Having now taken a reduced playing schedule, Nick Faldo is concentrating on a number of other golfing interests; he's spending a lot more time in the commentary box, has a thriving golf course design business and is devoting much of his time to supporting the development of young golfers in the UK and beyond.
His Faldo Series celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and a total of 60 players will compete at the Faldo Series final at The Celtic Manor Resort - home to the 2010 Ryder Cup.
In addition to the young golfers from the UK that will be attending the tournament - including current European Amateur Champion, Rory McIlroy; and McEvoy Trophy winner, Luke Goddard - there will be a number of competitors from as far afield as Iceland, who will be joining their peers at Celtic Manor following the inaugural Faldo Series Iceland championship.
This year's Faldo Series final will incorporate a number of new features: the tournament itself will now run over two days, with a total of 54-holes over Celtic Manor's Roman Road course, venue for the European Tour's Wales Open. A cut has also been introduced following the first 36 holes, meaning that the leading players will now go head to head for one final round of competition on the morning of October 6th.
Following the launch of the Faldo Mini Series this year, there will also be a number of young golfers, under the age of 11, invited to the final to meet and spend time with Nick Faldo.
It is hoped that these young golfers will be inspired by the experience and eventually go on to participate in the Faldo Series itself.
"The standard that the Faldo Series players are achieving is very impressive and we hope that we can do our bit to help them to emerge as well-rounded golfers with an appreciation for every facet of the sport," says Faldo.
"The leading players from this year's UK final will get a chance to travel to China next year to compete in the final of the recently launched Faldo Series Asia. The fact that we are offering players from such diverse backgrounds the chance to benefit from the experiences that their peers can offer is entirely unique to the Series.
"I hope that we can continue to develop further opportunities in that same vein for an even broader range of young golfers next season."