Oh how the press like to pick up on any minor mistake made in sport and it appears that with Nick Faldo, the hacks have found a character they just love to hate.
Recently the European Ryder Cup captain has come under fire for only including one assistant in the form of Jose Maria Olazabal for this years tournament. And despite claiming that there will be more members of staff being added before the start, Faldo has every right to choose just the one vice-captain, especially since everything he could possibly need to know can be found via a computer in the teams locker room.
Now it appears that Faldo has inadvertently given away his pairings via a sheet of paper he was carrying around the course during practice on Thursday, spotted by an eagle-eyed reporter.
The former Open and Masters champion is due to announce his choice of pairings later this evening and in a press conference became noticeably annoyed with the amount of attention given to the spotted notes.
When first asked about the sheet of paper Faldo attempted to make a joke of the situation claiming that it was the players sandwich requests for lunch.
He told gathered journalists it was,
"sandwich requests for the guys, just making sure who wants the tune, who wants the beef,
who wants the ham."
It seems that the press smelt blood though and continued to question Faldo on the sheet and after growing increasingly frustrated he snapped saying,
"OK, I've been caught - I learned a lesson," he said.
"You now know the pairings and we are going to play foursomes on the front nine", many will see this as a crack in Faldo's captaincy. One who certainly does is Radio Five Live reporter, Iain Carter who told the BBC,
"Faldo struggled to keep his composure after his initial joke that the list was the players' lunch requirements had frankly fallen flat.
"This, for the first time, is a sign that the Europe captain is feeling the pressure."
Now stop me if I'm wrong but wasn't Faldo naming his pairing's later this evening anyway? Shouldn't the focus be on the players? I think the answer to both of these questions will be yes and it won't stop me from betting on Europe to retain the trophy for an impressive fourth year on the bounce.
Despite all that has been said about Faldo, I believe that he is a strong enough character to take all the criticism and will presumably just be happy that the attention is on him and that the players can do their own thing. Although many are betting on the Ryder Cup think that this year will be the closest for a long time, I think that the trophy will be heading back across the Atlantic once more after Sunday's last round of matches.