Nick Faldo hanging up the microphone

Caption: Sir Nick Faldo who is retiring as a television golf commentator. Photo credit: Andrew Redington/Getty Images.

Six-time major championship winner Sir Nick Faldo has announced he is hanging up his microphone for good next month following an 18-year stint as a broadcaster for American radio and television network NBC and the Golf Channel.

The Englishman, who has been a prominent voice on television in the United States since 2006, has decided to step down from his commentating role after the Wyndham Championship next month – the same tournament where he made his debut in the studio.

Faldo, who turned 65 last month, said he planned to spend more time on his golf course design business Faldo Design, the golf tournaments of Faldo Series and a new whisky project.

He has recently relocated to Montana in the United States, where he said he planned to spend more time with his wife Lindsay, and their dogs, and where he is currently building a farm.

Faldo said: “After much consideration and discussions late last year with my business manager, and more privately with my wife, Lindsay, I decided to step down from Tower 18.

“It was a great run since October 2006, when I was privileged to become the lead golf analyst for (American radio and television network) CBS and to have the second best and highly coveted seat in golf, sitting next to Jim Nantz.

“The great run includes the fact that I have been on the road since I was 18 years old and am turned 65 years old this July. That’s a long run of airports, hotel rooms and restaurant meals.

“Social media memes and TikTok now gives us 101 quotes of the Buddha such as the mistake you make is that you think you have time and other wisdoms of life, which is great advice to remind us all that we should not waste a moment of it and to spend more time with the people we love. Cheers and thank you for all the wonder years both on and off the course.”