Hazel Irvine was to be believed (Women's British Open, BBC 2, Thursday) we were witnessing an event of mega-epochal significance which it "is impossible to overstate".

The final bastion of antediluvian male chauvinism, known more prosaically as the Old Course St Andrews, had finally fallen to the Fairer Sex and all was changed, changed putterly.

For nigh 800 years lady professionals, though not amateurs, had been wickedly prevented from displaying their prowess with spoons, baffies, jiggers and niblicks on the sacred track by the sort of Colonel Blimps and General Bogeys.

The Grey Auld Toon got an immediate pink makeover from Paula Creamer, the clubheads were hidden behind a startling array of "fluffy animal golf covers" (Andrew Cotter) and the Swilken Bridge never witnessed so many white slacks.

Given the massive importance of the event (on a par surely with the Taliban greenlighting Ann Summer parties in downtown Kabul) it was surprising that the BBC didn't bother to have a working camera to witness the moment at 6.30am when Aussie Nikkie Garrett fired the final salvo in the battle of the sexes as she steered her maiden tee shot away from Oscar Bravo trouble "towards the 18th" she confessed gleefully.

But then the BBC couldn't be bothered covering the front nine for the first two days. So much for level playing fields.

It took them an unforgivably long time to identify the celebrated Anna Rawson when she appeared on Thursday.

But let's not complain.

That's one thing these women golfers do not do. They don't moan, scowl or do anger.

Well did Mr Alliss observe that while ordinary golfers would learn more about balanced ball-striking from these women than from Tiger, so male professionals could learn a lesson in grace from these women golfers.

Rebecca Hudson would light up an intergalactic black hole and defending champ Sherri Steinhauer is the possessor of the broadest smile.

"What could be better than playing at St Andrew's" she opined to Irvine.

Nothing except watching these pros. Their skills, looks and attitude. These girls don't just rock, they spread the light.

Male pros please copy.