Ian Carter

What are you going to do, Andrew?

Yes, it's improved somewhat.

Has it improved?

I don't know.

Which will be a disappointment to Linda in Dorset, who I noticed emailed in and rather liked my husky voice.

Well, she might like the fact that now you just sound like Leicester's Jimmy Somerville again.

Do you think your base form that you've, you've had over the last couple of months was maintained over the course of those two rounds?

Um, probably.

Because I remember having a conversation with a really senior figure at the then European Tour after Tiger Woods missed the cut in 2009.

And he said, what a ridiculous move it was to get rid of the 10-shot rule.

I just remember having that conversation.

So that's what makes me think.

It might have been 2008 because that was Birkdale, wasn't it?

I mean, it helped me.

It's harsh, though, isn't it?

It's harsh to be that close to the lead and not able to compete over the weekend.

I guess so.

He came up with one of my favorite quotes that I used while writing Golf Wars, which was about joining Liv.

He said, there's a shit ton of money out here, and I already got a shit ton.

If you play well, you're going to win a shit ton more.