Faldo Rushing To Cobble Together Olympic Design Plan
/Steve Elling with more on the Olympic course design concept from Nick Faldo and now Tom Fazio, which will not be 18 different players for each hole, but something else. What it is, I'm not sure, but it still sounds entertaining. Especially when Sir Nick is getting on the phone to talk design shop with Gary Player and Nancy Lopez.
Almost overnight, rumors began to circulate that he was attempting to use 18 different designers, with each drawing up one hole.
Not the case. Never was.
"It's always frustrating when people make fast assumptions," he said.
One IGF vote present in Atlanta sounds excited.
Joe Steranka, the chief official with the PGA of America and a member of the IGF board, said he was intrigued by the plan.
"There's not a lot of time," he said.