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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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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