First and foremost, Colin is a safe pair of hands. He's a very sound individual who understands golf, having lived and worked in it all his life. He was good enough to make it to Walker Cup level as a player, and he captained Scotland to European Championship success. In other words, he ticks all the boxes. What more could you want?

Sarah has worked on the program before, in 1999-2000, and was keen to go to Melbourne, so it was perfect.

Rather than watering everything, you're just watering the playing areas. You don't play solid green all the way from tee to green. It's a question of trying to design something that looks right in the landscape.