How tricky can golf actually be? I own a 7-iron. I’ve played the Balgove on numerous occasions. I can mimic my dad’s ‘no one’s watching kitchen swing’ perfectly. It was time to take on the big dogs and play the Balgove with none other than the men’s golf scholars: Michael Crowley, Sam West, and Winston Margaritis. How hard could it be?

A year ago, Bob MacIntyre was sitting in a pre-Dunhill press room, dreaming of home-soil glory. Fast-forward twelve months, two runner-up finishes on the PGA tour, a Ryder Cup, and Scotland’s favourite left-handed swinger finally got his win at home.  

At 2pm on 20 September at the Hive Stadium in Edinburgh, the St Andrews fans’ rendition of ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’ dies down, and the noise drops — for a split second — to a simmer.