Every year at the end of October Britons put their clocks back an hour as the dark nights set in.
Those who are members of the Royal and Ancient, the men who run the game of golf didn't need to bother.
Their clocks are stuck somewhere in the 1950's to put it mildly.
I am of course referring to the R+A's ludicrous decision to still refuse to accept women into their club.
The R+A must change their ways or face being left behind as the game of golf heads into the depths of the 21st century.
To many, this sounds really simple. And in a lot of ways it is blatant sexism of the highest order.
I have no issue with the fact that private clubs are allowed to make their own decision on who they admit as members, just like many other gentlemen clubs and even the Women's Institute do. I hardly have the power to make the R+A change their mind.
However, I have a major problem as a golf fan with clubs such as St Andrews, Muirfield and Royal Troon hosting The Open championship, one of the world's greatest sporting events when they refuse to admit 50% of the world's population into their clubs.
What sort of message does it send out to women who love one of the world's oldest sports that they are not welcome as members at these courses?
And surely it is ridiculous that the R+A can't even extend their traditional invite to the principal of St Andrews University because the principal is currently a woman?
The attitudes are outdated at best and extremely laughable at worst.
And I am speaking as someone who lives in the town of one of these courses- namely Royal Troon.
I cannot wait for The Open to return to my hometown in 2016. The last time it was here in 2004, I was there every day and it was a magnificent week of sporting viewing.
The course is littered with history, having hosted The Open since 1923 and it is of course home to one of the world's greatest holes in the shape of The Postage Stamp.
Royal Troon can point to the fact that they allow women visitors to play the course and they also have the so-called women's course called The Portland across the road.
But if female visitors come over from say America and love the course and want to join? Forget it.
And the same is true for St Andrews which is commonly dubbed the "Home of Golf".
Pressure has been mounting on those at St Andrews with former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Sports Minister Hugh Robertson and outgoing Olympic chairman Lord Moynihan all saying St Andrews should look at what Augusta National did in April and admit women members.
Augusta admitted former US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and business executive Darla Moore this year.
Now this is a club that didn't even admit a black member until 1990 so you get the idea as to how progressive they are as a golf club.
As Gordon Brown put it: "If the golf club in Augusta can admit women, then shouldn't St Andrews? If they can do it in Georgia can we not do it in Scotland".
It's not often I agree with Brown, but he's absolutely bang on the money there. Scotland has always seen itself as a progressive nation, but the three golf courses in Scotland that are due to next stage The Open are all male-only clubs.
It seems that everyone except those at the top of the R+A can see how out of touch their policy is.
How is it right that in 2012 that I can still joke with a girl on Twitter who posted a picture of her at St Andrews Old Course that "I'm surprised they let you in as a woman."?
She should be freely able to join St Andrews just like every other women in the world should be if they wish to do so.
I won't hold my breath for the R+A to make any dramatic changes. Sadly, most of their members are stuck in the dark ages and genuinely see women as second-class citizens.
What a brilliant bit of PR it would be for the Royal and Ancient to come out and admit even a couple of high-profile Scottish female members.
Let's hope in four years time at Royal Troon I will be able to say women are members of the historic club as well as men in my hometown.
As a golf fan, very few decisions could make me prouder.
