Pairings named as Faldo orders ‘sandwich list’

NICK Faldo’s “sandwich list” was back in the news again yesterday as the European captain announced his pairings for this morning’s foursomes at Valhalla.

On Wednesday, Faldo claimed a list of initials he had scrawled on a piece of paper and was photographed by a cameraman referred to the team’s luncheon requirements and had nothing to do with his Ryder Cup plans. Well, that little piece of spin was exposed for what it was yesterday when all four pairings in the note were named for battle in this morning’s foursomes except the playing order was altered.

In fairness, he was able to laugh when the issue was raised and we saw another side of the Faldo psyche when his eyes visibly welled up when he was asked what meeting Muhammad Ali out on the course had meant to him.