Apparently, six major championships is good enough to be knighted by the Queen of England.  Not that I'm arguing, but that's the bar.

The Associate Press reports that Nick Faldo has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Faldo will be given a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday for his services to golf, the only athlete to be given one of Britain’s highest honors on the monarch’s birthday list this year.

"I was delighted to hear the news that I will be receiving a knighthood and am more than a little bit humbled to have been afforded this great honor," Faldo said. "It has come as a real surprise, and the reaction from my children, family and friends has made this a very special moment for me."

This doesn't happen all that often in England.

Faldo, only the second professional golfer to receive a knighthood following Sir Henry Cotton in 1988, won his first professional title in 1977 and added 46 more wins worldwide—including three Masters and three British Opens.

That's the list?  I mean, I know the depth of British golf isn't much these days but that seems ludicrous.  How did this all happen for Faldo?  The people demanded it.

[R]ecipients are selected by committees of civil servants from nominations made by the government and the public.

While knighthood is not quite on the same plane as the Golden Monocle Award that the One Eyed Golfer awards (to himself), this is a pretty big honor.