Nick Faldo coming out of retirement to call Open Championship

A year after announcing his retirement, Nick Faldo has decided to jump back into broadcasting … at least for one of golf‘s major championship. The Sports Business Journal reported Faldo plans to call this year’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.

Faldo joins the NBC Sports team to offer analysis of this year’s fourth major championship. He announced his retirement from “full-time” broadcasting last August.

Faldo, a six-time major champion, started his broadcasting career back in 2004. He’s worked with ABC, Golf Channel, CBS and NBC over the course of his career.

Since his retirement, Faldo has focused more of his attention on course design, per the report. Since it’s only been a year since he’s covered a live golf event, we’re guessing he hasn’t lost his touch.

The Open Championship runs from Thursday, July 20 through Sunday, July 23. Cameron Smith won the Claret Jug last year in the 150th playing of the prestigious event.

Nick Faldo emotional in retirement last August

Faldo loved his broadcast partners and, obviously, has a passion for the game of golf. So his decision to step away from the microphone wasn’t an easy one. When he signed off for the final time (at least in the full-time role), the PGA Tour legend was very emotional.

Faldo’s final broadcast came from the PGA Tour‘s Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in North Carolina. As he signed off for the final time, he teared up in his send-off.

“I’m a single child and I’ve found, at 65, three bothers,” Faldo said, speaking of Jim Nantz, Ian Baker-Finch and Frank Nobilo.