Straight away, he answered "Keep your head still."

My ears pricked up immediately, because that's probably one of the most commonly heard pieces of advice you hear, and I've lost count of the number of youngsters I've heard being told the very same thing at our local driving range.

But Jacklin went on to explain his comment.

"Look at Annika Sorenstam, She doesn't keep her head still, she follows the ball."

I watched the Swede in action a few days after that, and Jacklin was dead right.

And the amazing success she has had in a playing career that came to a close this week shows he was correct to use her as an example to back up his comment.

Sorenstam has never had the media profile the likes of Judy Rankin, Nancy Lopez and Laura Davis used to enjoy in previous years when the Women's Tour first emerged as a major force.

But she quietly dominated the women's game for year after year after year, and her retirement from the professional circuit is a sad loss to the game.

Golf was very much a minority sport on the Continent when Sorenstam emerged, and it was an incredible talent which fuelled her rise to prominnce.

Apparently, she was a very promising skier and tennis player and, strangely enough, also played football to a very high standard, before turning to golf at the age of 12.

In her early days, she was so scared of making winners' acceptance speeches, she would deliberately three putt on the last green to avoid having to address the presentation after receiving her trophy.

I've used that excuse myself a couple of times, but I think in her case, it was more genuine.

Sorenstam clearly overcame that early shyness and made a seamless transition to the professional ranks, where her run of success was frankly staggering.

In a 16 year professional career, the Swede has won 90, yes 90, tournaments including 10 majors, and has been the dominant figure in the women's game for far longer than Tiger Woods has occupied a similar position on the men's tour.

Perhaps when last year Lorena Ochoa took over the number one spot, Sorenstam realised it might be time to step down while still pretty much at the top of the game.

And though she is still only 38, outside interests may be a big factor in swaying the decision of a player who has literally done it all.

It's time to salute one of the greats as she slips away from the spotlight.