Faldo out of Irish Open

Nick Faldo today became the fourth Ryder Cup star to withdraw from the Nissan Irish Open in Co Louth before it even started.

The three-time winner’s season took another turn for the worse when a problem with his left shoulder led to him following Jesper Parnevik, Phillip Price and Thomas Bjorn – last year’s runner-up – out of the €1.8m event.