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SIR NICK FALDO BY C O R T N I D I E T Z
The most decorated European golfer of all time, Sir Nick Faldo has enjoyed an incredible career, and we’re so excited to introduce him as our newest Inspirato Golf Ambassador. He’s passionate about the good things in life— travel, wine, food, and golf—just like our members and passholders. We sat down with him to learn more about his famous wins, what he does in his down time, his wine label, and his Weimaraners.
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Let’s talk travel. You’ve obviously traveled the world, personally and as a successful athlete. What’s your favorite destination and why? Sir Nick Faldo: Well the funny thing is, my favorite destination is coming home. We have a golden rule, when you finish a tournament you just run to get home for a day. So that’s very important. But now I have an opportunity to have real time off. And one of the destinations I love running to is Montana, and back to Europe as well, which is a very different lifestyle. Where do you like to go in Montana? SNF: Way up north of Whitefish. A golf course I designed called The Wilderness is up there—we like to go back and visit that area. And you’re a resident of both Florida and the U.K., right? Are there any places in Florida that you like to sneak off to when you need to get away? SNF: Yeah—we typically sneak off to Ponte Vedra Beach, home of the Players Championship, the Sawgrass area. Lindsay (my lady) and I really like that… When I’m busy, I’m very busy, so it’s nice
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to get away with her, the dogs and a few friends to play some golf—we’re very happy with that. What kind of dogs do you have? SNF: They’re Weimaraners! We have three now: the two eldest are 19 months, brother and sister, and then a little one who’s about 8 months now. They’re all unbelievably different characters— friendly, loving, nutty. We know you’re a wine connoisseur. When did that become a passion of yours? SNF: I wouldn’t say I’m a “connoisseur”—I’ve always enjoyed a bottle of wine with my meal, as simple as that. It’s something I’ve done for a while, and we resurrected it now; it’s called Faldo Selection, specialty wines that I like and can recommend. Helping people discover great wines is really the fun part. It’s really just a fun project for me—and we’ll have some of the Faldo Selection wines at our Inspirato event dinners, too. So which of your wines is your favorite? SNF: I bounce around, but right now I’m really enjoying Barolos.