I think one of the reasons men love sport so much is that it gives you drama in a way that is generally not believable. It is like soap operas with scripts that actually happen in sports events, people would dismiss it as unbelievable, as was the case with Ernie Els’ win of the Open.

As much as it was a fantastic result for South Africa and for Ernie, at the end of the day it was handed to him on a plate by Adam Scott. A professional golfer, with the lead that Adam Scott had, in playing the holes that he had in front of him could and should have won the tournament fairly comfortably. To lose it, without even going into a play-off, was a shock result and while Ernie did his very best to get to a competitive score, his score should not have won the tournament. It once again illustrates how much of golf is played in the head, and that the pressure of leading, something that Ernie never had throughout the entire tournament, can get to anyone, even a player with a considerable lead as Scott had.

As excited as I was for South Africa and for Ernie, one could not help but feel terribly sad for Adam Scott. One hopes that he will recover from this loss and write the next exciting drama for a story, but it is hard to imagine that this is not going to do considerable emotional and mental damage to him, because he is going to realise that Ernie Els never won the Open but that he gave it away. Adam Scott had the chance to win a major, to record his place in history and when he realised that, he lost the plot and lost it.