Equipment
Buyer Beware
Just like many of us here at this site, we enjoy trying to build our mini collections of golf equipment and trinkets that we deem necessary or desirable. Many times we spend ungodly amounts of money for golf stuff that never even touched the hands of anyone famous in the golf world. Other times, we get the special opportunity to obtain something tangible that once belonged to a John Daly, Tiger Woods, Bobby Jones or Nick Faldo.
Enter one Mr. Henry Campbell. Henry, like many golf fans, was lured in by some very collectible Nick Faldo golf memorabilia items that he discovered for sale on the internet. Sometimes, these types of deals just seem too good to be true. In this case, at least in the short term, they were true. As time unraveled , these expensive and highly collectible items, honestly purchased by Henry were fleeting and on their way back to their original and rightful owner.
Many of you, if you surf golf related or putter related websites with any regularity, may already know of Henry’s sad story. It’s a costly one for sure. So, before you drop your last two weeks paycheck on that sweet Scotty Cameron prototype putter that some tour player had owned for a time or even gamed on tour, buyer beware.
Most of us are just average golf joes, just searching for that little bit of golf history or a certain golf collectible that catches our eye and at the same time trying to hide that same expensive purchase from the wife. Heck, even tour pros covet some of these types of golf items. Take Davis Love III for example in a story published on PGAtour.com. Davis even admits he would like to own Tiger Woods’ putter. In fact, who wouldn’t like to? A man of his means freely admits, he can’t fathom dropping that kind of coin for that flatstick. Davis said, “I’ve paid over $1,000 for putters,” Love said. “I’m caught up with it, too. I’m buying Brad Faxon’s and Ben Curtis’ and David Duval’s. I can’t afford Tiger’s. Too expensive. They’ll go 8, 10, 12,000 bucks. They had one set they were trying to get $29,000 for the set of four of them or something.” So, just like us, Davis spends his evenings drooling over Cameron putters that he views on eBay, of all places. “Type in Scotty Cameron on eBay,” Love said. “You’ll be shocked. Shocked. There’ll be sometimes over 1,000 items.” However, Davis gets a lot of really sweet putter swag just for gaming a Scotty. In fact, I would bet the farm he could get Scotty to make him anything he wants with a simple call on the cell phone. Heck, he might even have Scotty’s number in his phone. The rest of us? We have to bust out the cash via different channels, and none as direct as Davis Love III has.
Which leads me back to Henry’s plight. Henry purchased a lot of Nick Faldo’s personal stash of golf equipment, as well as some of Nick’s personal golf memorabilia.
Read on as I interviewed Henry about this whole debacle. You see, all of this stuff, which was legitimately purchased, was purportedly stolen from Nick Faldo, thus tossing a huge monkey wrench into Henry’s prized and very expensive golf collection. I spoke with Henry via e-mail and he answered some questions about having to give up a collection that he paid over $20,000 dollars for. The next time you go to purchase something collectible and expensive, think twice about creating a webpage and sharing it all with the world. Honest buyers might just be better off keeping these said purchases to themselves and the basement carpet.
How did you get into collecting golf equipment and such?
I have played golf for 20 years and always liked putters in particular. After I got my first Cameron about 5 years ago, I soon discovered there was a big collector’s scene, so I started to follow some of the websites. I then got my first limited edition, then a second and it all exploded from there. After a year or so, I decided I was most interested in real tour putters, so I started to focus on those.
Where did you make the majority of your purchases?
To begin, on eBay, but later more through direct contact with collectors via various websites. The Nick Faldo putters started on eBay too. By chance, I played at a corporate golf event the Monday following the 2006 WGC event in the UK at the course it was played. Nick Faldo was the host and played a hole with each group. He had an old Del Mar 3.5 in his bag, which I liked the look of. About 3 weeks later a black DM 3.5 appeared on ebay and the seller said it was Faldo’s. I contacted the seller and asked if he would send it for authentication to Scotty if I won it. I won it, he sent it and Scotty authenticated it as Faldo’s. The seller then contacted me and told me he had some more stuff, and over the next number of months I bought a bunch more putters as well as some memorabilia.
Name several of the items that you really liked in your collection?
I liked the signed Open 2000 menu (see pic on email), and the following putters:
But a bunch of them, say 8 or 9 were really nice pieces and worthy of a place in any collection.
How did you come to find out you had unknowingly purchased Nick Faldo’s personal items?
I was in the United States on business and got a call on my cell phone from Nick Faldo’s manager. He told me the putters had been stolen, along with other stuff from Faldo’s home in Florida.
How were they stolen from him?
There is a dispute about whether they were actually stolen. The best information I have is that the putters were given to a contractor as partial payment for work done on the property. A former Nick Faldo employee handled this arrangement. Nick Faldo later disputed that he had agreed to this.
The story may not be as simple as I was first informed. I now know that these putters were in his garage and were all tarnished and some were corroded, and needed repair or even restoration. I now doubt these were really part of his “special collections” which were mostly in his A/C den. Some of the special collection were also stolen, but I never saw any of those.
Did his manager or agent stumble across your website?
No idea. Nor how they got my phone number, but I suspect it was from Scotty Cameron, because I sent all the putters to Cameron for authentication and he must have noticed the large number of Faldo putters coming through.
What were your options when you found out the stuff was “hot”?
I live in the United Kingdom, and the alleged theft occurred in the US. The most obvious option was to do nothing and wait for the legal process to complete. Given the international nature of the events, I would imagine there may be some complicated processes involved in retrieving them if I had been unwilling to give them up voluntarily.
Was there any additional contact with the individual that sold you the stolen items?
Yes. I contacted him and he told me how he had obtained them, which he believed was in good faith.
What did Nick Faldo decide to allow you to keep?
I returned about 15 putters to Nick, the Open menu and a couple of money clips and divot tools. Faldo eventually (about 9 months later) returned 3 putters, none of which were among my favorites. I contacted the manager to say I was disappointed, and he told me they would send some other collectible stuff to me. Nothing arrived, even after a reminder.
Are you still a golf collector, or have you decided not to engage in these types of items?
I am so sickened by the whole event I have decided to give up collecting and I am part way through selling my collection.
Were the authorities involved, or too busy to investigate such a crime?
I provided a lot of information to the Winter Park Police Department, and agreed to give an affadavit, but I have not been asked to do so. I believe the contractor is facing charges of grand larceny and is due in court this month.
How quickly were you expected to return the items to Nick Faldo?
I was not expected to return them – I did so voluntarily as an upstanding and honest citizen. I have been rather disappointed with Faldo’s manager and lawyer’s support. They have been more concerned with ensuring that Faldo is not portrayed as a bad guy than anything else. I asked them whether the items stolen were insured, but received no answer.
Approximately how much money did you lose in this endeavor?
A bit over $20,000 cost, but very probably $30,000+ in resale value.
I can’t help but think that Henry got the shaft here. I sent an e-mail to Nick Faldo’s representative and quite honestly, I did not expect a return reply. Much to my chagrin, he did reply, but he didn’t really offer any information or even answer the questions that I asked. This was the extent of the Faldo press office’s reply, “In response to your email, Nick had a number of items of memorabilia stolen – not only putters, the list also included highly prized personal effects spanning his 30 year golf career. All of the stolen goods were sentimentally valuable to Nick and irreplaceable. The matter was referred to the police and a conviction has now been secured. As far as Nick is concerned, the matter has now been laid to rest.” Me? I was hoping that Nick Faldo’s press office would be willing to give me some more specific details on the theft, the accused (who was later convicted), but I guess they chose not to share this information with me.
Since Nick Faldo got all of his stuff back, and because one Henry Campbell was completely above board and honest, it is laid to rest on Nick’s end. On Henry’s end he is over $20K poorer and with very, very little to show for it. Understandably, Henry is quite soured by the whole circumstance and even more soured that according to Henry Campbell , Nick Faldo did not uphold his end of the bargain to allow him to keep more stuff, or even provide him with some sort of monetary compensation. Or better yet, with all of Nick’s golf connections, hook up Henry with some cool tour putters, that probably wouldn’t cost Nick a dime to obtain. Henry went way beyond what most people would even do; especially after spending over $20K on what he thought were honest golf purchases for his collection.
Henry is an honest man and he says, “the main point I would make is that I gave these back 100% voluntarily, based on it’s the right thing to do.” Nick Faldo’s manager then promised me that Nick Faldo would show his gratitude. Not sure that I have seen it yet.
This sounds like an extremely tangled web, and it is not my intention as the author of this story to paint a poor picture of Mr. Faldo. I would just like this story to air so that the rest of us “average joes” with some money burning a hole in our pocket don’t waste our last hard earned dollar buying a stolen, used on tour, collectible putter. I personally own several Scotty putters myself, my prized one being the Inspired by David Duval putter which I will never part with. Hopefully David Duval doesn’t contact me wanting it back. Seriusly though, the whole Scotty Cameron collecting scene, no matter how cool it is to many people, has a darker side to it as well. Unfortunately, this story is just one of those dark sides, stolen tour used Cameron stuff (as well as other golf memorabilia), sold to an unsuspecting buyer/collector as a legitimate sale.
It’s too bad that Henry now feels that these items may have been given to the contractor in good faith, although others he saw were not, but all of them got swept up in the same process. “Suffice it to say, I think my Camerons had probably been given in good faith by Faldo’s former employee and I have lost them because of disputes between that individual and Nick Faldo. I really regret giving them back at all.
So the next time you see a highly collectible putter or a collectible golf related item on eBay, remain skeptical, do some additional research, and buyer beware before you plop down that hard earned $2500 (or more) on that item. You just might be paying for something you shouldn’t be buying the first place. Like Henry, you’ll be the one regretting giving it all back.
In a golf world where players are looking to eke out every yard possible, usually by lengthening their drivers to add clubhead speed, there’s one player at the PGA Championship who’s going in the opposite direction. In fact, for Rickie Fowler, his goal off the tee is not about gaining extra distance or yards north to south, but rather about shrinking the misses from east to west.
Ahead of the PGA Championship and the week prior at the Truist Championship. Fowler mentioned to Cobra Tour Rep Ben Schomin that the driver didn’t quite swing feel the same as everything in the bag. As a result, and with Schomin’s suggestion to try and sync everything up with the big stick, Fowler decided to test out a shorter length shaft.
“He’s been at 45 (inches), and he’d been at 45 for a few weeks, 44 1/8 (inches) is really is where he is been living really for the most part, for the last couple of years, and is where he is been comfortable,” Schomin told GolfWRX. “It just felt like it was a little long and loose on him.”
Interestingly, Fowler ranks 40th in Driving Accuracy this year on the PGA Tour. It’s his most accurate season with the driver since the start of the decade. But sometimes for players, feel is more important than statistics.
“It was really more of a trying to get the swing to feel the fluidness from club to club to club to try to get it to feel the same,” Schomin added. “And so we took it down to 43 and a quarter, and it was a touch of a ball speed loss, just based on that overall club head speed. But honestly, he squared it up probably a little better. The right miss wasn’t nearly as far. So really, overall down-range dispersion tightened up a fair amount, and he felt confident in swinging it.”
The change in length had Fowler’s caddie, Ricky Romano, beaming at how well he had driven during Tuesday’s practice round at Aronimink. So much so, he was asking Schomin not to suggest changes anymore.
Fowler’s shaft-shortening is one of a few driver adjustments he’s made this season, and to Schomin’s credit, it’s thanks to the fact that he and the rest of the Cobra team had Fowler fit very well into three of the four heads in the Cobra OPTM lineup.
“He had three distinct drivers and the biggest decision was trying to decide which worked best at that time,” Schomin told GolfWRX previously. “He’s played the majority of the season with OPTM X, but has also played a couple of tournaments with OPTM LS. His overall driving stats have been good.”
At the RBC Heritage earlier this spring, Fowler switched drivers, changing from his Cobra OPTM X and into the Tour, low-loft Max K model that Gary Woodland used to win just a few weeks prior.
Now for the PGA Championship, Fowler’s back in the X head, but still using the UST Mamiya LIN-Q PowerCore White 6TX shaft, just a little bit shorter.
“Will he stay there? I’m not sure,” Schomin added. “Could we end up say at like 43 and 7.5 (of an inch). If it’s giving him the same feel of consistency through the bag, then I think we might end up just a touch longer. But if he likes where he is at, he’s confident where he is at, that’s really all that matters.”
If there’s more testing, though, just don’t tell his caddie.
What you need to know: As is customary for the Fairhaven-based company, Titleist officially announced today that its GTS drivers are headed to retail, following a successful tour release. The GTS2, GTS3, and GTS4 drivers will be available in golf shops June 11.
Since debuting at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, the new GTS lineup has quickly gained traction on the PGA Tour, with more than 50 players already making the switch to a GTS2, GTS3, or GTS4 driver. Among them are Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.
Justin Thomas’ Titleist GTS2 driver (Greg Moore, GolfWRX)
According to Titleist, the GTS series builds upon the performance foundation established by the GT Series, while introducing several major technological advancements, including a new Split Mass Frame construction, refined aerodynamics, and an updated Speed Sync face design.
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Split Mass Frame and thermoform body
At the center of the new GTS lineup is a redesigned internal structure: the Split Mass Frame. This technology works with a full-thermoform body made from Titleist’s Proprietary Matrix Polymer (PMP), a lightweight composite that enables engineers to reposition mass more efficiently throughout the head. Compared to the previous GT generation, GTS drivers feature nearly double the PMP material, increasing from 13 grams to 26 grams, while maintaining the sound and feel preferred by better players.
The weight savings from the thermoform construction allowed Titleist engineers to strategically separate mass placement inside the head. Specifically, more weight is pushed rearward to improve stability and forgiveness, while additional mass is positioned low and forward to optimize speed, launch, and spin.
In short, golfers are able to maintain ball speed and consistency across both centered and off-center strikes.
Faster aerodynamics
Titleist also refined the aerodynamic shaping of the GTS heads to help players generate more clubhead speed.
The tails of the new GTS2 and GTS3 heads have been raised compared to previous models, helping airflow stay attached to the crown and sole longer during the swing. According to Titleist, the improved airflow reduces drag and increases speed without affecting launch conditions or center of gravity placement.
Typically, aerodynamic gains can compromise forgiveness or launch characteristics, but the weight savings from the Split Mass Frame allowed engineers to preserve preferred CG locations.
New Speed Sync face
The new Speed Sync Face design is engineered to improve ball speed retention across a larger portion of the face. A reinforced perimeter structure helps maximize face deflection and COR on centered strikes, while the upper portion of the support ring is opened up to increase speed on high-face impacts, a common strike location for many golfers. The face also features a variable thickness design to preserve speed and performance across a wider impact area.
Expanded adjustability
Each GTS model includes a dual-weighting system to fine-tune launch, spin, and shot shape more precisely than previous generations. GTS2 uses interchangeable forward and aft weights, while GTS3 and GTS4 combine a rear weight with an adjustable forward track weight system.
Tour-inspired face graphics
The new lineup features redesigned high-contrast face graphics to improve alignment and framing at address, according to Titleist. Sharp visual lines are designed to make it easier to center the golf ball and to perceive loft more easily at setup.
Additional model details
GTS2
- The GTS2 is the most forgiving model, designed for golfers seeking maximum stability and consistent speed across the face.
- It produces high launch with mid spin and features a larger, confidence-inspiring profile behind the ball.
- Standard weighting includes an 11-gram forward weight and a 5-gram rear weight, with additional fitting configurations available.
GTS3
- The GTS3 is aimed at players who want more control over launch, spin, and shot shaping.
- Compared to GTS2, the GTS3 offers lower launch and spin while featuring a more compact profile and deeper face design preferred by many stronger players.
- The head features an adjustable forward-track weight system to further fine-tune center of gravity placement.
GTS4
- The lowest-spinning option in the lineup, GTS4 is built for golfers looking to reduce excessive spin and maximize total distance.
- Unlike previous “4” models from Titleist, the new GTS4 features a full 460cc profile that improves forgiveness and stability while retaining its low-spin DNA.
- Like GTS3, it includes a forward track weighting system for precise fitting adjustments.
What Titleist says
“When we talk about driver design, it’s never about the one feature or benefit — it’s about all of them,” said Stephanie Luttrell, Titleist’s Senior Director of Metalwood R&D. “Ball speed, forgiveness, spin stability, adjustability, exceptional sound and feel… these are all attributes that golfers care about. It’s our job to design a lineup that elevates performance across the board without sacrificing in key areas, and we feel we’ve done that with GTS.”
“We know that forward CGs drive speed with great launch and spin characteristics, but you need to be able to do that with an inertial stability that still preserves ball speed, launch and spin consistency on off-center hits,” Luttrell said. “We’ve never before been able to hit these CG positions and inertia properties at the same time, and we’re achieving that because of GTS’ construction.”
Club Junkie’s take
I feel like every time there is a new Titleist wood release, I figure they can’t outdo their previous driver. And every year, I am wrong and impressed with the performance. The GTS fits right into that narrative again, as I didn’t know where Titleist could go from GT, but they pushed the limits again, and my fitting proved the smart people there found ways to improve.
My past four Titleist drivers have been a 2 series as my swing typically requires a little height, spin, and forgiveness so I figured I would just get a new GTS2 and be on my way. During the fitting, I was impressed by the new GTS construction, its added PMP material, and the advanced adjustability on each model. My fitter, Joey, got to work putting together a GTS2 and we started there. The launch and spin were great, and the consistency on misses was very tight. My average ball speed with the GTS went up a little bit as the new Speed Sync face creates more speed away from the center.
Joey then built up a GTS3 in 11 degrees, but I figured this wouldn’t have the stability I needed for tight dispersion on my miss hits. That thought was quickly erased after a few shots, and I really liked the more center start line and reduced draw on the misses I was seeing. We tried a few different settings and shafts to dial in the details in order to get the best fit. Having a forward and rear weight in the head allowed Joey to set up the GTS3 with a heavier rear weight to keep the launch and spin up, while the Sure Fit hosel set flat created a more center start line for me. My misses were not nearly as far left, and I was really impressed with the consistency on the spin and launch when I didn’t hit it in the center.
Titleist again created a wood line in GTS that delivers improvements over previous drivers while keeping the traditional look and feel you expect. More adjustability, better off-center speed, and 3 drivers that are playable over a wider range of players should make these extremely successful in fittings.
Pricing, specs, availability
GTS2 lofts: 8, 9, 10, 11 degrees (RH/LH)
GTS3 lofts: 8, 9, 10, 11 degrees (RH/LH)
GTS4 lofts: 8, 9, 10 (RH/LH)
Featured shafts
- Project X Titan Black
- Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White
- Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue
- Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Red
Premium shafts
- Graphite Design Tour AD DI
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Available for fittings and pre-sale now.
In golf shops worldwide beginning June 11.
Price: $699 (standard), $899 (premium)
Titleist has today introduced its new GTS2 and GTS3 fairways.
Lower and deeper center of gravity (CG) positions, new adjustable heel-toe weights and advanced clubface innovations drive total performance in the two tour-proven models.
- Tour-inspired polished clubfaces: To help players see more of the clubface at address.
GTS2 Fairway
The new GTS2 fairway is designed with a shallower face and a larger profile than GTS3, ideal for players with more sweeping deliveries with their fairway metals.
GTS2’s new face height, inspired by tour feedback, was designed shallower than the prior generation GT2 model and more in line with the GT1 fairway. Each loft in GTS2 leverages a shallower profile except for the 13.5-degree, which maintains a slightly taller face.
With its new dual-weighting system, the ‘2’ model now has heel-toe CG adjustability.
Lofts: 13.5, 15.0, 16.5, 18.0, 21.0
Dual-weight system: 11-gram weight in heel, 5-gram weight in toe (standard)
GTS3 Fairway
The new GTS3 fairway is designed with a deeper face and a more compact profile, ideal for players who hit down on the golf ball more with their fairway metals.
New to the GTS3 family is a 21-degree offering, giving players two distinct profiles in Titleist’s 7-wood loft.
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tonylynam
Dec 31, 2011 at 9:25 am
Is Faldo that broke that he had to use some of the putters to pay for work completed on his grounds to the contractor? That part is fishy. Bottom line is that Henry had no obligation to return anything and did so as the “honorable” thing to do. Faldo was under no obligation to do anything for Henry, but should have done so because it was the “honorable” thing to do. So much for being a Knight these days.
Austin Young
Dec 14, 2011 at 11:53 pm
This all makes me sick to my stomach. This has been said above, but I’ll reiterate it. Faldo could have used his contacts to have Cameron, Grace, Bettinardi, Mills, anyone for that matter, make Henry any putter he wanted. He could have asked Cameron, who apparently was aware of the situation, and in my opinion had no business interfering, make Henry five handmades. Guys like us, me, Henry, some of you, save our money and wait for the opportunity to buy a tour or high end putter, which by the way are far superior to anything of the rack. Pros have unlimited access to as many Cameron Circle T’s as they want, and for free. Faldo is a prick, and a dishonest prick at that it sounds like. Henry, I have to say I would have never returned his stuff, but you did what you felt was right, assuming a legend would return the favor. Unfortunately being a great golfer doesn’t make you a great person.
DoubleDawg
Feb 26, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Henry probably gave the putters back because he was afraid that if he didn’t, he’d one day find himself innocently sitting in a Las Vegas hotal room when suddenly O.J. Simpson and Nick Faldo are busting down the door, guns drawn, to “retrieve” Nick’s stolen memoribilia.
On the serious: Henry might want to get in touch with the prosecuting authorities about getting restitution from the guy being prosecuted for the theft of the memoribilia. Also, if Faldo received insurance proceeds for the “theft” of this stuff, the insurance company might be the rightful owner of it, particularly if a bill of sale was executed in exchange for the payment of the proceeds.
P LaGregor
Feb 26, 2009 at 1:19 pm
I’m not sure how it translates into international law, but I am pretty sure that if Henry had no idea they were stolen and purchased them legitimately, then he has no obligation to give them back. Seems like Faldo (or his manager) gave some non-specific promise to persuade Henry to return the goods and then basically said “F-you” once they got them back. Great example for children everywhere! If you are honest, you DON”T get rewarded. Well, done Henry, you are a truly honest man. I don’t know Faldo, nor the whole story, but this really makes him look like a a**hole!
Gary W
Feb 26, 2009 at 2:35 am
If I remember correctly, at least in some states Henry is not obligated to return the putters because he is a bona fide purchaser. Faldo has to go after the contractor or whoever stole them. Likewise tho, Faldo does not have to compensate Henry if Henry choose to return those putters. I agree with Jason that the thought of paying for your stolen putters may just sicken Faldo’s mind. I don’t expect Faldo to show too much appreciation, although I would be impressed if he did.
Now Davis Love III is a rich guy. If he’s unwilling to pay 10k for a putter, think twice before you do.
Trevor
Feb 25, 2009 at 5:04 am
I would have told them to stick it up their you know what and told them to come get the putters…or he should have started talking in a foreign language when they first contacted him and hung the phone up. That is shitty I am sorry to hear this from a person who coul get any cameron he wanted get henry a special tour cameron made for him hell a couple after all he did give back your PRiZED pieces. Henry got hosed!!!
chas
Feb 25, 2009 at 1:03 am
I would have demanded proper documentation…police reports, pics, item descripitions, etc., before simply “giving” up on a 20k investment. I strongly make the point it is NOT an investment to buy equipment designated as “tour” authentic. It would and is so easy to rip off a willing participant right down to the signed letter of authenticity by Scotty himself. Gimme a break…they would have handed me the check for what I spent before any of those clubs left my eyesight. All you guys knocking Faldo, don’t hate the player hate the game. The guy could flat out play in his prime. I’m with DL3 all the way. Those so called Tiger models are NEVER worth the dime some fool is willing to pay.
Cy
Feb 24, 2009 at 7:39 pm
I think it’s a bit funny there are posters here claiming $20k is something Faldo can afford. Are you his accountant? Do his tax returns? Jason O is dead on, Faldo shouldn’t be responsible for paying someone for stuff that was stolen from him. Fact is the business law says stolen items bought in good faith are the property of the buyer, so while it was honorable for Henry to return them, he has no legal grounds to ask for compensation nor expect it.
I just think it’s ridiculous most of you think $20,000 means less to Faldo than it does to you. But then again, that’s a common attitude in the States today, that somehow those with money value it less than those without it, therefore they should be willing to give it up. That’s downright stupid on so many levels…
B Taylor
Feb 23, 2009 at 12:44 am
Jason,
The least Faldo could do is contact Henry personally and at least give thanks to him. If insurance paid Faldo, then yes Faldo should pay Henry. Why would Faldo be entitled to basically 2 payments (the putters & the insurance check). Faldo could probably have Cameron make him replacement putters. If he could do that, maybe send Henry either the original or the new putters. I think a lot of things could have done to “fix” this that would have been better for Henry. Afterall, Henry can’t call Cameron and have another of these putters made…but Faldo can.
Owais
Feb 22, 2009 at 1:02 am
Faldo is an idot. I wish Henry had kept the putters. Faldo doesnt deserve a dime of the stuff back.
Stephen Y
Feb 21, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Whilst Nick is under no legal obligation to compensate Henry for anything if his putters were genuinely stolen, Henry’s painting of events leads one to believe that not everything was from the robbery and it would appear that Nick or his management team have been forthcoming with Henry. Henry has done the decent thing and offered them voluntarily. Unfortunately if he had kept them and allowed the legal process to run its course Nick would have had to be legally obliged to explain which were given away and which were indeed stolen and Henry might not be in the position he is in now. Perhaps if anyone from Team Faldo reads Golf WRX they should make amends and offer up something that money alone can’t buy.
Gary G
Feb 21, 2009 at 6:48 am
I bet if you were the one to lose 20K on the deal you might just be singing a different tune. Irregardless, you have to give props to Henry doing the right thing. Hopefully Nick gets word of this and will pass on a bit more gratitude for his good deed.
Steve
Feb 20, 2009 at 10:30 pm
I think the point is, that Faldo got off easy because Henry was so cooporative. It would have been a nice gesture for Faldo to show some appreciation here.
Personally, I would have told Faldo to go pound sand, and let the legal system take it’s course. If I were forced to return them, then so be it. Of course personally, I would never spend 20 large on a few putters, but I do think Henry got the shaft here.
Trevor Green
Feb 19, 2009 at 1:10 am
$20,000 is a ripple in the pond for Faldo, he should have certainly made it up to Campbell, atleast in a monetary way if nothing else
Ian Tessier
Feb 19, 2009 at 12:01 am
I agree with Jason O.
I feel bad for Henry and I wish he had slept on his decision to return the items for a little while longer. Perhaps he would have received advice to simply keep his collection and let the “powers that be” try to come and get it.
But, as Jason points out it’s a little much to expect the Faldo camp to feel sorry for him.
Ryan
Feb 18, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Maybe next time Faldo should be a little smarter with who he lets in his house. I dont just let anyone in my house and guess what? My putters just dont mysteriously walk off. Sounds like Faldo needs to get a brain. Henry did a glorious thing that is rarely found in society today and then the millionair golfer stiffs him. If Faldo doesnt want to pay Henry like the above poster states, how about taking Henry out for 2 or 3 rounds of golf? This way Faldo gets to keep his precious money(except for the rounds of golf) and putters. Sounda like a fair resolution for all. Gold Bless you Henry 99.9% of the world wouldnt have given anything back. It’s refreshing to hear of your good heart.
Scott
Feb 18, 2009 at 3:29 pm
This is just wrong…Henry didn’t have to do a thing..he could have kept the whole lot and been in the right…he paid for them. But he did’nt, Henry did what most people don’t (the right thing) and that is what Faldo should have done (the right thing) but he didn’t. He should have tried to make Henry whole by using his name for Henry and he didn’t. A few phone calls and Faldo could have gotten Henry whatever he wanted. Faldo is as bad as the guy who ripped him off!
Kevin K
Feb 18, 2009 at 8:59 am
Whatever, Nick Faldo is a tool. If these were truely his prize possessions then he shoud have indeed rewarded Henry for the return of his stuff. Not many like Henry in the world, and Faldo says some of it is irreplacesable. Well that should mean that money should be no object, and we all know that Faldo had plenty of that. Like I said, just another rich snobby tool.
Jason O
Feb 17, 2009 at 3:29 pm
It sure does sound like you’re trying to paint a poor picture of Faldo. Henry DID get the shaft, but Faldo should not be responsible for making him whole again. Come on….Pay me for your stolen putters that I bought!! Just ridiculous.