Sport 12-10-2001 Faldo Flattened And Ballesteros Battered who: Nick Faldo what: Humiliated by Irishman Padraig Harrington in Cisco World Match Play championship where: WENTWORTH when: Yesterday snippet: "Nick Faldo, playing on the course he knows best - and loves the most - in all of golf, was not just beaten but totally humiliated by Padraig Harrington in the first round of the Cisco World Match Play championship yesterday," says The Guardian`s David Davies from Wentworth. Faldo was beaten 9 and 8 - his worst defeat in 17 appearances at the event - and confessed to feeling seriously demoralised afterwards. "It makes me wonder what the hell I`m out there for," he tells The Sun. "I played lousy from the start." "On a day when Thomas Bjorn defeated Adam Scott by the same 4 & 3 margin as Ian Woosnam dispatched Retief Goosen, and Sam Torrance had the better of Seve Ballesteros at the 34th," says The Telegraph, "Harrington was quick to explain why he was not apologising for his victory." "Any player can come back at any time," he said, "and Faldo is someone who is never going to give up. If I`d given him half a chance, he would have staged a comeback." 48 year-old Ryder Cup boss Sam Torrance had been due to spend the tournament as a BBC commentator before his last minute call-up on Tuesday, says The Independent. "This is certainly better than watching," he said afterwards. In the quarter-finals today (Friday) Thomas Bjorn will play Lee Westwood, Colin Montgomerie will play Ian Woosnam, Darren Clarke takes on Padraig Harrington and Sam Torrance lines up against Vijay Singh. [... more]

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