“… THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THE EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP IS THE GOLF COURSE. OH. MY. GOD.”

Yes, we’re getting there. Definite and demonstrable progress is being made. But much work remains to be done. Old, in-grained attitudes still require change.

So do misguided club cultures, the “traditions” that make too many clubs unwelcoming and forbidding environments for anyone not middle-aged, grey-haired and male.

And the sneering misogyny that has pervaded too much of golf for too long? Going forward, such cases must be treated with zero