The Chipping Forecast Folding Pocket

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.
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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.

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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
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