July 16, 2025

What Pickleball is MISSING w/ Sir Nick Faldo

1 hour 23 minutes

This week we're joined by a legend from the world of golf, Sir Nick Faldo. Faldo is a recent pickleball convert and is building a court at his Montana home.

Faldo made news last year for using pickleball to roast LIV Golf's viewership numbers. We draw comparisons between golf and pickleball's different iterations of Tour Wars.

Plus Erik Forsythe was the biggest story coming out of MLP New York. We hear about his experience stepping out of the crowd and onto the big stage.

Finally, Zane recaps everything that happened in pickleball last week, including APP Newport Beach, PPA Malaysia, and roster moves around the league.

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0:00 Intro

3:00 APP upsets in Newport Beach

7:46 PPA’s debut event in Malaysia

9:18 Collin Johns added by the Breakers

11:40 Quang Duong absent from Beer City

13:23 MLP NYC results - Yuta steps up

18:40 Challenger level results

Erik Forsythe

37:21 Erik Forsythe joins the pod

42:27 Who better to rep NY?

Sir Nick Faldo

47:14 Introducing Sir Nick Faldo

48:54 Nick Faldo + pickleball quote

54:54 Player contracts inflated

1:01:06 Building epic tournaments

1:04:20 Creating for the viewers

1:07:40 Golf/pickleball in small spaces

1:11:56 Landmark courses add to the game’s value

1:16:11 Sir Nick’s new shoes

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By Thomas Shields, Zane Navratil

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July 16, 2025

What Pickleball is MISSING w/ Sir Nick Faldo

1 hour 23 minutes

This week we're joined by a legend from the world of golf, Sir Nick Faldo. Faldo is a recent pickleball convert and is building a court at his Montana home.

Faldo made news last year for using pickleball to roast LIV Golf's viewership numbers. We draw comparisons between golf and pickleball's different iterations of Tour Wars.

Plus Erik Forsythe was the biggest story coming out of MLP New York. We hear about his experience stepping out of the crowd and onto the big stage.

Finally, Zane recaps everything that happened in pickleball last week, including APP Newport Beach, PPA Malaysia, and roster moves around the league.

Dial in your recovery, energy, and focus with Superpower. Get started at https://superpower.com/start/dink

See what your feet have been missing with pickleball shoes from Sqairz: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-101298884-15493245?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsqairz.com%2Fproducts%2Fxrz-mens&ref=thedinkpickleball.com

Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299

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Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify

-Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at https://www.thedink.beehiiv.com

https://www.instagram.com/thedinkpickleball/ -Follow us on IG

-Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi...

-For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam

-Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/

-Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball

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0:00 Intro

3:00 APP upsets in Newport Beach