As a player, Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo came to enjoy an erratic relationship with the Fourth Estate. Be it his run-in with reporters while captaining the European Ryder Cup team last year or the whisper into Greg Norman’s ear after winning the 1996 Masters, the references were far from charitable. “Don’t let the bastards get you down,” were his words after he overcame a six-shot deficit to beat Norman. The mention was in anticipation of Norman being hounded for the loss.