Everyone has seen Nick Faldo’s personality transformation ever since he gave up competitive golf to be a TV analyst. The ice-cold player actually has become an engaging, fun-loving guy.
Now viewers will get to see yet another side of Faldo, the emotional side.
Prior to the final round Sunday (1 p.m. ET on CBS), there will a special, Jim Nantz Remembers Nick Faldo at the Masters.
Nantz details Faldo’s three Masters victories and his life on and off the course. The film even includes a trip back to his childhood home in England.
It turns out Faldo needed quite a bit of Kleenex to get through his interviews with Nantz.
“He put me through the wringer of emotions,” Faldo said. “He winds me up pretty good. My kids are going to go, ‘Oh no, here he goes again.'”
Nantz said: “There is a lot of emotion behind this knight in shining armor.”
Here is the official rundown from CBS:
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CBS Sports broadcasts a CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR special JIM NANTZ REMEMBERS AUGUSTA: NICK FALDO AT THE MASTERS® on Sunday, April 13 (1:00-2:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Jim Nantz, this year covering his 29th Masters for CBS Sports, and 27th as host, looks back at the career of one of the tournament’s most dynamic champions and CBS Sports colleague, Sir Nick Faldo, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Faldo winning his first green jacket.
In a tournament that featured wind, rain and the gloom of night, it was Faldo who solidified his reputation as one of golf’s premier major championship performers when he rolled in a birdie putt in the Masters’ fourth ever sudden-death playoff in 1989. The one-hour special takes a look back at that memorable tournament, as well as Faldo’s victory the following year, again in a sudden-death playoff to become only the second champion in Masters history to win back-to-back championships. It also revisits his improbable third win in 1996 over the snake-bitten runner-up, Greg Norman.
Along with looking back 25 years at his memorable moments and glorious triumphs at Augusta, the special also includes a side rarely seen of Sir Nick as he, along with Nantz, goes back to his roots in England which includes an afternoon with his Mum and a visit to the house where he was born and raised.
“We focused our story this year on my broadcast partner, Sir Nick Faldo,” said Nantz. “We flew to Welwyn Garden City in England and visited his original home, the school he attended, and the golf course where he grew up. It was a real privilege to visit those places and better understand how he made a name for himself. His journey to the top of the world of golf has never been documented like this. Fans will have a whole new respect for Faldo the man, and Faldo the champion golfer.”
Will this doc be replayed or available online for those of us that missed it?