The Faldo File:
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 July 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH: Welwyn Garden City, England
TURNED PRO: 1976 (Plus 1)
MAJOR VICTORIES: 6 (British Open – ’87, 90, 92; Masters – ’89, ’90, ’96)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL VICTORIES: 34
RYDER CUP RECORD: Played 46: Won 23, Lost 19, Halved 4
ACCOLADES: 1977 Rookie of the Year; two-time European Tour Order of Merit winner (1983, 1992); 1990 US PGA Player of the Year; World Number 1 for 95 weeks; awarded MBE in 1988; inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1997
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