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Ian Carter

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1536 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

No, I was just going to say it'll be interesting because we've now got a feel.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

Josh Carpenter, the Wall Street Journal, has been doing some great work on unearthing what the PGA Tour schedule is going to look like next year.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

We know Hawaii is gone.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

The Florida swing is going to change somewhat soon.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

The Cognizant is going to be coming after the Masters now, or is it the Travellers?

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

One or the other.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

It doesn't matter the detail of it.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

But with the Signature event, are they going to be able to mandate everybody to play those?

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

Because that's their aim, to have all the big names playing against each other.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

as often as possible.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

But are they able to say to a Rory McIlroy or Scotty Sheffler, you will play this week at this event?

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

I don't think they can.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

I think those players are

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

so powerful and so wealthy that there's nothing that you can do to make them play events they don't want to.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

Well, I had an interesting chat with Lottie Wode, which I've written up for the BBC Sport website.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

And she was making the point that the week before she won the Kroger Queen City event, which was her last outing, she missed the cut.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

And she put it down to, she putted terribly.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

And she thought, it's probably me, but I have been putting well.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

I wonder if it's my putter.

The Chipping Forecast
The Cruel, Inhuman Coach

And she looked at her putter and the grip had shifted on the putter minutely.