Nicholas “Nick” Alexander Faldo (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 topped the Official World Golf Rankings for a total of 98 weeks.

Faldo was named the PGA Tour Player of the Year in 1990 and the European Tour Player of the Year in 1989, 1990 and 1992, and has won 29 European Tour titles. As Faldo entered his forties, his form gradually declined and he devoted more time to off-course activities. The last season that he played regularly on the PGA Tour was 2001. Afterwards, he refocused on the European Tour, but has consistently played less than a full schedule. His most recent top-10 finish in a major to date (and quite probably the final of his career) was a tie for eighth place at the 2003 Open Championship. As of July 2005, his career European Tour earnings are just under 8 million and his PGA Tour earnings are over $5 million.

Faldo is also one of the most successful Ryder Cup players ever, having represented the European Team a record 11 times and played a key role in making Europe competitive in the event. Having won 23 of his matches, lost 19, and halved 4, he also holds the record for having played the most Ryder Cup matches.

While Faldo’s professional individual tournament wins (39) pales in quantity to that of contemporaries Greg Norman, Seve Ballesteros and Bernhard Langer, the prestige and stature of his successes is impressive, and he has more major victories than any of these. His CV boasts (often multiple) successes in high-profile tour events such as the French Open, Irish Open, Spanish Open, Swiss Open (now European Masters), the PGA, the British Masters, the European Open, the Johnnie Walker Classic, and the Volvo Masters, as well as his Nissan Open, Doral Open and Heritage successes in the US. These wins are not only supplemented by his six majors, but also by his wins in invitational events such as the Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge, the World Championship of Golf, and the World Matchplay, as well as his team successes in the Dunhill Cup, the World Cup of Golf and of course the Ryder Cup.

In the first half of 2007, Faldo did not appear in any regular tour events. In his first Champions Tour event, he finished tied for 14th in the Senior British Open.

Faldo was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1997. He has been elected to captain the European Ryder Cup team in 2008.

Since cutting back on his playing schedule, Faldo has become a broadcaster for ABC Sports' PGA coverage. While never considered to be a particularly charismatic player, Faldo has surprised many fans with his dry, British wit and insightful commentary as part of the ABC team.

On 3 October 2006 it was announced that Faldo had signed a contract with CBS to replace Lanny Wadkins, to become the network's lead golf analyst. CBS has signed a six-year contract with the US PGA Tour and will broadcast 21 events from 2007.