“Since I went on the LPGA we’ve had myself, Kathryn Imrie, Janice Moody and Mhairi McKay and since then we’ve not really had anyone progress on to the LPGA, which in women’s golf is the top tour to be on,” Matthew said.
“We’ve got a few now on the European Tour and hopefully they can push on and get to the next level. But we do seem to be lacking in numbers.
“I don’t know [why]. I’m a little bit involved with Scottish amateur golf, and they have the facilities, the back-up, it’s just trying to encourage the girls to come and play.
“They get plenty of boys, but trying to encourage girls into any sport – whether it’s a cultural thing, I don’t quite know what it is.”
Matthew believes the growing number of Korean golfers in the world rankings – six in the top 10, including number one So Yeon Ryu – is due to the sport’s higher profile in South Korea.
“It gets a much higher media exposure, women’s golf in Korea is one of their main sports, male or female,” Matthew added.
“The players are better known and when young girls see that, they can aspire to that when they see the role models and it gives them something to aim for.
“It’s a very different culture, just watching the interaction between the daughters and particularly the fathers, who are always out on tour.”