Golf is probably the hardest sport there is - you never, ever perfect golf. Different parts of the human body can malfunction from day to day.

He'd been asked why it was that constant practise is needed - even from those who play the game every day of their working lives.

We also learned that our golf correspondent Iain Carter had once, in a junior's tournament hit Paul Broadhurst's ball by mistake. Bad form.

Shelagh also discovered that John Inverdale has a jinx over Colin Montgomerie and is not allowed anywhere near him on the course.

John also revealed he got a bet on Luke Donald to win - at 28-1. But John's bets never win, so the advice is to avoid David Howell and Ernie Els too, as he's backed them as well.