JOHNNIE WALKER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

December 15, 1993

Nick Faldo

NICK FALDO: I don't know.

NICK FALDO: I don't know. Nothing excited to talk about.

NICK FALDO: Not as good as I like, but as good as Sun City which was a nice -- I guess I had so much treatment for a couple of weeks before, but a little -- yeah, a bit few sore bits still, so I have to be careful how much I do this week.

NICK FALDO: Well, yeah, last two days have been good.

NICK FALDO: Usual, full day, you know, been down here--

NICK FALDO: Monday I was out here 8:30. I usually sort of practice; then play; then go back; have a snooze; come back and have more practice, that sort of thing. That is what the daily routine has been.

NICK FALDO: No. Never. Subject to rumors, no. I was always coming here.

NICK FALDO: Well, always got to look at, you know, I guess basically it has been - obviously been disappointing. I haven't won the Majors; got close to Majors, but you have to ask why, and maybe it was faults in my technique. We are going to try and work hard this winter to put them right. I think that it is as simple as that. So, you know, working on, you know, -- obviously got to get a nice rest now. And I have already been talking about my schedule with David, and I will get a good run up to Augusta, so I will be ready for the next Augusta. That is the game plan.

NICK FALDO: Well, I only play-- I play the Johnnie Walker Asian event; then I will then be in Florida. I will play Doral, start at Doral, so I get four tournaments before Augusta and then Florida. That will be good; plus practice.

NICK FALDO: Yeah, it is '92 when I was playing well, I get out on a round; I would have -- at least a dozen times I will be inside 15 feet when I was playing really well, at my best. Then obviously when you are not playing as well, you have got numbers reduced, you know, as much as half. It is a different, you know, if you are trying to shoot low scores -- my wedge shot hasn't been as good this year. I haven't been -- wedge shots are short 9, so you got to be around the hole all the time. You got to be making birdies. I haven't been doing that. So I think those are the areas, really.

NICK FALDO: Yeah, I have got a whole program worked out now. I met with the guy who started me on my exercises; showed me what exercises I have to do. I am going to start those, I guess, right after Christmas, really.

NICK FALDO: Oh, secrets. Secrets. Yeah.

NICK FALDO: Everything. Head to toe.

NICK FALDO: I am not fiddling around. I have been striving for improvement, in every way. There is still-- he told you the glowing reports, but we also know where the weaknesses were. You only write about the good stuff. I know where the weaknesses are. I am going to work on the weaknesses, build those up.

NICK FALDO: Just be normal. I guess if I do it properly -- well, it will be by the time I do everything they want me to do, it will be 9 to 12, I guess, I will be down, that sort of thing.

NICK FALDO: On my own. He has given me -- I will see how I go. I will keep checking with him; keep updating how it is all going. I definitely think it's a way to improve, you know, your golf performance. Develop certain areas which will help my golf swing by a lot, I am sure.

NICK FALDO: I have got a room at home. I thought I was -- I probably will bring some stuff at home. You see, you go to a gym; utilize all the machinery in the gym, so I haven't gotten a room that big, so I might as well use their facilities and then, you know, then maybe have some stuff at home.

NICK FALDO: I am not telling you. It's secret areas.

NICK FALDO: I will be leaner and meaner.

NICK FALDO: Yes, some of it. I mean, because I haven't specifically got out and done, you know, over the top on anything. I haven't done any real excessive gym work, that is all, for any areas. So I was surprised my legs were that strong, but you really need stamina, a lot of stamina; especially in this heat from walking.

NICK FALDO: Subject to -- I haven't seen what it looks like out there yet. The course is a little different than last year, the course -- the grass is a bit coarser on the greens, but generally the same, you know, normally, you know, I guess we will be able to play if a breeze kicks up. Hasn't kicked up the last few days.

NICK FALDO: I am feeling pretty good. I have been working on my game; was not bad in Sun City. Working on a bit with David, so I feel pretty good.

NICK FALDO: Forgot my shoes.

NICK FALDO: Just good balance. If I force my leg action, then when you-- the old exercise we used to do before was stand in a bunker, without digging your feet in. If you go, you will slip. Try and stay nice and high and balanced and at the Ryder Cup he said, best thing would be to hit them without your shoes on. I took them straight off then. It is a lot nicer here because it is warm. You can feel-- get more of a sense of what your feet are doing. Twinkle toes on my feet.

NICK FALDO: I am sure.

NICK FALDO: Yeah, they won't be too happy.

NICK FALDO: Mizuno from January 1.

NICK FALDO: Yeah. I am surprised. Price is playing really well. This is his off time, I guess, mainly because America starts early. They always start fairly early in January. Got to have some break. He wants to break now.

NICK FALDO: Yeah, it is close to Christmas, the families can't come out. Jill is not out mainly because it is Christmas.

NICK FALDO: Not quite. Kids still are 'till next week or whatever.

NICK FALDO: Yeah, but everybody is just in the position of the end of the season, that is the problem. You got so many long halls after that season finishes. You go to Japan or South Africa or Australia, that is the problem.

NICK FALDO: Probably would.

NICK FALDO: No.