The Goat Track

Tech fails. Three Ships Whiskey. Wine-tasting wannabes. Knysna and Plett golf. Pezula changeroom fines. The Clovelly Parkland. Arabella in spring. Chinese fans.

In this episode, we chat with Sunshine Tour golfer Jono Broomhead, who opens up about his journey in professional golf. Jono shares how he's feeling mentally more comfortable on tour and the positive impact of his unique caddy arrangement. He also gives his thoughts on the recently renovated Durban Country Club and the ongoing issue of slow play in the sport. This conversation offers fresh perspec...

Cheating in golf is a large topic to take on but JDV, TBag and Tucky do their best to cover the full sphere of cheating debacles in the amateur and professional game. Handicap fluffing, improving lies and lost ball saga's all get some attention.

Golf courses are intermediating arenas for newcomers to the game and this week JDV and Hoff sit down with a relative newbie to golf (and Goat Track listener) Fuad to discuss the general dos and don'ts on the fairways, greens and bunkers.

We look at the history of the original Dunhill Cup played at St Andrews from 1985-2000 and ponder the future of team golf. TBag proposes a cracking idea for an event which has Tucky and JDV fired up. We catch up on Hoffs preparation for his medal challenge.

This week, we dive into the business of golf, exploring unique investment opportunities within the sport. From public stocks in leading equipment manufacturers and driving range operators to cutting-edge technology companies shaping the future of the game, we cover a range of channels worth considering. Plus, we explore an intriguing way to invest directly in players themselves. This is just the b...

The lads get together for a session of accountability as they check-in on progress against the golf goals they set for themselves in January. Spoiler alert -  it's not going great!

JDV sits down with our latest addition to The Goat Track, Nick "Tucky" Tatham to unpack more about his sports media past and how he ended up in a radio gig. Tucky talks us through his relationship with golf and answers a few random golf questions.

We travel down the South Coast of KZN to play one of the province's true gems, Umdoni Park Golf Club. In this episode we review the history of Umdoni, highlight some of our favourite holes and generally gush over why we think you should not miss playing this course.

We start the show with a BIG announcement and then Tucky, TBag and JDV get into the nitty-gritty of the Olympics. Was the golf good? How could it be better? Which sports need to go and which drew us in. We cover horse riding, walking and decathlon amongst others. And, of course, Breaking.

It's the event that nobody is asking for but we're here to talk about. The regulars are joined by friend of the show Nick Tatham as they debate whether golf has a place in the Olympics and what the format should be. They also make some picks.

We have a full tee sheet as TBag, JDv and Hoff are joined by former pro Michael Palmer to go through almost every detail of this year's Open Championship and make their picks from various categories for Golfchamps.

Geran from Wunderpar joins TBag and they kick around a variety of topics including Hans Merensky Golf Course, Wunderpar news, Gerans trip to the States and how Youtube golfers are changing golf culture. TBag updates us on whether he is attending the Open (spoiler alert: he still doesn't not know).

The grand old lady of SA golf is back! The boys had the honour of playing DCC for the first time since its massive renovation and we break down our initial thoughts and favorite holes - straight from the DCC patio. We also give a rundown of our internal match and the one or two contentious drops that occured.

It's another major week and we run through some of the history of this week's venue Pinehurst - including a Retief Goosen meltdown. Hoff, TBag and Tucky run through their picks and we chat about the bumper sports calendar ahead of us.

The lads are back together again and after a brief catch-up, TBag runs us through his club champs experience at Gowrie Farm including a blow-by-blow of "that" hole which derailed the train. JDV then takes us on a journey, recounting the tale of The World's Worst Golfer competition held at TPC Sawgrass in the 80's.

TBag, Hoff and regular guest Tucky Tatham chat PGA CHAMPS picks with a Golf Champs focus. How will Rory and Scotties personal news impact their performance? We look at past events at Valhalla and the lads find some gems in their picks across all dog categories.

TBag, JDV, and special guest Swannie take a deep dive through the recently published SA Top 100 Course list. We draw on a few golf (and golf-adjacent) memories from many of the tracks we've visited. A few courses take some shrapnel from the boys and we plot our first trip to the Kalahari Country Club (aka Sishen). Swannie also swings us a tale or two from his days on the Amateur golf scene.

Terrence sits down with South African golfing icon Dale Hayes and they cover all manner of topics including Dale's junior and early pro days, cash runs across borders, streaking in Switzerland, and a host of other things. Dale is a legend and we greatly appreciate his time on this one.

Plagued by internet demons, we work our way through The Masters 2024 and discuss Scottie, Golfchamps picks, Tassenberg wine, and whether Gary Player has cloned himself. A fun episode and once again joined by Nick Tatham from East Coast Radio.

We jump on for a quick recap of the first two rounds of The Masters and Supersport gets a big drive-by from us. We also chat Bryson, horticulture and golfchamps standings.

It's the night before Christmas! We have a full team on as well as guest Nick Tatham from East Coast Radio to chat all things Masters as we pick our dogs for the week. The LIV OWGR makes Golfchamps interesting and we announce our first GolfChamps sponsored pool!

Its our 21st! We wrap up our thoughts on the trip to the Joburg and the future of the Sunshine Tour. TBag has some more tales from the media centre and cramped driving range, whilst Jacques takes us back in time with some memories/PTSD from his 21st.

We're on site this week at the Jonsson Workwear Open at Glendower. Our first exploration into the media side of a real golf event is interesting to say the least.

We do a deep dive on par 5 holes in KZN and (eventually) come up with our official TOP 5 list. We contemplate what makes a great Par 5 and try balance our subjective eye-tests with more objective rankings. The number one rank may not be a surprise but JDV and Big T certainly throw some other interesting nominations in the hat. Karl updates us on his eagle hunt.