Sir Nick Faldo will join Tom Watson on bidding farewell to the Open Championship at St AndrewsSir Nick Faldo has announced that this year's Open Championship at St Andrews will be his last - on the 25th anniversary of his victory at the Home of Golf.
Faldo won by five strokes over the Old Course in 1990, the fourth of his six major championship titles, and has recorded five more top-10 finishes since, but the 57-year-old has not made the cut at golf's oldest major since a tie for 11th in 2005.
Faldo admitted last year he thought about bowing out at Royal Liverpool, but the emotional pull of St Andrews - and the obligatory pose on the Swilcan Bridge - has proved too difficult to resist.
"The Open and St Andrews will forever hold a significant place in my heart," said Faldo, who, if he makes the cut, will celebrate his 58th birthday during the third round ...
