Nick Faldo bemoans McIlroy absence from intriguing Open battle

Nick Faldo will miss the chance to see a Rory McIlroy duel with Jordan Spieth at this week’s Open but the man who tamed St Andrews 25 years ago also believes the current world number one has missed a serious opportunity to add to his major haul after his football injury.

Nick Faldo bemoans McIlroy absence from intriguing Open battle

Four-time major winner McIlroy is unable to defend the title he won at Royal Liverpool last year and will have to watch the action unfold at the Home of Golf after rupturing ankle ligaments during a kickabout with his mates 10 days ago.

Faldo, 57, thinks that is a great shame, denying the golfing public an opportunity to see the greatest golfers of their generation go head to head as world number two Spieth attempts to win a third consecutive major following his Masters and US Open wins earlier in the season and line up a shot at an historic calendar Grand Slam.

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