Bangkok--Feb 7--Francom Asia
Airtimes: Saturday, February 5 at 11:00, 20:30, 24:00
Sunday, February 6 at 22:00 (replay)
Monday, February 7 at 10:30 (replay)
This weekend, TALK ASIA interviews British golfer Nick Faldo at the Fanling Golf Club in Hong Kong.
A winner of six major titles, including three British Opens and three U.S. Masters, Faldo reveals to CNN his passion for the sport, and the reasons behind his Faldo Series, which nurtures promising young players across Europe.
“After I won the masters in 1996, it was the buzz in the media, where’s the next Nick Faldo coming from. And British golf was looking a little bit thin at that time, there wasn’t the names coming through, and I thought well, if you’re going to do something about it we’ve got to get things started.”
With the Faldo Series in its ninth year and going international, the golfer also talks about the series expanding into Asia, “Asia is such a growing, expanding golfing area. The idea is that I’m giving everybody a shortcut.”
He continues with advice on the game, saying, “There is a physical side — the body -- the technical side and the mental side and you’ve got to marry all three of those together.”
During the half-hour program, Faldo also chats about women in golf, the balance of his professional and personal life, and how technology has changed the world of golf.
Check out the dedicated website at www.CNN.com/talkasia for further information of upcoming guests on the weekly chat show.
* Interview picture of Nick Faldo available on request.
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