It's time now for the chipping forecast, in association with we are reunited in good old blighty Albion United Kingdom.

Eddie's not in China, though. A few people were asking, is Eddie on his way to China?

No, he's not.

He and Benjamin Follett Smith are sipping

Constellation wine together for just missing out.

Or maybe a celebration wine.

I don't know, Eddie.

But you came close to getting in

and you said you were going to give it till Saturday

and then make the decision.

Yeah, I actually gave it until this morning in the end because there was a midday flight I could have

gotten today, which would have got me there Tuesday morning, which I think push come to shove.

I may have done, but it's still second reserve, so I withdrew a couple of hours ago and I shall

spend the week in the UK, which actually looking at the weather forecast and with things reserve, so I withdrew a couple of hours ago, and I shall spend the week in the UK,

which actually looking at the weather forecast and with things planned, which I know we will touch on,

I'm quite looking forward to.

Does this suggest that your training regime has been going really well, so you're very keen to get out there?

That's Ian Carter, a regular special guest.

You're not wrong. I played a couple of times last week and I played

quite well. So I'm, I was pretty, I was surprised. I was hopeful, pleased. Encouraged. And I thought,

you know, I would rather show up in China if I was to be slightly rusty than Turkey because I

kind of like to hit the ground running really once the European

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