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CADDIE'S ROLE:I HAVE to admit I had limited knowledge of women’s golf until last week. I grew up playing in a club that had restricted access for women and, professionally, was fortunate enough to stumble upon the more lucrative male tours of the world. The result was that the closest I came to women’s golf was walking by the red tees on my home course.

I had narrowed my counselling to professional males where the routine was pretty simple: get a player, negotiate a financial deal and prepare yourself for the worst if the putts don’t drop. Most men are not emotionally mature on the course and many have two forms of expression: silence and rage. They want to know what club to hit, not your reasoning behind the choice.