OFFBEAT LOOK : TIME OFF FROM TABLOIDS FALDO CLAIMS HEROES GET TORN DOWN IN GREAT BRITAIN.Byline: Matt McHale Daily News Deputy Sports Editor Noun 1. sports editor - the newspaper editor responsible for sports news newspaper editor - the editor of a newspaper When Nick Faldo Nicholas "Nick" Alexander Faldo MBE (born 18 July 1957) is an English golfer on the European Tour, and one of Europe's most successful players of all time. Over his career, he has won three Open Championship titles and three US Masters titles. He was ranked the World No. received a victory kiss from 22-year old girlfriend Brenna Cepelak after Sunday's victory in the Nissan Open The Northern Trust Open, formally known as the Nissan Open and originally known as the Los Angeles Open, is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in February in Pacific Palisades, California. , you can bet all of England was cooing. It doesn't matter he is a three-time Masters champion and one of the leading money winners on the tour. His messy divorce from wife Gill last year makes him a huge target for Britain's tabloid press. It also makes Faldo, 39, a little more sensitive to the media onslaught trained on Tiger Woods in this country. ``There is no focus on Tiger,'' he said with a smile after beating Craig Stadler by three strokes. ``Geez geez interj. Used to express mild surprise, delight, dissatisfaction, or annoyance. [Shortening and alteration of Jesus1.] , no Tiger. . . . It's nice being over here because at least I get some breathing room.'' When Faldo won the first of three British Open titles in 1987, he was named a Member of British Empire (MBE MBE (in Britain) Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE n abbr (BRIT) (= Member of the Order of the British Empire) → título ceremonial MBE n abbr (Brit) (= ) by Queen Elizabeth. But things soured when he left his wife for Cepelak, a former University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. golfer. His wife had the same divorce attorney Diana used on Prince Charles. ``I think with Britain, there is something in our mentality that once someone gets up there, you've got to knock them down,'' he said. ``Everything is negative. You get to a certain stage and all of a sudden the media changes on you. And just writes the negative side of you. It just wears you out.'' Faldo playfully admits that Tigermania has made everyone a little more image-conscious on the tour. He even joked that he is doing more sit-ups. But when he returns to England in late July for the British Open, Faldo knows what to expect from the tabloids. ``They're hovering.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: British star Nick Faldo wades through the crowd and signs autographs after his three-shot victory. Michael Owen Baker / Daily News |
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