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This week Eddie is back on Tour and preparing for his return to competitive golf by burning his forehead in Qatar. But before contemplating his own form, Eddie and the other two less talented golfers are able to reflect on a weekend of popular victories with the very tall Laurie Canter moving close to the top-50 in the world after victory in Bahrain and Rory McIlroy closing in on Scottie Scheffler at the very top of the rankings with his dominant display at Pebble Beach.

There’s plenty more besides, including Andrew detailing his short career as a motivational speaker and Iain telling us how he came to play for Leicestershire.

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This week, Andrew shows all the ill-effects of a man who spent the weekend hunting down receipts for toner cartridges, so Eddie introduces an episode in which they talk about possible Friend of the Pod Elvis Smylie winning the Australian PGA and, more importantly, hear from the man himself.

They also recap a storming finish on the LPGA Tour, as well as a winner on the PGA Tour who comes from a family named after cars. Meanwhile each member of the trio is asked to offer their worst display of temper on a golf course.

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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. 

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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!

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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.

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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?

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It’s good to talk, as they say. With that in mind Andrew and Iain invite Eddie to share his thoughts on all that went on during an extraordinary week at Q-School in Spain and where it leaves him now and going forward. And they wonder whether he will ever be reunited with one of his most important clubs.

In this extra-long pod, to try and make amends for not delivering an episode last week, the trio go on to discuss Rory McIlroy’s consistent excellence, Tyrell Hatton’s consistent petulance and Carlota Ciganda’s consistent intransigence.

There are further thoughts on Nelly Korda, induced labour, Andy Murray’s golf swing and what the name is for the gadget-thing that tells you stuff.

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A quieter week in golf, but still plenty to reflect upon as Charley Hull returned to winning ways with her victory in Saudi Arabia and 22 players earned DP World Tour cards through the Challenge Tour rankings.

Eddie, meanwhile, is getting ready to go back to school and seems fairly relaxed about it all. Andrew and Iain are more concerned that Eddie hasn’t read any Roald Dahl.

hey do manage to mention the proposed narrowing of membership of the PGA Tour and the report that a merger between PIF and that Tour is on its way. However, they fail to discuss the fact that Wentworth had to issue a denial about rumours (passed on by Eddie last week) that the PIF might be buying the club. Instead, they find time for a chat about planned obsolescence in electric toothbrushes. Which all might mean the pod becomes obsolete very shortly...

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