Faldo had his first introduction to the game, quickly achieving success in 1975 by winning both the English Amateur Championship and the British Youths Championship. In 1976, Faldo became a professional golfer, making his mark by finishing in eighth place on his first European tour and in 1977 he became the youngest player ever to play as part of the Ryder Cup team. During the eighties, Faldo took some time out of competition to improve his swing under the instruction of golfer turned tutor David Leadbetter. Following the changes made to his game, Faldo returned to competitive golf and won his first major championship title in the 1987 Open Championship.

Since then, in addition to his championship success, Faldo has won a series of high profile competitions and tour events including the French Open, Irish Open, Spanish Open, the PGA, the British Masters and the European Open. He has also had several team successes including the Alfred Dunhill Cup, the World Cup and the Ryder Cup. Colin Montgomerie Affectionately known as ‘Monty,’ Colin Montgomerie is a legendary Scottish golfer and is widely recognised as the leading golfer to have emerged in European competition over the last fifteen years. Montgomerie was a successful amateur golfer, winning the Scottish Youths Championship in 1983, before turning professional in 1988 and winning the Rookie of the Year title on the European Tour that same year. He won his first professional title in 1989, when he won the Portugese Open and since then, he has won more European titles than any other British Golfer.

During the nineties, Montgomerie went on to win numerous tournaments on the European Tour including the Scandinavian Masters in 1991, the Volvo German Open in 1995, the Murphy’s Irish Open in 1996 and 1997 and the Volvo PGA Championship in 1998. Between 1993 and 1999 Montgomerie won a record breaking seven ‘Order of Merit Titles’ on the tour and twenty high profile tournaments during that time, winning five titles in 1999 alone, being known as the most consistent golfer in the world during his most successful period. Since his seven year European winning streak, Montgomerie has continued to prove himself, most notably in the year 2000 when he made the record books again by winning the Volvo PGA Championship for the third time. In 2001 he won the Australian Masters and in 2002 he won his first Asian title in the TCL classic in China. Montgomerie has taken part in eight Ryder Cups during his career, as well as other team tournaments, including the Dunhill Cup, the World Cup and the UBS Cup.

Whilst never having won a major championship title, despite coming a close second at both the US Open and the US PGA, Montgomerie is regarded as one of the finest sportsmen in Britain, officially marked in 2004 when he was awarded an OBE for sporting achievement. Lee Westwood Regarded as one of England and Europe’s finest golfers, Lee Westwood began playing golf at the age of thirteen before winning his first amateur tournament, the Pete McEvoy Trophy aged seventeen. After winning the British Youth Championship in 1993, Westwood turned professional, winning his first professional competition four years later at the Volvo Scandinavian Masters. Whilst Westwood has not won any major championships, he did attain fourth place in the official World Golf Rankings when he came forth in the 2000 British open. He has also won several high profile competitions, including the Freeport McDermott Classic in 1998, the Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters in 1996 and for the following two years, and the Cisco World Match Play Championship in 2000.

Westwood has performed particularly well in European Tour events, having won a total of 18 tournaments, and in 2000 he achieved the European Tour Order of Merit, ending Colin Montgomerie’s seven year run of victory. Sandy Lyle One of the most significant British golfers during the eighties, Sandy Lyle was born in Shrewsbury as Alexander Walter Barr Lyle, but living in Scotland, chose to represent Scotland during his professional career. Lyle was introduced to the game when he was just three years old and went on to win several amateur competitions in Scotland and England before turning professional in 1977. During his career, Lyle has had twenty seven professional wins, including seventeen on the European Tour, six on the PGA tour and two major championships. Lyle rose to international victory in 1985 when he won the Open Championship but he is best known for winning the Masters, becoming the first British golfer to win the championship.

After winning high profile events on the European Tour, Lyle won the European Tour’s Order of Merit in 1979, 1980 and 1985, and in 1985 he was also part of a victorious team in the Ryder Cup. Unusually for golfers, Lyle’s victorious streak was relatively short-lived, and in 1989 he began to move away from regular competition but he is well-known for being an inspirational player with a cool temperament and a natural talent for the game. Darren Clarke A professional golfer from Northern Ireland, Darren Clarke has won several tournaments on the European Tour in the last decade, including the Linde German Masters, the Benson & Hedges International Open, the Smurfit European Open and the Compass Group English Open. He has achieved second place on the European Tour Money list three times and has been listed in the top ten in the official World Golf Rankings. Turning professional in 1990, Clarke has won seventeen professional titles since embarking on his golfing career and has represented Northern Ireland in the Ryder Cup, the World Cup and the Alfred Dunhill cup.

Although Clarke has never won a major championship title he came very close to victory in 1997 when he achieved second place at the British Open. Clarke made one of his biggest achievements in 2003 when he won the high profile WGC-NEC Invitational although he is perhaps best known for his defeat of Tiger Woods in the final of the WGC-Anderson Consulting Match Play Championship in 2000. Ian Woosnam Despite being born in Oswestry, England, Ian Woosnam was born to Welsh parents and has represented Wales during his professional career. Woosnam began playing golf in his local club in Powys and turned professional in the 1970’s despite doubt from fellow club members that he was good enough to ‘make it.’ Woosnam’s professional career was slow to begin but in 1982 he won the Swiss Open on the European Tour, his first high profile tournament. He topped the European Tour money list in 1987 after winning eight tournaments and his victories continued to increase. Woosnam won the British PGA championship in 1988, and in 1991 he entered the official No.1 spot in the World Golf Rankings.

Later that year, Woosnam went on to win his first major championship when he earned the US Masters title, a victory that few British golfers have ever achieved. Woosnam has also represented Wales more than fifteen times in the World Cup and in 2006 he was chosen to captain the European Team in the Ryder Cup. Sir Henry Cotton Born in 1907, Henry Cotton is regarded as one of the most legendary golfers in British history. After leaving his public school at seventeen, Cotton embarked upon a professional career and practised so hard it is rumoured that his hands bled on more than one occasion. During the 1930’s Cotton had a series of European Victories, before winning his first major title in 1934 at the British Open. Cotton went on to win the Open twice more, once in 1937 and once in 1948, remaining the only Brit to win the tournament until 1989. Between 1947 and 1953 Cotton was the captain of the Ryder Cup team before his retirement in the mid fifties.

Whilst being remembered for his numerous successes, Cotton is also famed for his flamboyant lifestyle and during his career he spent a large amount of time campaigning for better treatment of professional golfers, once remarking that ‘the best is always good enough for me.’ During the Second World War, Cotton joined the Royal Air Force organising a series of exhibition matches in aid of the Red Cross and earning him an MBE at the end of the War. In 1980 Cotton was inducted into the World Hall of Fame and, before his death in 1987, he accepted a knighthood which was awarded posthumously to him in the 1988 New Year’s Day Honours. Harry Vardon Born in 1870, Harry Vardon grew up on Jersey and began to play golf in his teens, turning professional at the age of 20. Vardon made his mark in 1896 when he won the first Open Championships and went on to win a record breaking five further Opens over the next two decades, a record that stands to this day. In 1900, Vardon toured America as a golfing celebrity, winning eighty matches and finishing with a victory at the US Open.

He won an outstanding sixty two tournaments during his life time, including the high profile British PGA Matchplay Championship and the German Open. Vardon was an influential player during his lifetime and his legacy lived on after his death in 1987. Vardon introduced what is now referred to as the ‘Vardon grip,’ a way of gripping the golf club so that the little finger of the trailing hand (lowest hand on the club) is placed between the index and middle finger of the lead hand (the highest hand on the club) with the thumb of the lead hand fitting in to the lifeline of the trailing hand. He also inspired the ‘Vardon Trophy’ which is awarded each year on the PGA tour to the golfer with the lowest adjusted scoring average. James Braid One of the pioneering players of modern Golf, James Braid was born in 1870 and, after turning professional in 1896, represented Scotland in a number of major championships and high profile tournaments. Braid played golf from an early age but, even when he became professional, he was still struggling with his putting skills.

In 1900 he switched to an aluminium putter, going on to win his first Open Championship in 1901. Braid went on to win four more Open Championships, winning his last in 1910 against fellow Scotsman Sandy Herd. Braid also made his mark by winning four victories at the British PGA Matchplay Championships between 1903 and 1911 and in 1910 he won the French Open title. He would perhaps have won more titles on foreign soil had he not been afraid to travel further than France. After retiring from the game in 1912, Braid was involved with golf design and famously designed the King’s and Queen’s course at Gleaneagles as well as inventing the ‘dogleg,’ a type of hole often used on inland courses. John Henry Taylor Along with Henry Vardon and James Braid, John Henry Taylor was one of the three British golfers to dominate the game during the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century. Orphaned as a young boy, Taylor worked as a caddy and labourer at Westwood Ho Golf Club after leaving school at eleven, before becoming a professional golfer at the age of nineteen.

Taylor won the Open Championships an outstanding five times between 1894 and 1913, and in 1933 he captained the British Ryder Cup team to victory against the U.S, although he famously didn’t play in any of the matches. Taylor was known for his short, punchy swing which coped well with the winds on the British courses. After his retirement he went on to design a number of golf courses across the country and became the founder and original chairman of the British Professional Golfer’s Association. Nick Faldo facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Nick Faldo British golfer B ritish golfer Nick Faldo has won six major golf events and more than 30 titles on the European Professional Golf Association tour, primarily from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Though Faldo is a great golfer, he has not been a popular nor particularly high profile figure in the United States , in part because of his personality. Faldo only achieved success when he changed his golf swing in the mid-1980s, and was known for his straight driver.

Faldo was born July 18, 1957, in Welwyn Garden City, England , the only child of George Arthur and Joyce (née Smalley) Faldo. His father worked as an accountant at a chemical company. Faldo's mother encouraged her son's interests in all sports. As a young child, he was an enthusiastic swimmer and cyclist. When Faldo was 10 years old, he won the Hertfordshire county medal in the 100-meter breaststroke. He also played soccer, rugby, basketball, cricket, and tennis, and ran track and threw the discus, while receiving his education at Sir Frederic Osborne School. Discovered Golf When Faldo was only 13 years old, he was watching the Masters tournament on television one year when Jack Nicklaus won and decided he would like to try golf. His mother arranged for Faldo to have six golf lessons, and he was hooked. He played his first round of golf when he was 14 years old. Faldo soon became a good golfer, despite his late start. The sport so captured his attention that it made him lose interest in school.

Faldo recalled to Sarah Ballard of Sports Illustrated, "I love school, until golf came along. Then the only thing I was interested in was getting out of the gates as quick as possible and going to the golf course." When he was 16 years old, Faldo convinced his parents to let him quit school to work on his golf game and become a professional. He played every day all day for two years. The work paid off when in 1974 he was part of an All-England boys golf team. In 1975, Faldo won two amateur championships, the British Youths Open and the English Championship. Turned Professional Faldo's golf prowess was soon noticed in the United States, where he was given a golf scholarship to the University of Houston . He attended for ten weeks, but he felt the distraction of going to school hurt his golf game. After leaving the school, Faldo then turned professional in 1976 and joined the European Professional Golfers Association. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Faldo did decently as a professional.

He won his first tournament in 1977, the Skol Lager, and was named rookie of the year for the European PGA Tour. That year also began his association with the Ryder Cup, a tournament that pitted Americans against Europeans and was played every two years. Faldo was a member of every team from 1977-97, amassing more points in the competition than anyone in history. Faldo won a number of tournaments in the early 1980s, including the British PGA Championships in 1978, 1980, and 1981, the Haig Tournament Players Championship in 1982, and the French Open and the Martini Invitational in 1983. In 1983 and 1984, he won the Car Care Plan Invitational. While Faldo did well at these tournaments, he failed to win any of the majors (the U.S. Open, the British Open, PGA Championship, and Masters). In 1984, Faldo was leading in the final round of the Masters, but lost on the front nine in the final round.

These kind of losses led the British press to dub him "Nicky Fold-0." Changed His Game to Achieve Success In the mid-1980s, Faldo decided to take drastic action to make himself a better player. He decided to change his swing, which many observers had considered a pretty, long swing. Faldo believed it was unreliable, and used too much wrist. With the help of coach David Leadbetter, Faldos's swing became more efficient, compact, and tight. To accomplish his goal, he hit 1,500 practice balls a day, a large number for a player who already practiced obsessively. This action also improved Faldo's putting game. The hard work paid off when Faldo came into his own in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning several majors and becoming the pride of Great Britain . Faldo led a high profile life on the European PGA Tour, but also had a number of run-ins with the press. In 1987, Faldo won his first major, the British Open.

He won it at Muirfield in Scotland , shooting a 279 on the tournament and making 18 pars in the final round. He repeated in 1990, when he won by five strokes and shot a 270, and in 1992, with a total of 272. Faldo was also the runnerup in 1993. Winning the majors in the United States proved harder. Though Faldo won the Volvo Masters in 1988 and was in contention to win the U.S. Open that year as well, he lost in a playoff to Curtis Strange. But in 1989, he won his second major tournament, the Masters, in a sudden death playoff against Scott Hoch. Faldo repeated as Masters champion in 1990 (again in a playoff, this time over Ray Floyd) and in 1996. Faldo won a number of other tournaments in 1989, including the Volvo PGA Championship and the Dunhill British Masters. In 1990, Faldo was at the top of his game, winning the two majors, as well as the Johnnie Walker Classic.

He also finished very high at the U.S. Open. All of his success proved that he could win with the lead as well as from far behind, in both Britain and the United States, and on any kind of surface condition. He also proved himself to be a trailblazer on the greens as well, when he hired a woman, Fanny Sunesson, to be his caddie. Chronology Wins the British Open; finished on the top of Order of Merit 1996 Wins the Masters Faldo did not rest on his laurels. Because of the rigors of the golf tour and the possibilities of injury, he began to exercise intensely to increase the muscle mass on his 63'3" body. Though Faldo was playing well, he was never really embraced by Americans—not fans, journalists, nor other players. Despite a problematic image, Faldo supported youth golf initiatives in his country. He built Nick Faldo Golf Centers where children could learn golf for little or no cost, and later funded the Faldo Junior Series to nurture young British golf talent. Faldo faltered in 1991, winning only the Irish Open that year.

He tied for 12th at the Masters, and tied for 16th at U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship. The frustrating year led Faldo to again change. He dropped the physical training, and stopped practicing so much. Faldo also modified his style of play, making his full swing different, reading greens less analytically, and becoming more creative in his shots. He told Jaime Diaz of the New York Times, "I had to learn to cope with my game being off. At first it was tremendously frustrating. The breakthrough came when I finally realized that you can't hit the ball as well as you'd like all the time. There is a human element." The changes worked in the short term. Faldo had what many considered the best year of his career in 1992, winning the British Open, the Scandinavian Masters, Euro Open, and Johnnie Walker World Championship. That year, he became the first player to win more than £1,000,000 in a season, and finished atop the Order of Merit. Career in Decline After 1992, however, Faldo's career was in decline.

He won two tournaments and was the runner-up at the British Open in 1993, then only won the Alfred Dunhill Open in 1994. In 1995, he decided to leave the European PGA Tour behind, and join the PGA Tour in the States full time. Though Faldo wanted new challenges, the only bright spot of the mid-to late 1990s was a victory at the Masters in 1996. Even this major win was somewhat tainted. Faldo won in part because leader Greg Norman played himself out of contention. Faldo's last PGA win came at the Nissan Open in 1997, the same year he won the WA Open. In 1998, he won the World Cup of Golf, partnered with David Carter. This was the first time England had won. Faldo returned to the European Tour in 1999, with a more restricted swing and an inability to putt or chip well. Though Faldo continued to play on the European Tour and in majors, he began preparing for his life after golf in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

He became a commentator with columns in newspapers and magazines and an analyst for television, including The Golf Channel. He also founded a company, Faldo Golf, which was planned to build a course in Moscow , Russia . Summarizing Faldo's approach to golf, Rick Reilly wrote in Sports Illustrated, "That's golf to Faldo—a bicycle to be taken apart, a game to be broken down past wins, past majors, past greatness, past everything, down to the very cogs. Perfect to the tiniest screw, that's Faldo." CONTACT INFORMATION Address: Woodcock House, Gibbard Mews, High St. Wimbledon Village, London SW19 5BY England. Email: nfdo@faldodesign.com. Online: . SELECTED WRITINGS BY FALDO: (With Mitchell Platts) The Rough with the Smooth: Breaking Into Professional Golf, S. Paul, 1980. (With Vivien Sanders) Golf: The Winning Formula, Lyons & Burford, 1989. (With Bruce Critchley) Faldo: In Search of Perfection, Weindenfeld & Nicholson, 1994.

Related Biography: Caddie Fanny Sunesson When Nick Faldo hired Fanny Sunesson to be his caddie in 1990, it marked one of the few times a woman was a full-time caddie on the men's PGA Tour. Sunesson was a native of the small town of Karlshamn, Sweden . Her parents were golf enthusiasts, and Sunesson herself began playing when she was 15 years old. She became focused on her golf game and was soon a decent amateur player. To get more experience and see the professional game up close, she decided to try being a caddie for professionals in 1986. Sunesson's first job came at a tournament in Stockholm that year when she convinced European tour player Jaime Gonzalez to hire her. She then worked for English player Howard Clark in the late 1980s, before Faldo asked her to be his caddy in 1990. She had the mental focus and attention to detail to caddie for someone as demanding as Faldo. Sunesson was also encouraging and helped him relax during play.

The duo split in 1999, and she worked with other top golfers including Notah Begay and Sergio Garcia, before being rehired by Faldo in 2001. (With Richard Simmons) A Swing for Life, Viking, 1995. FURTHER INFORMATION Hickok, Ralph. A Who's Who of Sports Champions. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. Periodicals Anderson, Dave. "A Mystery: Just Where Is Nick Faldo?" New York Times, (June 14, 1998): section 8, p. 6. Anderson, Dave. "Why Faldo Deserves the Title." New York Times, (July 24, 1990): B9. Ballard, Sarah. "Britannia Rules Again." Sports Illustrated, (July 10, 1989): 60. Blauvelt, Harry. "Faldo in Fine Fettle." USA Today, (July 12, 2002): 1C. Callahan, Tom. "Golf." Think Golf. Golf Digest, (February 1999). Diaz, Jaime.

"Faldo Is Doing Things Naturally." New York Times, (July 21, 1992): B13. Diaz, Jaime. "Faldo Uses Dedication To Reach Higher Levels." New York Times, (July 24, 1990): B11. Diaz, Jaime. "Faldo's Revised Style Is Fitting Him to a Tee." New York Times, (June 12, 1992): B15. Diaz, Jaime. "A Methodical Faldo Develops a Plan for Higher Achievement." New York Times, (March 15, 1991): A28. Diaz, Jaime. "Quest for '91 Grand Slam Left Faldo Out in Cold." New York Times, (March 12, 1992): B16. Diaz, Jaime. "Swingtime Hits Jamaica and Faldo Is the Impressio." New York Times, (December 17, 1992): B23. Dorman, Larry. "Faldo Is Back on Tour, Aiming to Re-claim No.

1." New York Times, (January 19, 1995): B15. Dorman, Larry. "A Relaxed Approach by Faldo." New York Times, (February 29, 1996): B11. Farrell, Andy. "Faldo Drives Down Memory Lane to See Reflection of Woods." The Independent, (July 16, 2002): 24. Garrity, John. "The Devil Made Him Do It." Sports Illustrated, (April 19, 1999): G44. Huggan, John. "All New Nick?" Golf Digest, (June 2002): 116. McDonnell, David. "Faldo: It's Fanny-Tastic to Have You Back." The Mirror, (July 18, 2001): 42. Reilly, Rick. "Do You Know Me?" Sports Illustrated, (April 8, 1991): 77. Reilly, Rick. "Very British Open." Sports Illustrated, (July 27, 1987): 18. Shapiro, Leonard.

"Faldo Battles Spotlight's Glare." Washington Post, (July 21, 1981): D10. Smith, Shelley. "His Girl Fanny." Sports Illustrated, (August 20, 1990): 24. Swift, E.M. "Jolly Good Show." Sports Illustrated, (April 17, 1989): 18. Swift, E.M. "King of Clubs." Sports Illustrated, (July 30, 1990): 34. Other "Nick Faldo." PGA European Tour. (January 13, 2003). "Nick Faldo—Biographical Information." PGATOUR.com. (January 13, 2003). The Nick Faldo Website. (January 13, 2003). Sketch by A. Petruso Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA Golfer Nick Faldo: Biography and Career Facts • British Open: 1987, 1990, 1992 Awards and Honors: • Member, World Golf Hall of Fame • European Tour Order of Merit winner (money leader), 1983, 1992 • European Tour scoring leader, 1983, 1992 • European Tour player of the year, 1989, 1990, 1992 • U.S. PGA Tour player of the year, 1990 • Member, European Ryder Cup team, 1977-79, 1981-83-85-87-89, 1991-93-95-97 • Captain, European Ryder Cup team, 2008 • Knighted by Queen Elizabeth in November 2009 Quote, Unquote: • Curtis Strange : "Nick Faldo stared a lot of guys down. He never choked.

He had a way of folding his arms and looking at you as though he knew you were going to make a mistake." continue reading below our video How to Throw a Perfect Spiral in Football Nick Faldo Biography: Nick Faldo won five times on the European Tour in 1983. He led the tour in money and scoring. He'd won 12 times total in Europe. But he decided that wasn't enough. He wanted to win majors, so he set to work building a better swing, one that wouldn't crack under pressure. And after going the next three years without a single win, Faldo emerged as one of Europe's all-time best golfers. Faldo was 13 years old when he watched Jack Nicklaus on television at the 1971 Masters . Cycling had been his sport to that point, but after watching Nicklaus, Faldo turned to golf. He borrowed some clubs, his mother arranged lessons, and two years later he was winning amateur tournaments. Faldo won the English Amateur Championship in 1974 and the British Youth Championships in 1975. He turned pro in 1976, and in 1977 claimed his first European Tour victory.

Also in 1977, he played the first of his record 11 Ryder Cups , becoming the youngest ever (age 20) at the time to compete in the event (a record later bettered by Sergio Garcia). Faldo still holds the European record for points earned. Faldo was a steady player who frequently found himself in contention, and he posted wins here and there, leading up to his big 1983 season. But he also developed a reputation as a golfer who couldn't close the deal in the biggest events. He was derisively called "Fold-o" in some circles, having shown a knack for choking. That's when he decided to rework his swing with instructor David Leadbetter. The work culminated with his victory at the 1987 British Open , where Faldo made 18 pars in the final round. Nobody would ever again accuse Faldo of folding in big tournaments. He went on to win the Open Championship twice more, and added three Masters. His last major was the 1996 Masters , when Faldo came from six shots behind Greg Norman at the start of the final round to win by five.

In all, Faldo won 30 times on the European Tour, had three wins on the USPGA Tour in "regular" (as opposed to major championship) events, and won six majors. In 2008, Faldo culminated his Team Europe Ryder Cup career by serving as captain. His team lost, however, to Team USA by a score of 16.5 to 11.5. Faldo's business interests include course design and golf academies, and he does commentary on golf broadcasts. He is an avid fly fisherman. In November 2009, Faldo became Sir Nick Faldo, with knighthood bestowed by Queen Elizabeth. Golf Power Rankings: Top Players of the 1990s | Bleacher Report Golf Power Rankings: Top Players of the 1990s Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Hunter Martin/Getty Images 7 Comments Everyone has their favorites when it comes to today’s players. But in the recent past, who were the standouts? From 1990 to 1999, who moved the needle? Who lifted the trophies? Where does Tiger Woods fall on that list? How about Phil Mickelson?

Who was a factor in the days of the Clinton Administration when donuts were the food of choice, and the idea of exercise was new to the PGA Tour, never mind the rest of the country. In the dawn of the Big Bertha, the first oversized metal driver, who were the best? Because we had comments about leaving out Annika Sorenstam in the list of golfers from the 2000s, you’ll find a few surprises here. What counts for the men counts for the women, majors and other significant achievements. That’s how history remembers golfers, especially the great golfers. You can draw your own conclusions about where Annika and Lorena would have been in the 2000s list. 7. Payne Stewart Harry How/Getty Images Every now and again something will remind us of Payne Stewart. Whether it’s a photo, a place, a situation. Golf is filled with reminders and memories. Payne had an elegant swing and a crazy personality. The man loved to cook a steak and enjoy a laugh with his friends. But as much as anything, he loved to play golf.

In the 1990s, he won the US Open twice, at Hazeltine and at Pinehurst. Payne was such a flashy guy, it’s rather interesting that he won two majors of such substance. He also won the 1989 PGA and 16 tournaments in all. 6. Ollie Stuart Franklin/Getty Images Jose Maria Olazabal might be the second best player to come from Spain, and that’s ok with him. He knows who is first: Seve Ballesteros. Olazabal credits Ballesteros with showing him the ropes as well as the game. Seve and Ollie became one of the most formidable Ryder Cup teams in history. Olazabal won his first Masters in 1994. In 1999, after coming back from an arthritic condition that was so bad he had to crawl on his hands and knees, he won his second green jacket. He also had 22 victories as of 1999. 4. Tiger Woods J.D. Cuban/Getty Images With two majors and 17 titles in three and a third seasons, Tiger Woods proved right away that he was a force in professional golf.

Looking back on those days, with the impact Woods had, it is amazing that he only won two major titles in the 1990s. Like Justin Leonard, his route to the PGA Tour was to win enough money in seven events after turning professional so that he could earn his card for the next year. After three US Amateur titles in a row, he won in Las Vegas in his fifth career start and had a two-year exemption before the start of the 1997 season. However, his victory at the 1997 Masters by a margin of 12 strokes put the world on notice. He also provided a large bump in the TV ratings. 2. Nick Price Harry How/Getty Images If Nick Price had never won a major, he would go down as one of the great gentlemen of the game. But after winning the World Series of Golf in 1983, he took the opportunity to remake his technique which took longer than anticipated. Then in 1992, it was like someone threw a switch. He won the PGA at Bellerive in St. Louis where another golfer from the continent of Africa, Gary Player, had won 30 years prior.

Price went on a big event tear, winning the 1993 Players, the 1994 British Open, and 1994 PGA Championship. If we can consider The Players a major, then he’s tied with those at number one who have four. Some consider it a major, although most, as yet don’t, which is a shame because it tests every shot a golfer has and there is no let up. In addition, Price had 40 victories as of the end of the ‘90s. And he still has a tie for the lowest round ever shot at a major with a 63 at Augusta National, the third round, 1986. 1. Sir Nick, Patty, and Betsy. Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Nick Faldo, Patty Sheehan, and Betsy King, all captured four major championships in the 1990s. As such, they tie for the number one slot. Faldo also had 40 victories by the end of the 1990s and was certainly at the top of his game in that decade. In addition, Faldo has that other title: Sir.

In the 1990, Faldo won the Masters and British Open. In 1992, he added another British Open and in 1996, another Masters. Of course, this does not count the two majors he won in the 1980s, which were, guess what, a Masters and a British Open (Again? Yawn). Sheehan was the Annika before there was an Annika. She dominated the golf course, playing bigger than her five foot three stature and winning the 1992 US Open, the 1993 LPGA Championship, the 1994 US Open, and the 1996 Kraft Nabisco, her last victory. In the 1980s she won the LPGA Championship twice. All told, 35 victories. King’s majors in the 1990s were the 1990 US Open and LPGA, the 1992 LPGA, and the 1997 Kraft Nabisco. She set some additional records including becoming the first player in LPGA history to pass the $6 million mark in career earnings.

She was also the first LGPA player to shoot four rounds in the 60s in a major championship, the 1992 LPGA, where she shot 68-66-67-66. King also had two majors in the 1980s, the 1987 Kraft Nabisco and the 1989 US Open. In all, 34 victories. All three are in the World Golf Hall of Fame. The 1990s | Masters The 1990s Photos File/Staff Greg Norman's fall from first place at the 1996 Masters left the Great White Shark reeling and the golf world stunned. A string of bogeys erased a six-shot lead, and Nick Faldo won the jacket. Back Photo: 1 of 12 Next File/Staff Greg Norman's fall from first place at the 1996 Masters left the Great White Shark reeling and the golf world stunned. A string of bogeys erased a six-shot lead, and Nick Faldo won the jacket.

Back Photo: 2 of 12 Next File/Staff Greg Norman's fall from first place at the 1996 Masters left the Great White Shark reeling and the golf world stunned. A string of bogeys erased a six-shot lead, and Nick Faldo won the jacket. Back Photo: 3 of 12 Next File/Staff Greg Norman's fall from first place at the 1996 Masters left the Great White Shark reeling and the golf world stunned. A string of bogeys erased a six-shot lead, and Nick Faldo won the jacket. Back Photo: 4 of 12 Next File/Staff Greg Norman's fall from first place at the 1996 Masters left the Great White Shark reeling and the golf world stunned. A string of bogeys erased a six-shot lead, and Nick Faldo won the jacket.

Back Photo: 5 of 12 Next File/Staff Back Photo: 6 of 12 Next File/Staff Back Photo: 7 of 12 Next File/Staff Back Photo: 8 of 12 Next File/Staff Ian Woosnam acknowledges the crowd as he receives the green jacket from Nick Faldo, who had failed in his attempt to win three consecutive Masters tournaments, stand behind. Back Photo: 9 of 12 Next File/Staff Back Photo: 10 of 12 Next File/Staff Back Photo: 11 of 12 Next File/Staff Fred Couples got a break in 1992's final round when his ball stopped just short of Rae's Creek. Back Photo: 12 of 12 Next By | Staff THE MOMENT: GREG NORMAN'S COLLAPSE Greg Norman's Masters failures are legendary. There's 1986, when the popular Australian came to the 72nd hole tied with Jack Nicklaus. Norman pushed his approach far right on No. 18 and made bogey, and Nicklaus walked away with his sixth green coat.

A year later, the Great White Shark found himself in a three-way playoff with Seve Ballesteros and Augusta native Larry Mize. The hometown boy holed a miraculous chip from 140 feet on the second playoff hole to leave Norman empty-handed again. Those close calls, however, were nothing compared with Norman's downfall in 1996. Norman was the top-ranked golfer in the world, and Nick Faldo wasn't far behind. All signs pointed to a "Norman Conquest" as he opened the Masters with a record-tying 63. The score matched his good friend Nick Price's score of 9-under as the best in tournament history. A second-round 69 did nothing to diminish his lead, and a third-round 71 left him six ahead of Faldo and seven clear of Phil Mickelson going into the final round. It didn't take long for Norman to show some signs of vulnerability Sunday. He bogeyed the first hole but came back with birdie at No. 2, then made bogeys on Nos. 4 and 9 for 38.

Faldo played the front in 2-under 34, and as the two set off on the final nine the margin had been reduced to two. The pressure was now squarely on Norman, who promptly made bogeys on Nos. 10 and 11 to erase the rest of his lead. Faldo applied more pressure on the 12th when he hit the green with his tee shot. Now it was Norman's turn, and his iron shot hung out to the right. The ball hit the bank and trickled into Rae's Creek. Millions of television viewers, not to mention Augusta's patrons, were in shock: Norman now trailed by two after his double bogey. Norman also hit in the water on the par-3 16th, and what was supposed to be a day of celebration turned sour. His 78 to Faldo's 67 left him five behind, and it set a record for futility as the biggest blown lead in major championship history. "Nick played good golf and I played poorly," Norman said. "You can make up a lot of shots when that happens. It's not the end of the world for me.

I'm not going to fall off the edge of the world because of what happened." Only Tom Weiskopf has finished as runner-up in the Masters more times (four) without winning than Norman. "Maybe these hiccups that I have, that I inflict on myself, are meant for another reason," Norman said. "Maybe something good is waiting for me down the line. That's the way I look at it." Overshadowed in the historic collapse was Faldo's brilliant play. His third Masters title let him join select company; only Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer have had more success at Augusta National. "We had an amazing day," Faldo said. "I hope I'm remembered for shooting 67 and not for what happened to Greg. But, obviously, this will be remembered for what happened to Greg." "I let this one get away," Norman said. "I'll wake up tomorrow morning still breathing, I hope." No chairman since Clifford Roberts faced as many tough issues as Hootie Johnson did. Like Roberts, Johnson didn't back down from any challenge during his tenure from 1998 to 2006.

A former high school and college football player, Johnson rose from a small-town banker to chairman of the executive committee of Bank of America Corp. Johnson fought advances in golf ball and equipment technology by lengthening Augusta National more than 500 yards. The renovations included changes to all but four holes, and he also introduced a second cut of fairway, or rough, to the course. Changes to the tournament's qualification standards also happened under Johnson's watch. He eliminated winning a PGA Tour event as an automatic qualifier and introduced the practice of using the world rankings to invite players. He also instituted 18-hole television coverage for Sunday's final round. Johnson's most challenging issue was a public squabble over the private club's membership policies. Martha Burk, the chairwoman of the National Council of Women's Organizations, questioned the club's lack of female members. Johnson responded with a terse, three-paragraph reply. Burk wrote to Johnson in 2002 saying that "we urge you to review your policies and practices in this regard, and open your membership to women now, so that this is not an issue when the tournament is staged next year." Burk didn't take kindly to Johnson's answer, and a media firestorm erupted.

Battle lines were drawn, and Burk threatened a protest rally for the 2003 Masters. As the controversy escalated, Johnson released tournament sponsors Coca-Cola, IBM and Citigroup from their obligation for two years. "Our club has historically enjoyed a camaraderie and kindred spirit that we think is the heart and soul of our club. And that makes it difficult for us to consider change," Johnson told The Augusta Chronicle . "Now a woman could very well, as I've said before, become a member of Augusta. But that is some time out in the future. And in the meantime, we'll hold dear our traditions, and our constitutional right, to choose and to associate." Burk's rally fizzled, and no woman has been admitted as a member. FRED COUPLES It's a rite of passage: Every Masters champion has to successfully negotiate the tee shot at the 12th if he wants to put on the green jacket. Fred Couples came to the 12th tee in 1992 with the lead. Every golfer knows that to fire at the pin, tucked in its traditional Sunday placement in the right corner, is folly. Couples was trying to play it safe, but he blocked his tee shot.

It hit the bank on the far side of Rae's Creek and, defying gravity, did not roll back into the water. From there, Couples chipped up close to save his par, and he went on to win by two strokes over close friend and mentor Raymond Floyd. "The biggest break, probably, of my life," he said after slipping into his green jacket. "I'm not so sure what would have happened if it would have went in the water like everybody else's." RON TOWNSEND Augusta National welcomed its first black member in the fall of 1990 when TV executive Ron Townsend joined. The issue of minority members at private clubs became a hot issue in the summer of 1990 when the PGA Championship was set to be held at Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Ala. The club had no black members, but it acquiesced after remarks by club founder Hall Thompson ignited a controversy. In turn, the PGA Tour announced it would not hold tournaments at clubs that discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex or national origin. The Masters is not run by the PGA Tour, but Augusta National invited Townsend before the club reopened in 1990.

"I think some credit has to go to the folks at the club," Townsend said at the time. "It was something they wanted to do. They said it had been on their plate for the last several months." IAN WOOSNAM Ian Woosnam had to battle his nerves and a pro-American gallery to continue Europe's domination of the Masters in 1991. Woosnam held a one-shot lead over Tom Watson through 54 holes, and the two were joined by Jose Maria Olazabal in a final-nine battle. The three came to the final hole deadlocked. Olazabal hit his tee shot into the fairway bunker and made bogey. Watson blocked his tee shot into the trees on the right, then found the front greenside bunker. He blasted out, then 3-putted for a double bogey to end his hopes. Woosnam, playing in the final pairing with Watson, had hit his tee shot over the fairway bunkers on the left. His second shot came up short on the fringe, and his third shot left him a six-foot par putt for the victory. The Welshman drained the putt, then crouched down and pumped his fist.

JACK STEPHENS Arkansas businessman Jack Stephens served as chairman from 1991 to 1998. Under his watch, limitations on practice-round tickets were instituted and an agreement was reached to use Augusta National as the golf venue in the 1996 Olympics. The plan was later rejected by the International Olympic Committee, when Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell was critical of the lack of minority members at Augusta National. "Under Jack's leadership the Masters continued to grow, and his integrity helped maintain its success," Chairman Hootie Johnson said. Stephens overcame humble beginnings to become one of the richest men in the country. He joined his older brother, Witt, in his brokerage firm and helped it grow into the diversified financial group Stephens Inc. He also was recognized for his philanthropy. Stephens made several generous donations, including those for medicine, the arts and support of The First Tee program. He died in 2005. TIGER WOODS It's hard to overstate the hype surrounding Tiger Woods' first Masters as a pro in 1997. He had won three consecutive U.S. Amateurs but had foregone the automatic invitation to Augusta when he turned pro in 1996.

He quickly earned a spot in the field by winning on the PGA Tour. Woods came in as one of the favorites, but his first major tournament as a professional didn't get off to a smooth start. Woods played the first nine holes in 4-over-par 40, hardly the beginning he was looking for. He righted his ship with 30 on the second nine, including a chip-in birdie at No. 12 and an eagle on the 15th. From that point, the rout was on. Woods shot 66 and 65 the next two rounds as he overpowered Augusta National and made believers out of his critics. Woods teed off in the final round with history for the taking. A final-round 69 gave him the lowest 72-hole score in Masters history and a 12-stroke victory, and at 21 he became the youngest winner in tournament history. As he walked off the 18th green, Woods gave his father, Earl, a tearful embrace. "As my dad said Saturday night, 'Son, this will probably be one of your toughest rounds of golf you've ever had to play in your life.

Just go out there and be yourself, and it will be one of the most rewarding rounds you've ever played in your life,'" Woods said. "He was right, because I had to deal with a lot of different thoughts and emotions that were going through my head." Woods was the first black major champion. In a locale where traditions mean everything, it was one of the game's biggest moments. "I sneak into the back of the winner's dinner. (Woods) comes in the room and members give him nice applause," writer Rick Reilly said. "And then in the back, all the cooks, busboys, waiters. They're all black. They took off their gloves and gave him a standing ovation. That moment still gives me chills." Woods would go on to win three more Masters, including in 2001 to cap four major championships in a row. He successfully defended his title the following year, and in 2005 he joined Arnold Palmer as a four-time champion with a sudden-death playoff victory. He might have had more success at the Masters in the 2000s, but the Woods era began in 1997. He set 20 Masters records and tied six others.

"I've never played an entire tournament with my A-game," Woods said. "This was pretty close." MARK O'MEARA Mark O'Meara has never been known for his brash predictions, but he made one to his caddie as he prepared to play the final two holes at the 1998 Masters. Trailing David Duval and Fred Couples by one shot, O'Meara was irked by missing a birdie opportunity on the 16th hole. "I'll just birdie the last two holes," he told Jerry Higgenbotham. At No. 17, he made a 10-foot birdie putt to pull into a tie for the lead. On No. 18, his approach left him with a 20-foot putt. True to his word, he sank the birdie to become the first golfer since Arnold Palmer in 1960 to birdie the final two holes and win the Masters. JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL When Greg Norman rolled in a 25-foot putt for eagle at No. 13 in the final round in 1999, Augusta National's patrons roared their approval.

Jose Maria Olazabal figured the only way to diffuse the situation was to answer with a big putt of his own. He poured his 20-footer for birdie into the cup, and the two golfers exchanged gestures of appreciation. "We were just saying to one another, 'Those were great putts,'" Olazabal said. Olazabal, recovering from a series of health problems that were eventually traced to his lower back, added a key birdie at the par-3 16th to help him win his second Masters. The Spaniard had won his first major in 1994 when he held off Tom Lehman for a two-shot win in Augusta. Olazabal made an eagle on the 15th in the final round, and he used his superb short game to join fellow Spaniard Seve Ballesteros as a Masters champion.

Lot Detail - Lot of Three Nick Faldo Signed GSV Collection Cards - 1989, 1990, & 1996 JSA ALOA Lot of Three Nick Faldo Signed GSV Collection Cards - 1989, 1990, & 1996 JSA ALOA This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/1/2016 Lot of Three Nick Faldo Signed GSV Collection Cards - 1989, 1990, & 1996 Nick Faldo is one of the few golfers to master Augusta National Golf Club, winning three Masters Tournaments. Offered here are three signed Grand Slam Ventures Collection Cards from 1989, 1990, and 1996, the three years that he won the Masters. These GSV Champions of Golf The Masters Collection cards have been signed by Faldo in black Sharpie. The cards come in great condition. The signature on the 1996 card is slightly smudged, see photo.

James Spence Authentication (JSA) has reviewed Faldo's signatures and their letter of authentication comes with this lot. Please note: This auction will end at 7:00pm EST on Sunday, JULY 31st with EXTENDED BIDDING to follow. All items in the auction will remain open until no items have received a bid within a 15 minute time period. All lots are free to be bid on until extended bidding has ended Hover Over Image to Zoom Bidding The Magic of the Masters: 1989-1994 - YouTube The Magic of the Masters: 1989-1994 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 6, 2012 Nick Faldo would win the Masters back to back in 1989 and 1990.

"Subscribe to ""CBS Sports"" Channel HERE: Like ""CBS Sports"" on Facebook HERE: Follow ""CBS Sports"" on Twitter HERE: Follow ""CBS Sports"" on Google+ HERE: Follow “”CBS Sports”” on Instagram HERE: Get the CBS app for Apple & Android devices. Click HERE: Partner rating ESPN Classic - Major failures overshadow Norman's conquests Major failures overshadow Norman's conquests By Ron Flatter Special to ESPN.com "We were walking up the 17th fairway, and Greg turns to me and says, 'I guess it's better to be lucky than good.' And I was stunned. Faldo had outplayed him all day. And so I turned to Greg and said, 'I just want to caddie for someone who has heart,' " says former caddie Bruce Edwards about Greg Norman on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. It wasn't long ago that a British golf writer summed up the appeal of Greg Norman by saying, "Norman's situation was unique. He landed with a huge splash in one end of the golf pool while Jack Nicklaus was getting ready to climb out the other end and towel off." Greg Norman was the first golfer to exceed $10 million in career earnings.

The first golfer to exceed $10 million in career earnings, Norman remains an enigmatic figure, a man whose talent was never questioned but whose heart often was. The Australian native was the No. 1 player in the world four times between 1986 and 1990, and he repeated the feat in 1995 to revitalize his "Great White Shark" imprimatur. But much the same way as Bill Buckner and Scott Norwood are remembered for singular plays, Norman's good name is underscored by eye-popping failures. Norman has not won a major championship in the United States, where he has amassed most of his personal fortune through the marketing of his "Shark" brand name. His Masters collapses are legendary, especially prominent being 1996, when he began Sunday leading by six strokes, shot a 78, and lost by five to Nick Faldo. In 1986, Norman won only one major despite leading all four tournaments after three rounds, inspiring one wag to say Norman had achieved the "Saturday Slam." The cloud that seemed to be over Norman's head at majors even passed over his most prominent houseguest.

In March 1997, President Bill Clinton, who was staying at Norman's residence in South Florida, fell down a flight of stairs and underwent surgery to repair a torn knee tendon. Norman was born on Feb. 10, 1955, in the Australian mining town of Mount Isa, Queensland. Six years after caddying for his mother and getting hooked on golf, Norman claimed his first professional victory in the 1976 West Lakes Classic near Adelaide, Australia. After 20 victories overseas, he made an extended run at the PGA Tour in 1983. It was another year before Norman won his first title in the U.S., capturing the Kemper Open, the first of his 20 PGA Tour championships. Two weeks later Norman was on the verge of his first major championship after forcing a playoff at the U.S. Open, holing a curling 40-foot par putt on the 72nd hole at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, N.Y., and excitedly running around the green. But the joy turned to sorrow the next day when he shot a five-over-par 75 and lost by eight strokes to Fuzzy Zoeller.

It was 1986 when the "Shark" persona was galvanized into the consciousness of the world golf public. His long blond hair, rugged good looks and infectious Aussie accent augmented his regular appearances on leader boards worldwide. So, too, did his "Saturday Slam." After 54 holes of the 1986 Masters, Norman led by one stroke. Nicklaus, who began the final round in ninth, fired a record-tying 30 on the backside to take the lead. Needing to make a 15-foot par putt on 18 to force a playoff, Norman missed. While "The Golden Bear" was winning his sixth green jacket at 46, "The Great White Shark" was building the foundation for continuing heartbreak at 31. The d�j� vu would not be quite as agonizing at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, N.Y., but Norman still gave way to an aging veteran in the final round. While Norman faded to a tie for 12th with a five-over-par 75, 43-year-old Raymond Floyd became the oldest U.S. Open champion.

Greg Norman won the 1986 British Open at Turnberry. There would be no such drama at the British Open at Turnberry, where Norman shot a brilliant 63 in the second round en route to a five-stroke victory and his first major championship. But it was not a harbinger of good fortune. Norman had a four-shot lead at the 1986 PGA Championship at Inverness in Toledo, Ohio, but he closed with a 76. That might have been good enough for the victory, especially since Bob Tway's late charge appeared buried in a greenside bunker at 18. But Tway blasted from trap to triumph in one miracle shot and won by two strokes. As if losing one major to an unlikely shot were not punishment enough, Norman would experience golf's version of the cruel and unusual in the very next Grand Slam tournament. On the second extra hole of a playoff at the 1987 Masters, Norman's approach shot landed on the fringe with a two-putt par likely. Larry Mize was 45 yards away, needing to get up and down for par. But Mize did even better than that.

His pitch shot fell onto the slick green and rolled all the way into the hole. When Norman's 30-foot birdie putt rolled past the hole, he was the victim of a golfing miracle for the second consecutive major. "He might stand there for three days and not make it," Norman said about Mize's shot. Even though "The Shark" was now synonymous with hard-luck losses in majors, he still established himself as the world's best golfer. At the 1989 British Open, Norman showed he didn't know his own strength. Tied with Mark Calcavecchia going into the last hole of a four-hole aggregate playoff, Norman hit a 325-yard drive on the 18th hole at Royal Troon, reaching a seemingly unreachable fairway bunker. His second shot found sand, and his third out of bounds to hand Calcavecchia the win. That year, Norman finished in the top 25 in all but three of the PGA events he played. His average round of 69.49 strokes earned him his second of three Vardon trophies.

Norman produced one of his most productive years in 1990, coming from seven down to win the Doral Ryder Open with a chip-in eagle on the first playoff hole and adding the Memorial title en route to a Tour-leading $1,165,477. While he won only three Tour events the next four years, he gained his second British Open title in 1993, beating Faldo by two strokes at Royal St. George's. A month later at Inverness, he lost in sudden death to Paul Azinger in the PGA Championship when he missed a two-foot putt. It gave him an ignominious sort of "grand slam" -- he had lost a playoff in every major. In 1995 Norman had what may have been his most dominant year, winning three tournaments and leading the Tour with $1,654,959 in earnings. But he also narrowly lost two majors. After finishing tied for third at the Masters, Norman shot a three-over-par 73 in the final round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills to finish two strokes behind Corey Pavin's 280.

"People simply will say I let things slip away," Norman said. "That's not necessarily the case. It's just as hard to put yourself in there with a chance to win as it is to win." Such explanations were necessary again in 1996, when Norman endured his 11-stroke change of fortune at the Masters. "Of all the ones I've let get away, this was one I really did let get away," Norman said of his five-stroke loss to Faldo. "This is not the end of my world. I lost this tournament, but I'm not a loser." A victory drought followed Norman's win at the 1997 World Series of Golf. So, too, did surgery on his shoulder in 1998 and hip in 2000. He was in contention again at the final round of the 1999 Masters, and even though he faded down the stretch to finish third, it paled in comparison to his earlier misses. Late on the night that Norman lost the 1987 Masters, he sat on the beach behind his Florida home and wept.

His sobs were in time with the swell of the surf and he looked up at the stars and asked the eternal question: Why me? 1990 British Open Golf Tournament Winner and Scores By Brent Kelley Updated December 18, 2015. A record-setting run at St. Andrews earned Nick Faldo his second major of the year. He won the 1990 Masters a couple months earlier, then set a new scoring record in relation to par - 18-under (later bettered) - to win the 1990 British Open. For Faldo, it was his second Open Championship title and his fourth overall major. Faldo opened 67-65-67 by doing it the Faldo way: Hitting it where he meant to hit it. Fairways and greens . In the final round, the only chaser to mount a challenge was Payne Stewart , who got within two strokes of the lead. But Stewart's chances died in the appropriately named Coffin bunkers on the 12th hole. Faldo cruised to a final round of 71 and a five-stroke victory over runners up Stewart and Mark McNulty.

Greg Norman was tied for the lead with Faldo at the halfway point of the tournament, but a third-round 76 knocked him out. Norman finished tied for sixth place. Arnold Palmer , winner of the 1961 and 1962 British Opens, played this major for the second-to-last time. continue reading below our video Greatest Quarterbacks of All Time? He shot 73-71 and missed the cut. 1990 British Open Scores Results from the 1990 British Open golf tournament played on The Old Course at St. Andrews , Scotland (a-amateur): Nick Faldo

Question: Which British golfer won the US Masters in 1989, 1990 & 1996?
Answer: Nick Faldo