January 12 2003

Simon Jordan

Golfer Nick Faldo has upset Simon Jordan after failing to give him a golf lesson which the Palace chairman bid for in a charity auction.

Jordan generously bid £27,000 for a golf lesson with Faldo with the cash going to the NSPCC charity at a party thrown by Posh and Becks before England went to the World Cup.

More than £400,000 was raised for charity on the day but nine months later Jordan has yet to see any golfing lessons.

Jordan told the Sunday Mirror: "It was my girlfriend Sarah who made the bid but I was happy to pay the money because it was going to such a worthy cause.

"But nine months on I haven't heard a thing from Faldo. I got my PA to ring him up and said I wasn't really bothered about the lesson but could he do nine holes with my kid brother.

"They said of course, no problem. And you know what, nine months later I still haven't heard a thing from them. So I got my PA to ring them up and told them to shove it somewhere.

"Of course it's a bit off but at the end of the day the money has gone to a good cause and that's all that matters."