Club rules are for the benefit of club members, not overseas visitors. The Caddie Master chose to strictly interpret the Club Rules regarding dress in the same way he would strictly interpret the rules of the game of Golf. Frankly, he did the right thing. If the gentleman members are expected to play in trousers, so are guests. As much as we might like to see it differently, from his perspective you can't have one set of rules for the members and another set of rules for someone who has just dropped in for the day.

What I find faintly bemusing is the thought of contemplating what word will go through the mind of the Club Secretary when he starts reading letters and emails from people -- not members of the club -- complaining about something that happened to someone else (whom they have probably never actually met) when they themselves were not even present when "the outrage" occurred...