Tuesday, April 15, 2008

FALDO AND AZINGER MEET

FALDO AND AZINGER MEET

Nick Faldo had lunch with opposing Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger at Augusta on Thursday - 24 hours after saying "there's no beef between us at all".

What was on their plates is not known, but the meeting was a chance for the two to discuss the weekend's events when Azinger took shots at Europe's captain.

Faldo has already said since the publication: "We've spoken several times and we'll probably go fishing at the end of the Ryder Cup."

In the Mail on Sunday, Azinger stated: "The bottom line is that the players from his generation and mine really don't want to have anything to do with him."

The American later said he had an "open and friendly" relationship with Faldo and added that the spirit of his comments was taken out of context.

"I spoke to Nick. It doesn't surprise me that this sort of thing has happened.

"Nick and I have dealt with the media our entire career and we are burned by the media at times. But Nick and I are friends and we'll be friends after the Ryder Cup matches are over.

"I can see where the tabloids would try to turn it into a 'Nick v Paul' Ryder Cup."