The Chipping Forecast

Eddie is back with very little sleep but brings tales from the Orient, as he came close to keeping his Tour card in Korea and in the process won many friends. And isn’t that more important? Well, no... the card is more important. But he tells Andrew and Iain that it’s now all about Q-School in Spain and that his game is in good shape. He also considers how he might have done things differently this year but is focussing on the important things in life. Such as getting a set of waterproofs that mice haven’t eaten. And anyway, his golfing concerns seem far less than Iain’s, as the regular special guest slumps to an all-time low as his handicap soars... EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eddie is reduced to a WhatsApp message this week as he has been excused pod duties so that he can fly to Korea and play some rather important golf. There, he might handle his jet-lag by listening to Iain’s robust defence of his character following remarks made on last week’s pod about handing in scores for a handicap. With the jury deliberating, the pair move on to chat about a marathon play-off win for Julien Guerrier, talk about the efficacy or otherwise of golf psychology and reveal which golfer truly transformed the professional game in the late 90s. As well as discussing high drama in front of the senior ladies section at a Canadian Golf Club. Best Wishes, TCF x You can email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Increase your productivity by 400 PER CENT by listening to this week’s episode, where Eddie recounts weekend woes in France and appalling aeroplane etiquette. The trio go on to try and explain why the appearance of anchoring in a putting stroke might not really be anchoring. There is further criticism of the handicap system as it is now and of those many golfers who abuse it - on which note there is quite the revelation from Iain. But his name is dying out, so we cut him some slack. And if all that’s not enough for you, Andrew talks about motivation in business and bored, drunk wasps. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! You can email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a Dunhill Links debrief this week and while Andrew and Iain skirt delicately around the issue, Eddie is quite happy to talk about life before and after the 16th hole at Kingsbarns. They also discuss Tyrell Hatton’s win - taking a huge cheque from the DP World Tour which would cover his DP World Tour fines if he should ever decide to pay them. They get into the revival of Nicolas Colsaerts, as well as wondering about poor on-course behaviour and what possible mitigation there might be. Yet there is still time for more musings on the future of the professional game, clarification on which Open course is closest to the sea and an explanation for being half-naked in Bernhard Langer’s hotel room. You can email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Eddie reflects on his demi-tournament in Spain and reveals the reason why his missed cut was particularly hard to take (yet vital to restore flagging energy). The three also look back at the Presidents Cup and wonder if it needs a change in format, while asking how short does a putt have to be before it is a gimmie? They also look ahead to the Dunhill Links this week and try to uncover the mysteries of how the amateurs are paired with the professionals, while Iain confesses that his driving distance stats recently suffered a major set-back. Pod description written by Jazz Colchester III. Not a robot. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An episode recorded in the immediate afterglow of a fine tournament for Eddie, finishing just outside the top-10 at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth and ensuring that his dogs will eat tonight. Iain and Andrew have recovered from the emotional wringer that any follower of Eddie is put through and they wonder what is the correct way to show your support for golfers who are, by and large, unhinged. They also find praise for Rory McIlroy after another near miss, wonder exactly why Billy Horschel isn’t on The American Presidents Cup team and have an encounter with a man who seems determined to ensure that the name Gary survives for years to come. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our intrepid trio return to look back at another thrilling Solheim Cup and a potential rift within Team Europe with Iain out in Virginia USA. They talk about Rory McIlroy not quite getting over the line, again, in the Irish Open and Jon Rahm's chances of playing in the Ryder Cup next year. There's also time to relive Andrew's Speedgolf exploits, go on an AC/DC tangent, discuss golf gadgets and find out about Eddie playing the Irish Open Pro-Am with the inventor of the Yorkie bar. You can email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An early morning recording as Iain has to get to Farnborough airport where his PJ is on stand-by to take him to Washington DC for the Solheim Cup. All three look ahead to that match and look back at another tournament of highs and lows cancelling each other out for Eddie in Switzerland. They also discuss whether they care about a match between PGA Tour and LIV players, or The Presidents Cup. Spoiler alert - they don’t. Backstage passes and naked snails also feature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, three-quarters of one of the least successful pro-am teams in the history of golf gather to reflect on where it all went wrong at the Belfry - an episode from which only Iain has emerged with any credit. The British Masters itself also earns plenty of praise, despite the non-attendance of most of the big British names. Best event of the week award goes to the Curtis Cup where the excitement was in stark contrast to what one of our listeners describes as the 'money-orientated crapness’ of the Tour Championship and Scottie Scheffler lifting his on course earnings to somewhere approaching the GDP of Liechtenstein. The same correspondent then asks the question ‘Do Eddie and Andrew even like golf?’ the answer to which is contained within this pod... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Eddie rejoins to tell us about the highs and lows of his time in Denmark, where he made more birdies than anybody else in the field and managed to get his nice new clothing on TV but still returned home frustrated and without part of his luggage. Andrew and Iain try to get into his mind and then decide it’s probably best not to go there, so chat instead about the finish to the Women’s Open where Lydia Ko got back to major winning ways in the battle of the world number ones. They also preview the Curtis Cup, debate whether Keegan Bradley should be a playing captain in the Ryder Cup, wonder if Scottie Scheffler has any spare money to sponsor the pod and - most importantly of all - prepare themselves psychologically for the horrors of the pro-am at the British Masters. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Iain are at the Old Course in St Andrews for the 48th Women's Open. We hear from last year's winner Lilia Vu and the runner-up Charley Hull, as well as local hero Gemma Dryburgh and the current Solheim Cup captain for the USA and 2013 Women's Open winner Stacey Lewis. You can watch the world feed of the Women's Open at R&A TV Thursday to Sunday. Tickets are still available through the website and Tom Grennan is playing a concert on the Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Quite a long episode as all three come together again - although ninety-three percent of this episode is taken up by Iain telling us how he made a bogey on a par-5. Squeezed into the remaining few minutes are chats about Eddie’s return to the tour, commentary puns, possible new LIV targets, rules of Danish spelling and a brief mention of various people who must really, really like wedding cake. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the rudder of the pod, Iain, having a week of recharging, it’s left to Eddie and Andrew to float aimlessly through the week in golf and plenty of other things. Eddie is back on Tour, in Prague, and his enthusiasm for the task ahead is obvious. Eddie then tries his hand at being Joseph to interpret a dream which Andrew has had and they both then reflect on the golf in Paris and the Olympics in general. There is a discussion of Aaron Rai and his first PGA Tour win amidst the shenanigans of Matt Kuchar and famous people called Rusty. And, with sensationalist click-bait in mind, the two also get into a DRUG BAN, a LAWSUIT and their LATE NIGHT BATHING HABITS. You can email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eddie has decided to finally go on honeymoon after his second wedding, so Iain and Andrew convene in very Olympic-weary fashion to try and dissect what was a superb men’s golf tournament at Le Golf National and then reminisce about a time when both of them would have had a chance of winning Olympic gold themselves. Or at least not coming last. They consider again the essence of competition without prize-money, discuss whether caddies should get medals and Iain reveals that he recently played golf with a legendary figure from the world of entertainment EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The three amigos (colleagues, really) reunite in a pod which takes rambling to new levels, ranging from an 1830s Prime Minister to Celine Dion and so many points between. Yet there is still time for plenty of serious golfing questions - does the sport belong in the Olympics? should buggies be allowed? Can Eddie offer a mild opinion without making a headline? Is LIV golf really better than Alton Towers? Email the podcast at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Iain welcome the return of Eddie to chew over the remains of the 2024 Open Championship and Xander Schauffele’s second major win of the year. It might not be the greatest golfing performance of the week when compared to Eddie’s 29-under for three rounds at Loch Lomond, but they still manage to rate it highly in the pantheon of Open Championship displays. At some point in proceedings Andrew effectively NR’s from the pod recording as his mind and body shut down following three weeks of tennis and golf talking. Which doesn’t augur well for his immediate trip to the Olympics but the remaining two manage to hold it together. TCF will return properly next week, we promise. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! We have a competition for the 153th Open Championship at Royal Portrush for a pair of tickets, UK Travel covered and a £500 voucher to spend online at The Open Shop. To enter head to https://oneclub.golf/rewards-and-benefits/chipping-forecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iain and Andrew review a very wet Round 3 of the 152nd Open Championship at Troon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iain and Andrew review Round 2 from the Open Championship at Troon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iain and Andrew review Round 1 from the Open Championship at Troon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iain and Andrew are right at the heart of the 152nd Open Championship at Troon right next to the practice putting green to record TCF's preview show with the R&A. The two look ahead to the grandest tournament in golf and hear from former Open champions Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau and last week's Scottish Open winner Bob MacIntyre. Oh and Laurie Canter gate crashes mid-pod too. We have a competition for the 153th Open Championship at Royal Portrush for a pair of tickets, UK Travel covered and a £500 voucher to spend online at The Open Shop. To enter head to https://oneclub.golf/rewards-and-benefits/chipping-forecast EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iain and Andrew begin the biggest week in golf with the best seat in the house, chatting in the stand on the first tee of the Old Course at Royal Troon with the isle of Arran rising up out of the Firth of Clyde and security guards being savaged by miniature schnauzers on the beach. They review a dramatic and popular win for Bob MacIntyre at The Scottish Open, as well as a flying finish at the Evian Championship. We hear from Brian Harman immediately after he has returned the Claret Jug and also Ludvig Åberg, with the pair wondering if the Swede has an issue with finishing the job in final rounds. Andrew also wonders how often his mother is going to go out of her way to publicly humiliate him during the week. More to come on Wednesday... Head over to randa.tv for all your Open Championship needs as well as the excellent new Lee Trevino film. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Eddie is on a break, so Andrew turns up at Iain’s house on the way into Wimbledon to chat. But since both have been covering tennis - with Iain also deciding to throw in a Killers concert - they are less informed than usual and instead end up talking about TV theme tunes of the 70s and 80s. However, they also hear from a qualifier for the Open Championship and his major-winning mother about what it means to play at Troon and find plenty of time to discuss why iron covers are seen as the work of the devil. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Andrew and Iain have a part of their small minds turned towards tennis as Wimbledon gets underway, but they still find time before going courtside to join up with Eddie and examine all matters golf. Eddie explains how his affection for the game is being sorely tested at the moment, but explains that he still has plenty of desire to turn things around - in which he will not doubt he helped by the emails from (two) fans around the world.The three unwise men also examine the value of golfing YouTubers and how they are very effectively changing the way that people consume the sport, while Andrew fails to qualify for entry to his latest Airbnb. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lots to talk about this week as Andrew, Iain and Eddie meander through sport, politics and protest in a delicate and sensitive way. Eddie clarifies his remarks about Rory McIlroy’s caddy choice and explains why he himself has decided to start afresh on that front as well as employing a new coach to build upon a four place improvement in the Race to Dubai Rankings. They praise a new major winner in the women’s game and Scottie Scheffler’s latest triumph while considering whether dull golf is good golf. Yet they still have time to talk about the fortunes of Iain's local cricket club and Andrew suffering a cruel defeat at an airport. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In an episode where energy levels were in direct contrast to the adrenalin-fuelled events at Pinehurst, Andrew, Eddie and (eventually) Iain come together to discuss one of the most dramatic US Opens in memory as Bryson DeChambeau took his second major and Rory McIlroy saw another one slip away with a finish that may well haunt him. They discuss how good DeChambeau now is for the game of golf and whether his standing might even lead to the PGA Tour and LIV coming closer together. As for Rory - where does he go from here and can he recover? And most importantly, can Eddie remember if he played in an Amateur Championship before he falls asleep during the pod? EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Watch the Amateur Championships live on R&A TV at https://www.randa.tv/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the halfway point of the US Open and unofficial mascot of TCF, Ludvig Åberg, is out in front as Andrew and Iain convene to chat about all the goings-on at Pinehurst. They wonder if the Swede will win his first major or ask if Bryson Dechambeau can thrill his growing multitude of fans. They then pick through all the other big names - of which there are many - on the leaderboard and hear from Rory McIlroy after his second round and also talk Tiger as he potentially nears the end of his major golf journey. Iain then misses his shuttle bus because he was telling a story about the shower in his hotel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the eve of the eve of the US Open Andrew and Iain assemble to preview the tournament - Iain from the media centre at Pinehurst with its Premier Inn levels of wifi and Andrew from the UK where he is mildly hypothermic. They assess the course and a few of the likely contenders and Iain also exclusively reveals what he’s planning to have for dinner. On a more golf relevant note, they hear from the man who beat Tiger at his best and, as they record the pod, the news arrives that Jon Rahm has pulled out due to the injury near the outermost and smallest digit on his foot. Shortly after recording, we found out that Rory McIlroy is not getting divorced after all, so we didn’t get into that. Thankfully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the start of US Open week, Iain is on his way to Pinehurst, so Andrew and Eddie are joined by the man who has just won on the DP World Tour for the first time, Laurie Canter. We hear about his victory in Germany and what his plans are now with regards to LIV and he also shares his enormous regret at the one trophy which always eluded him. The trio also consider the dramatic collapse of Sebastian Söderberg in the final round in Sweden and ask if anybody, bar a Kentucky traffic cop, can stop the mighty Scottie Scheffler this week. In other less important news, Andrew gets in an argument with a chatbot and refuses to accept that a little toe can be called a pinkie. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Zealand’s seventh-favourite golf podcast gathers again to look back on a big week in the sport as Bob MacIntyre wins the ultimate father-son tournament in the Canadian Open, friend-of-the-pod (but not Andrew) Laurie Canter has a debut victory on the European Tour and Yuka Saso collects her second major title, winning the US Open after turning Japanese. Also in this episode Eddie explains his lost weekend at the Green Eagle, Andrew tries to do an impression of a drone and all three wonder what you are allowed to get away with in bunkers these days. Email the pod here - thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a weekend when golf matters were put in true perspective, the three nevertheless discuss the goings on in the game from the very trivial to to the slightly more serious. They assess Eddie’s recent performance in Belgium and he rejects the idea that his form would improve if he were to retire from podcasting. Iain reveals that he finds himself unable to cope with pressure on a golf course and Andrew confesses to the shortest round of golf in history. They also discuss playing in the rain, the late-career flourishing of Richard Bland and look forward to the US Women’s Open. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pods come thick and fast as Eddie joins Andrew to chat about the recent USPGA and much else besides. Eddie gives his thoughts on the two sides of Bryson DeChambeau and wonders how many more majors Xander Schauffele might now win. There is excitement about Eddie’s burgeoning career as a golf tipping guru, but most of all he's excited to be getting back out into the swing of regular tour golf - admitting to just how little real golf he has played of late. And to how much chocolate he has eaten in his young life. Email the pod here - thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bonus recording immediately after the final putt had dropped at Valhalla in one of the best finishes to a major championship in recent years. Andrew and Iain pick over the four days that finally made Xander Schauffele a major winner, pushed all the way by Bryson Dechambeau and Viktor Hovland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the start of PGA week, although not the very start since Iain was flying on Monday and Eddie was taking advantage of a very generous offer of golf at Walton Heath at a perfectly respectable tee-time. So it is a slightly delayed pod which the trio make up for by wondering if Rory McIlroy’s victory at Quail Hollow installs him as favourite for the second men’s major of the year. Or will Koepka bring his big-stage game to the fore again? And will Scheffler be rusty after giving his first-born two surnames? The trio also go into the history of the US PGA and the many honours of an often-forgotten British great of the game. Meanwhile lots of people tell us that their golf club does very good coffee, about which Eddie remains very sceptical indeed. And we are happy to offer a correction here, that Graham Carruthers scored 113 at Clitheroe. Not 116. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Chip in with Cleveland Golf by trading in any old wedge and get £25 off a brand new Cleveland Golf Wedge. They'll either donate your traded wedge to charity or have it sustainably recycled. To find your nearest Cleveland stockist go to eu.dunlopsports.com/cleveland-golf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caffeine intake is high for an early morning recording as Iain has to get away sharpish in his bid to take down one of the Alphas of the club. In this episode the trio pay tribute to Peter Oosterhuis and then try to answer some of the pressing questions in the game, such as: Could golf benefit from the return of a third round cut? Will Kris Kim get his handicap cut after his efforts on the PGA Tour? How is Kenneth Kendall connected to golf? Is Brooks Koepka now the favourite for the PGA? What sort of name is Crew? Or Fennel? Why do they not remember Eddie at Walton Heath? Warning: episode contains distressing chat about Clarkson’s Farm. Episode sponsored by one solitary pig’s ear for Pip. Email the pod here - thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eddie returns with an explanation for his WD as his trip to Japan proved to be no more than a long way to go for some physio. The trio then discuss the incredible atmosphere / godawful behaviour (delete as appropriate) at LIV Adelaide as well as reflecting on a win for Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry as they teamed up to take the title in New Orleans. The trio then becomes a quartet as Dominic Holland joins to discuss his updated golf novel 'Open Links’ as well as his own love for the game which is shared by his many - and very famous - offspring. They also wonder if The Edge might listen to the podcast but just not admit it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week the trio are once more spread across the globe, although in Japan jet lag has broken Eddie to the point where he has wisely chosen sleep ahead of recording the podcast. So it’s left to Iain in Texas and Andrew - not in Texas - to discuss the two currently unstoppable figures of Nelly Korda and Scottie Scheffler, with the former winning her second major at the Chevron and the latter the delayed Heritage at Hilton Head. They also manage to find time to consider the pros and cons of carrying a bag vs using a trolley, while caddies come off very poorly in their review of club transportation. Although it’s not quite as negative as a certain podcast review. Come friendly bombs and fall on Derby... Email the pod here - thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Masters is done and Scottie Scheffler gets to put on the green jacket again. All three of our podcasters convene - eventually, with Andrew having broken in to Iain’s Augusta rental house - to discuss the dominance of the World Number One. They mull over a final round, where all of his challengers faltered at various points - in the end TCF’s own Ludvig Oh-berry taking second place in his first major championship and Tommy Fleetwood one place further back for his best Masters finish. There is still time to talk about Eddie’s decision to resume playing early and head to Japan - if he can get to London to pay £17 for a visa. And of course we look ahead to Iain’s next stop at the first women’s major of the season, the Chevron Championship in Texas. There is no time to mention any book discount codes. Although Iain still somehow manages it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iain rejoins Andrew as the pair ruminate on round three and what might unfold on Masters Sunday. Saturday saw Scottie Scheffler wobbling before recovering, Collin Morikawa returning to the form of old and Ludvig Åberg challenging on his major debut. Andrew jinxes any British player on the final hole, but we do hear from Tommy Fleetwood and Iain tells us of an exotic foodstuff he has discovered and wants to share it with the world. It’s not a Terry’s Chocolate Orange. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eddie’s back to share his thoughts with Andrew as one of the longest and windiest days in Masters history finally draws to a close. Scottie Scheffler is again impressive, Rory is again frustrated and several debutants show that experience is overrated. Discount code on wind chimes available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Round One of the Masters is almost done as some stormy weather meant not all golfers completed their rounds, however, Andrew and Iain convened at the hooter to dissect an intriguing day's play. We hear from former champion Danny Willett after his improbable -4 score having been out for 6 months and the BBC's John Murray makes a fleeting appearance too. And much to Iain's delight there's finally a discount code for TCF listeners for his book, it's out now, apparently. Golf Wars by Iain Carter - for 25% off use the code CHIPPINGFORECAST25 at bloomsbury.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the eve of Masters Eve and Andrew joins Iain in his BBC house, with the alternative being a three-hour journey to Andrew’s Airbnb. The two contemplate Rory McIlroy’s attempts to do very little talking in the build-up and a press conference which might as well have had the clock from Countdown going off on the ten minute mark. They consider the offerings from the other major contenders while Iain then becomes unnecessarily concerned about his pronunciation of the word ‘Masters’. In a thrilling denouement to the episode Andrew talks about how he wants to record some local birdsong and then doesn’t actually do it. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpockt.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A rare Sunday pod recording as Andrew is due to fly to the USA to join Iain for one of the best weeks in golf in Augusta, Georgia at the Masters. Eddie joins to preview the famous tournament and almost falls out with Iain over Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlory. We hear from the much fancied Joaquin Niemann as well as last year's winner, LIV's Jon Rahm, who educates Iain on Basque pintxos. We also speak to the new Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion, Farnham's very own Lottie Woad and find out if it was indeed her dad who stalked Eddie from the trees at the Sunningdale Foursomes. Email the pod here - thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A special episode of TCF as Iain reports from LIV Miami where he has been chatting to some of the top players who crush, rip and fireball it, as well as making an appearance on LIV TV to debate the merits of the two sides of the great divide in the game. In this pod we also hear from Hughes Norton about his book ‘Rainmaker’ and his life as one of the most influential managers in the game and he tells us what it was like to steer the careers of such luminaries as Tiger Woods and Greg Norman. And his heavily implied regret that he never had the chance to manage Eddie Pepperell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week three becomes four - at least for the duration it takes for Matt Wallace to cook his dinner, as he joins us to give another insight into the highs and lows of life as a tour pro. They review the weekend’s golf and decide that golf needs - and has - a new villain, while the women’s game has a clear star. They also decide that there are too many famous Nakajimas, that Eddie may have a claim to a record breaking clubhouse and that Andrew has an obvious naivety when it comes to ordering products online. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Join the TRUE linkswear revolution and experience golf footwear like never before. Order yours today at truelinkswear.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unexpectedly, the golf talking trio are all back in the UK as Eddie has decided to deprive the people of India of seeing him in his shorts. So they convene in the same time-zone to talk about more Scandinavian talent coming through and the continuing march of the PGA Tour journeymen, as well as discussing a boastful Bobby Mac and the unfathomable names chosen by Americans for their children. They also reveal the best value course in the UK, as chosen by you, the lovely and loyal listener. Email the pod here - thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week our knowledge of time zones is sorely tested with Iain in Florida, Andrew in the UK and Eddie in Singapore. They manage to convene to discuss a tonic for the PGA Tour with an outstanding finish to the Players Championship and consider the current dazzling form of Scottie Scheffler. And that’s about it - yet still they somehow manage to spin it out over an hour by talking about the connection between Singapore and Canada, the difference between big cat species in heraldry and Eddie’s true shirt size. Email the pod at thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Sign up today and get golfing to save men's lives in #TheBigGolfRace https://prostatecanceruk.org/chipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our trio are reunited with Andrew's mountainous sojourn over, much to Eddie's relief. They begin by looking back at Eddie's near miracles at the Sunningdale Foursomes, Iain navigates the press room in Sawgrass at The Players Championship and Andrew falls down a Chinese foot binding rabbit hole. Pro golfer Oli Wilson also joins the pod to review Matteo Mannasaro's stunning win in South Africa and Oli reveals his secret to hitting the ball further - not to be missed. Email the pod here - thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Andrew up a mountain in Scotland it's left to Eddie, in his Oxfordshire barn and Iain, also up a mountain - more accessibly in the Alps, to bring the latest TCF offering where there's some shocking news about not-so-uncle Tony, Iain's sneaky NR and what Andrew's main attributes would be if he was on golfing computer game. There's also ample time to discuss Anthony Kim's disastrous return to golf, Thomas Detry's six-putt meltdown, Eddie's return to blogging causing a tabloid stir and we hear from England's Bronte Law as she returns to winning ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week the trio aim for brevity and a concise summing up of all matters golf and in doing so fail comprehensively. Part of this is due to a prolonged discussion about whether a strange dog walker on the Isle of Wight is related to Eddie and Iain being (falsely) accused of industrial espionage. More serious chat comes in praise for the best golfer who ever drove a Morrisons van and admiration for the game and the guns of Jake Knapp. Plus some other stuff. There’s a lot in there. Email the pod here - thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Eddie is in Kenya looking to find his game and learns that he will have to do so in the company of the Godfather of Kenyan professional golf. Iain returns with tales of German stag weekends in Budapest, while Andrew admits to entering a golf tournament but is vague on the details. The trio also review the weekend in La La Land and welcome back Hideki Matsuyama and Will Zalatoris while wondering if the PGA Tour is getting value for money. And also wonder if Jon Rahm has hairy feet. Email the pod here - thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week the trio consider drinking, partying and generally being obnoxious. Then decide to record a pod instead. But what is going on with behaviour at golf events, or indeed, in general? The weekend’s PGA Tour event left us with much to ponder. Eddie informs us that the best result of his Middle East trip was being summoned forward by the captain on his return flight, leaving good men back in the wasteland of premium economy. Andrew tells us of the agony of being labelled a queue jumper. Iain tells us how he once went paintballing with a group of children. Email the pod here - thechippingforecast@foldingpocket.co.uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey there Chief / Fella / My Friend… This week the miraculously award-winning podcast (thank you all) returns to discuss any number of matters loosely centred around the world of golf. Eddie has moved on to Qatar and professes to be in a happier place after his missed cut than he was with his top-20 the week before. He celebrates his good humour by buying an inappropriate laptop. The season opener of LIV is considered, as it appeared to notch a victory over the PGA Tour with Pebble Beach a washout, but our trio question the value of either product when not that many people are watching. Eddie also takes the opportunity to apologise to the podcast’s number one fan.1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s episode, Eddie returns to tell us the SENSATIONAL TRUTH behind what appeared to be a fairly standard top-20 place in Ras Al Khaimah. The trio also discuss Matthieu Pavon turning saliva into success on the PGA Tour, more big-name signings on the way for LIV and somebody who may well be the best driving instructor in Aberdeen. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Eddie has gone AWOL in the Middle-East, but we're sure he’s fine. So it’s left to Andrew and Iain to try and maintain the interest of listeners, which they decide to do by talking about chopping logs, the virtues of electric cars and songs about cheese. In addition to this they ask whether Nick Dunlap should turn pro immediately, or continue to study finance, where he could learn about various ways to make money. They also pose the vital question ‘Are you more famous than Martin Bayfield?’ Who knew that Eddie was actually the glue holding this nonsense together? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the sensationalist way of the modern world, we will tell you that this week’s episode involves a CHEATING confession by a leading tour player and also how a tour player was recently involved in a failed ARSON attempt. Naturally, both of these tour players turn out to be Eddie Pepperell. Meanwhile, Eddie is jetting off to Dubai to join Iain ahead of the Desert Classic while Andrew has travelled from his kitchen to his study with a cup of tea and all three come together to discuss the worst four-round score in European Tour history, Grayson Murray taking Rory’s advice to ‘play better’ and the imminent departure of Keith Pelley to take charge of the Toronto Superdudes. This episode is brought to you by Bosch masonry drills. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, it’s Laurie Canter actually. And he’s very nice. And not technically a LIV golfer at the moment. Anyway, he does give us all a good insight into the attraction of LIV, while also mentioning a brief encounter with Peter Gabriel as Iain, Andrew and Eddie get into the idea of left-handed practise as well as reviewing and previewing the PGA Tour events in Hawaii. And they all come round to the idea that they should try to win the golf podcast of the year award because their bosses have told them to. This week’s episode is brought to you by Pachesham Driving Range Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chipping Forecast returns with an EXTRAVAGANZA to start the year. And by extravaganza we mean that Andrew, Eddie and Iain spend much of the time talking about Rory McIlroy’s appearance on another podcast. They also touch upon darts, Nigella Lawson and Henrik Stenson’s golfing mouse. They also promise to improve on this episode as the year progresses. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the end of the year show. A big show in a real studio. With real ferns. And with only two of the trio on site since Andrew decided that travelling halfway across the country and back on the busiest, most chaotic travel day of the year was not worth it. Even for ferns. But they still manage to pick over the bones of the remarkable golfing year of 2023 in a very Chipping Forecast way, handing out some awards, forgetting lots of stuff and with the editor poised since Eddie had already had a glass of champagne. Thanks for listening this year and see you for more in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a special episode this week as Eddie, Iain and Andrew managed to meet up and have a chat while playing the Road Hole at St Andrews. Thanks to the glories of almighty technology they have managed to do all this in a barn at Eddie’s house. With little serious golf to discuss they manage to flesh things out by not really talking about Charlie Woods and his father’s mentality, deciding which golf course is the highest in the UK and continuing a discussion about which golfers are Mormons. The prospect of the PGA Tour finding new riches also crops up, as does Jon Rahm (again). All of this while the three-ball wanders down the virtual 17th on the Old Course and dogs create all sorts of sound issues by hitting the microphones with their tails. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An assortment of topics take our attention this week - There’s news of PGA Tour investment while Tony Finau decides to stay put, Ludvig Åberg switches caddies and Iain tells us about the excitement of his golfing WhatsApp group. Andrew then talks about the name Orlando - which is probably the point that the East Sydney Kookaburras Under 12s cricket team tells their coach they’d rather listen to something else. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In an emergency pod Andrew Iain and Eddie react to the news that Jon Rahm has left the riches of the PGA Tour for the richer riches of LIV Golf. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once again Andrew and Iain bring their sparkling conversation from early morning in the dark depths of the UK, while Eddie prepares for a nice dinner in Sydney. This week Iain seems pleased because he has hit two good chips, Eddie is clearly tortured based on his nocturnal visions and Andrew is dismayed by people humble-bragging on social media. But they do also manage to dissect the weekend’s golf - Scottie Scheffler’s improved putting, LIV golfers triumphing, Tiger coming through unscathed. They then try and explain how important or unimportant it is that the golf ball is going to be changed for all of us and we have only seven years to prepare ourselves mentally for the loss of a few yards. They also decide that none of the trio is rizz. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Luke Donald is named European Ryder Cup captain for a second time we offer you a bonus pod that simply says what it does on the tin. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

And then they were three again. This week Eddie returns with tales of his Australian adventures so far - largely concerning a lob wedge which apparently simply slipped from his grasp and flew into a lake. They also discuss the continuing rise of Min Woo Lee, pretend-filming on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, flawed golf training aids and the absurdity of PIP payments. All of which appears to have sent Eddie over the edge. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! This week Eddie has taken time to recover from a long business-class flight, so Andrew and Iain carry on as a two-ball, discussing such matters as the DP World Tour Championship, the continuing rise of Ludvig Åberg and a year-long delay to TGL. They also find time for mention of Stephen Hendry’s Youtube channel, animatronic dinosaurs and Blandemonium returning to LIV golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week the trio talk about the emotional return to form of Camilo Villegas following his win in Bermuda. This is in stark contrast to Iain’s alarming loss of form in Dubai, which has contained far too many double-bogeys as well as a deeply hypocritical hole-in-one celebration. Other topics covered include 'expected scores’ for handicap purposes, Tommy Fleetwood’s magic move and doomed hippos in Colombia. Meanwhile apologies are offered by Eddie and Andrew for mis-remembering phone calls in 2018 and St Andrews in 1984. BOSH... EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping - Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s pod comes from Troon, Oxfordshire, Dubai and Florida, with all the wifi lags that such a thing entails. But it’s worth it as Iain, Eddie and Andrew are joined by Luke Donald who gives an insight into the effort and detail behind the scenes at the Ryder Cup and ponders the possibility of another captaincy. Eddie petitions hard for a menial role at Bethpage and petitions even harder for a bone broth sponsorship. TGL is given some detailed analysis, although Iain is denied a chance to show his knowledge of the original Boston Common as Andrew talks about Giant Haystacks instead. We also find out from whom Eddie might have inherited his dishonest ways. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chipping Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week our rambling trio are in contrasting states of health as Andrew returns from Paris with la grippe d’homme while Iain professes to be both invigorated and taller due to Pilates. Meanwhile Eddie is back from Qatar where he says it was hot. They proceed to talk about failing to break 90 despite driving q̶u̶i̶t̶e̶ very well and the gambling paradox in sport. Eddie also confesses that he nearly killed somebody with fruit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s episode Eddie gives us all an insight into the pressure and emotions of professional golf, while Andrew and Iain wonder if their own golf careers could be significantly improved by moving to Guam. We also take a diversion into the world of 1970s advertising, consider the prospect of more LIV defections and Iain then tells us all about an exciting new band he thinks we should listen to. This week’s episode is brought to you by Veet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eddie rejoins the party, suffering from a post-modern cold but able to reflect on his efforts in Spain so far, while Andrew reveals some startling numbers from his golf club fitting. We abandon efforts to guess Iain’s age and instead examine LIV’s ongoing lack of world ranking points and also come to the conclusion that Talor Gooch will leave no lasting legacy in the game of golf but may well leave enormous piles of money to his descendants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Eddie travelling and drying out, Andrew and Iain remain to talk rugby in Paris, being ghosted by golfers and honorific titles in St Andrews. There is further discussion of LIV being welcomed by the golfing establishment, payment at the Ryder Cup and Lexi Thompson playing on the PGA Tour. And whether you want it or not, there is also a brief history of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Iain are still riding the waves of Europe's emphatic win in Rome where they discuss, along with Eddie, how Europe dominated on the first day and how, at one point, they almost looked like losing it on the last. They talk about the USA's attitude and some unruly fan behaviour as well as why there are so few golf courses in Greece and Eddie remembers a round with the 7th richest person in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once again defeated by really quite basic technology, Andrew and Iain end up sharing one microphone in Rome as well as sharing further thoughts on the upcoming Ryder Cup. Eddie returns to offer some insight into potential pairings and offers an 'insight' into the mentality of the French - neither of which may be correct. The trio also reflect on Brookline 99, debate which national foodstuff you would prefer to be armed with and reveal the true weight of Jon Rahm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By various means of travel Andrew and Iain have made it to the Ryder Cup, with a failed attempt to pod with Eddie en route. Instead, he’ll join an extra pod coming soon and it’s left to the two inferior golfers to review the Solheim, preview the Ryder, while also discussing Jon Rahm's weight, guilt-walks on Italian motorways and Ludvig Åberg’s preferred choice of budget airline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An episode in which The TCF guys (not yet a thing) are fractured - Andrew preparing for rugby duties again, Iain in Spain for the Solheim Cup and Eddie once again in Ibiza to recharge his batteries. Eddie makes a brief cameo appearance, but mostly it’s left to the other two to discuss Solheim and Ryder Cup pairings, the possibility of more LIV signings and a former US Champion called Ebenezer. That’s TCF for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bonus Friday pod from Wentworth. With Eddie battling away on the course, Andrew and Iain bring all Åberg name-chat to a happy conclusion, while hearing in-depth from Bob MacIntyre and less in-depth from Rory McIlroy. They also remember all the shenanigans of The Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island in 1991. AKA The Wår on the Shöre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The inaugural in-person pod as Andrew, Iain and Eddie are together at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth for the pro-am day, recording the show in between the first tee and the practice putting green. Amongst the hooked tee shots the three discuss the rough in Rome and analyse Matt Fitzpatrick's resistance band. They also gush over Adam Scott's swing, react to a bad review and look at the etymology of Cincinnati. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The European Ryder Cup team has been announced so Andrew, Iain and Eddie hear from team captain Luke Donald on his 12 to take on the Americans in Rome in a few week's time. Eddie waxes lyrical about the selected Ludvig Åberg as Andrew and Iain have another disagreement about how to pronounce Swede's surname. There's also interruptions from Olive and Mabel, discussions of Sepp Straka's accent, golfers called Alf and Eddie gets confessional once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a slightly tardy podcast due to travel, illness and the timing of Ryder Cup picks, Andrew, Iain and Eddie discuss said picks after hearing from US captain Zach Johnson, while also discussing the name Todd, poor Northern Irish accents and whether two average golfers in a scramble could beat Eddie. Perhaps to distract from the obvious answer being ’Of course not - how deluded are you?’, Eddie seeks forgiveness for a past golfing sin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week golf meets athletics and meets bodily parts of Saints as Andrew joins the pod from the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Iain enjoys his temporary extra-special status and Eddie discusses his good finish in Northern Ireland courtesy of lost clubs, old-school putting methods and a tiny hire car. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Desperately trying to emerge from a post-Osman slump, Andrew, Iain and Eddie decide that the best way to do it is by discussing the perspiration habits of Lucas Glover amidst his ongoing recovery from the yips with an absurd putter. Eddie looks forward to emerging from the Wilderness and getting back out on Tour, Andrew talks about talking too much and Iain talks about inviting a large man called Randy to dinner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A special episode as Andrew, Iain and Eddie are joined by golf fan, best-selling author and general polymath Richard Osman. Richard displays his encyclopaedic knowledge of golf and offers ideas for the solution to pretty much everything. Meanwhile Andrew forgets stuff, Iain gives us the biography of Calvin Peete and Eddie recalls a naked cricket match. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An episode in which Andrew, Iain and Eddie go deep on senior’s golf, slow play and strangely smooth calves. Iain also becomes greatly agitated by almost everything and in the absence of DP World Tour events, Eddie lets us know that he’s been to a petrol station. Meanwhile, having joined a dog-friendly club, Andrew has begun training his two dogs to sit obediently by the tee and also not judge him while he snap-hooks a driver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew, Eddie and Iain have dried off to review the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool and a stunning win for Brian Harman. They discuss the lack of love for the American as he made his way round Hoylake despite mastering the course and the conditions over the weekend, why didn't the crowd take to the 36-year old? Andrew has his say on the behaviour of a number of spectators at the course and how the incessant shouting at the tee box has impacted commentary teams - talking of, Eddie goes on a rant about the TV coverage too. Amongst all of this Iain reveals why Jon Rahm was frustrated with the amount of people hanging around the greens and tells of a trip to the Lake District involving, rabbits, ferrets and a pair of hawks, one out of shape and the other that suffers from vertigo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Iain a recording a bonus episode next to the short game practice area at Royal Hoylake ahead of the 151st Open Championship where they preview the tournament and pick up on some of the biggest stories in and around the course and clubhouse. Why didn't McIlroy do yet another press conference, the new 17th hole, who's short game is looking on form and crucially if Iain managed to find somewhere local for a haircut! We also hear from world number 3 Jon Rahm, who wants to emulate countryman Carlos Alcaraz's Wimbledon achievement on Sunday, reigning Open champ Cam Smith who's hoping to catch up on the Ashes throughout the weekend and local pro Matt Jordan who has the honour of taking the very first shot of the tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew, Eddie and Iain return for the best golfing week of the year post the Scottish Open and the week of The Open. They discuss Rory McIlroy's thrilling win at The Renaissance Club and whether the Northern Irishman is back to somewhere near his best. Eddie also gives us a review of his swing-aid but also what happened after he missed the cut in Scotland. Andrew reveals his link with Bradley Walsh, Tony Bellew and Jordan Pickford before he and Iain rekindle their pronunciation beef over Ludvig Åberg. We actually hear from the Swedish golfer himself to give us the definitive way to say his name - safe to say Iain and Andrew don't come to a consensus. Eddie raves about the persimmon driver McIlroy tested over the weekend and all three give their early predictions ahead of the week's Open Championship at Royal Hoylake in Liverpool Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew, Eddie and Iain look back at The Women's US Open where Charley Hull came up just short of a debut Major win and at Eddie's sojourn in Denmark where he missed the cut and had already booked his flight home before the end of his second round. They also preview The Scottish Open this weekend, talk about why Rory McIlroy is continuing his media silence, discuss the ever ending amount of golf politics with the PGA, DP World Tour and LIV all. We hear from Austrian/American golfer Sepp Straka about the Ryder Cup and oh, Andrew regales with his driving range exploits and gets into an argument with Iain about Scandinavian golfer pronunciations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just Andrew and Eddie on the first tee at the start of the show as Iain tries to navigate his way along the A3 through south west London en route to Wimbledon. In the mean time Andrew and Eddie go though some reviews of the pod so far both positive and negative, break down Eddie's tilt at the British Masters including a discarded club into the woods and also his driver woes! Iain does arrive and is immediately interrupted by a fire alarm test in SW19, but that doesn't put him off as the three talk about the battle for fans with LIV in town, The Open qualifying and as Eddie calls it the 'ridiculous' handicapping system allowing golfers that aren't up to scratch to try and qualify for The Open.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew, Eddie and Iain are back where they review the Women's PGA Championship in Baltusrol and why Iain preferred it to the men's US Open the week before. The trio go deep into the weeds, or rough if you will, with the bifurcation of golf - should the pros be using different equipment and balls to level the playing field than those that us regular hackers and swishers do? They also look ahead to the British Masters asking if British players based in the USA have the obligation to play in tournaments in their home country. We find out what happened to Eddie in the Munich Pro-Am and why it didn't go particularly well for him the next two days on the DP World Tour. One of Andrew's dogs makes a guest appearance and we find out why Elton John's drummer plays in a golf glove. Eddie also thinks Iain's hotel room in New York seems to be haunted so encourages him to watch Stranger Things, only on the plane home though! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew, Eddie and Iain review the US Open in Los Angeles where Rory McIlroy so nearly ended his almost decade long major-drought. Andrew provides irrefutable evidence that he predicted the win for Wyndham Clark and Eddie talks about the problems for golfers when their short game deserts them. There's also an edition of Ed-heads (Eddie quizzing Andrew & Iain on the US Open) and Iain struggles to remember how old the evergreen Martin Kaymer is. The guys also discuss the reaction to the first pod and there's a very special look ahead to Episode 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the inaugural episode of The Chipping Forecast, leading commentator Andrew Cotter and fan favourite Eddie Pepperell are joined by one of the most distinctive voices in golf, Iain Carter, to talk about the creation of, as Andrew calls it, "yet another golf podcast". They discuss the various names on the table, how The Chipping Forecast came about and how Eddie is completely oblivious to Radio 4's The Shipping Forecast. Eddie recounts his return to form in the Scandinavian Open over the weekend, after his 10-shot horror on a par 3 the week before - he also shares exactly how bad that weekend got but also a brilliant putting tip too. Of course on also on the menu is the news that rocked the sporting world last week - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and LIV Golf controversially merging with the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour. And, as Iain is in California ahead of the US Open, the three preview the tournament, dissect the golf course in Los Angeles, discuss the runners and riders as well as look at the form of Rory McIlroy, could the Northern Irishman break his 9-year major drought? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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