Nick Faldo may have retired as CBS Sports’ lead analyst of the PGA Tour, but he’s still a man with many opinions.
Faldo spoke on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio’s “Gravy & The Sleeze” show on Wednesday. He touched on several subjects, including the takeaways of last month’s Ryder Cup.
He said: “The Big Four players (Europeans) are here and you have to score a lot of points.” “I thought it was cool that America didn’t really know much about our rookies [Nicolai] Hojgaard, [Ludvig] Aberg, and Bobby MacIntyre. They don’t have a good understanding of these guys, and that could be very helpful. The captains, who did a great job, can tell their players to relax, as they have a lot to gain. You’ve done an excellent job if you can get me one point. But they did much more. We also got an added bonus. We then had to go through Zach’s six choices. I mean, they are all great men and great golfers but were running hot and cold or trying to find the right game.
“But I was there and got the T shirt. If you don’t play well at the Ryder Cup, I can assure you that it is not the best place to be because there is so much pressure on you to perform for the team. You won’t see it and we watched all that unravel. Europe was incredibly focused. On the first tee, you could see it. They stood there and scanned the fairway. To be honest, when I saw the Americans, I thought they had too much peripheral sight. They are just looking everywhere. And Europe was focused on what they needed to do.
Faldo addressed the differences he perceives between the LIV Golf League (LIV Golf League) and the PGA Tour.
“It’s a different type of golf” (LIV). The Tour is the Tour or Tours as you may know it, and we’d consider that proper golf. 72 holes with a 36-hole cut. This is part of the learning process. ‘Cause you’ve gotta strive, you know? You know you have to struggle. Everything in life is a battle, right? “You strive, and then you achieve something,” said he. “So, if you have achieved something you will feel satisfied. Then, from that satisfaction, you create a lasting memory. If there is nothing to aim for, then there will be no memory. You don’t consider the dollar sign when you look back on your career. You might think I had a swing-change for two years, then won my first major, etc., and became a decent golfer over the next five years. You feel proud of yourself. I will always remember that. That’s the difference I see. Yes, I’d have loved to have earned tens or even hundreds of millions. It’s true. There’s something special about competing, and you can feel proud when you achieve. It’s because of this that I believe the Tour’s competitive tour will survive, as it isn’t the same. It’s not the same.
