The Goat Track
Episodes
Episode 86: LIV Golf SA Wrap!
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What a week in Johannesburg! Terrence, Tucky, JDv, and Hoff sit down to break down the madness and the magic of LIV Golf SA 2026, covering everything ...
Episode 85: LIV Golf South Africa Preview
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
JDV and T deliver an on-the-ground preview of the much-anticipated LIV Golf South Africa. This episode of The Goat Track breaks down the massive scale...
Episode 84: Our SA Open Rota Revisited
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stellenbosch is a vibe, but is it a Championship test? Fresh off the grounds of the latest South African Open, we’re joined once again by Ben Karpin...
Episode 83: Handicap App Saga and SA Open Preview
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
JDV and T discuss the ongoing handicap saga, the curse hanging over Durban Country Club and preview the SA Open in Stellenbosch.
Episode 82: The Handicap App Mess
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, JDV and T dive headfirst into the absolute chaos of the recent South African handicap system migration. If you’ve spent more time staring...
Episode 81: RIP Stingers, Stellies and the SA Player Draft for 2026
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 81, we dive into the Stingers rebrand. Did they workshop the new name? T has some concerns with that and the exact same roster returning, w...
Episode 80: Monster Hits 2025 - Vol. 2 The Back 9
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
JDV and TBag take you through their back 9 of their compilation 18 holes for 2025. There are some high quality courses named and not a single one in K...
Episode 79: Monster Hits 2025 - Vol. 1 The Front 9
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! And we start with a favorite from last year - a compilation of our best 18 holes played in 2025. This time JDV and TBag alternate holes an...
Episode 78: Another Rugga Chat
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tucky and Hoff are back giving people the opinions no one asked for! Wandering off the beaten path again and unpacking the Springboks’ end-of-year t...
Episode 77: ON COURSE - The Top 5 KZN Par 3s
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TBag and JDV go deep on the best par-3s in KZN, comparing notes from some of the province’s most iconic tracks. From the coastal beauty of Southbroo...
Episode 76: Rugga Chat November 2025
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're golf adjacent this week! Tucky and Hoff are back on The Goat Track as they break down the Springboks’ end-of-year tour. They unpack what’s t...
Episode 75: Course Review - Zimbali Lakes
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We finally get another course review as JDV and T do a deep dive on the newest 18-hole course in South Africa - Zimbali Lakes. They chat about the E...
Episode 74: My October Teacher
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Much like the famed documentary, this episode explores alot and not much. In My October Teacher, we dive into the strange lessons of October - from ...
Episode 73: Superstitions
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every golfer has their quirks, but our regular guest Fuad takes pre-round rituals and on-course habits to another level. From how he dresses, to the w...
Episode 72: SEVEN - Hoffs things
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hoff covers seven eclectic rankings from his best Goat Track to his worst Golf experience. A few courses take a couple of strays from his soapbox.
Episode 71: SEVEN - JDVs favourite courses
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off a brand-new series SEVEN – rankings, lists, bests, worsts and the kind of debates golfers live for. First up? JDV’s Favourite ...
Episode 70: Touching the Sun
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We dissect Tucky’s wild, sun-scorched round at Zimbali Lakes — a journey so dramatic it’s now simply known as Touching the Sun. Was it the mid-r...
Episode 69: The Open Preview Chat
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
JDV, T and Tucky break down all things Open Championship including the course, the favorite's and the Saffas in the field. We also briefly touch on Tu...
Episode 68: Grapes & Golf – Boekenhoutskloof, The Open, and the Claret Jug Club
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by Lynton from Boekenhoutskloof, one of South Africa’s most iconic wineries. We trace their journey from humble small-batch...
Episode 67: Golf Junkies Unite with Ben Karpinski
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Goat Track, TBag is joined by fellow golf junkie and media maven Ben Karpinski for a wide-ranging chat that covers the beautiful madn...
Episode 66: A US Open 2025 Preview
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Goat Track, we’re all in on the U.S. Open—and Oakmont is the perfect villain. We dig into the course’s storied, punishing histo...
Episode 65: Mayhem
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s The Goat Track, we go coast to coast—from the Eastern Cape’s underrated gems to chaos on the global stage. We chat golf in the Ea...
Episode 64: PGA Champs Preview
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
JDV, Hoff and T muse over some important topics - who is the current best Saffa golfer? Is Portugal a better golf destination than Scotland? Who makes...
Episode 63: Muirfield Quaich and Gowrie Farm
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They say Muirfield in Scotland is a lunch club with a world-class golf course attached—and we got a taste of that tradition right here in South Afri...
Episode 62: Michael Hollick: Tour Championship Glory & Life on the Sunshine Tour
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tour Championship winner Michael Hollick joins The Goat Track for a wide-ranging chat on life inside—and outside—the ropes. After a strong start t...
Episode 61: Masters 2025: Chaos and Class
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It finally happened—Rory McIlroy slips on the green jacket at Augusta, and we break down every twist in his rollercoaster final round. From clutch b...
Episode 60: Slater Golf
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Steele Slater - the founder of Slater Golf - a new premium golf brand homemade in South Africa. Steele talks us through the inspiration ...
Episode 59: Major Goat
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the lads catch up on their recent golf games before diving into the launch of Major Goat—their brand-new, season-long race across t...
Episode 58: Part 2 - 9 holers in South Africa
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2: Courses 10 - 1 Join TBag, JDV, Swan, and Ryan as they break down the recently published Top 40 list of 9-hole courses in South Africa. From th...
Episode 58: Part 1 - 9 holers in South Africa
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1: Courses 40 - 11 Join TBag, JDV, Swan, and Ryan as they break down the recently published Top 40 list of 9-hole courses in South Africa. From t...
Episode 57: SA OPEN 2025 WRAP
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2025 South African Open at Durban Country Club had it all—drama, resilience, and a worthy champion in Dylan Naidoo. We break down an unforgettab...
Episode 56: Luke and Lyle on DCC
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seasoned Sunshine Tour players Luke Jerling and Lyle Rowe give us their brief thoughts on the changes to Durban Country Club and how it will play for ...
Episode 55: Durban Country Club
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The South African Open returns to Durban Country Club for the first time since 2010 and the course has undergone a massive renovation. JDV and T talk ...
Episode 54: Golf Goals 2025
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New year, same hacks. TBag, Tucky, and JDV kick off 2025 with a bold (and possibly delusional) set of golf goals—because what’s January without a ...
Episode 53: Cotswold Matchplay Win
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The GOAT Track, JDV and his brother SDV relive their recent win in the Cotswold Betterball Knockout tournament. They chat about what make...
Episode 52: Glendower Golf Club
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Goat Track, the lads take a deep dive into the legendary Glendower Golf Club. Renowned for its rich history and championship pe...
Episode 51: Our favourite 18 holes of 2024
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
JDv and TBag wrap up the year with a breakdown of their favorite 18-holes played compilation of 2024. That is a wrap for 2024!
Episode 50: The Africa 100 Adventure
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a special milestone for The Goat Track—our 50th episode! To celebrate, we chat with Sarah from Travel Lifestyle Golf about their epic Africa ...
Episode 49: Nedbank Final Day Wrap
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
T, JDV and Fuad break down the final day at the NGC 2024 and talk about the top 10, the course, fan apparel and tournament experience. How will Aldric...
Episode 48: Day 3 Wrap
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aldrich Potgieter makes a big move and leads the Nedbank by 3 shots. JDV, Fuad and TBag give their thoughts (live from the 18th fairway) of the Nedban...
Episode 47: Nedbank Picks 2024
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tucky, JDV and Hoff gather their thoughts and make some predictions for the Nedbank 2024.
Episode 46: The Million Dollar - History 101
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's less than a week away so this week JDV and TBag chat about the history and possible future of the Nedbank Golf Challenge - aka the Million Dollar...
Episode 45: PGA Champs picks with Luca Filippi
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we sit down with Sunshine Tour player Luca Filippi, who is currently on the road to recovery after a horrific injury. Luca shares his journ...
Episode 44: Rugga Chat with Jerome
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a full year since the Springboks World Cup triumph and Jerome joins us again for a catch-up on the rugga landscape. We cover the Bok's recen...
Episode 43: Whiskey & W-Cape Tracks
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tech fails. Three Ships Whiskey. Wine-tasting wannabes. Knysna and Plett golf. Pezula changeroom fines. The Clovelly Parkland. Arabella in spring. Chi...
Episode 42: Jonathan Broomhead
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
Episode 41: The Cheating Pod
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 pr...
Episode 40: The Etiquette Pod
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 li...
Episode 39: The Dunhill Cup
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 id...
Episode 38: Investing in Golf 101
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we dive into the business of golf, exploring unique investment opportunities within the sport. From public stocks in leading equipment manu...
Episode 37: Golf Goals 2024 Check-In
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 36: Who is Nick Tatham?
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 radi...
Episode 35: Umdoni Park Golf Club
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Episode 34: Paris Olympics Wrap
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Episode 33: Olympic Golf
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 whethe...
Episode 32: Open Championship Picks
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Champions...
Episode 31: The Variety Show with Mr Wunderpar
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Geran from Wunderpar joins TBag and they kick around a variety of topics including Hans Merensky Golf Course, Wunderpar news, Gerans trip to the State...
Episode 30: Durban Country Club - First Thoughts
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 in...
Episode 29: US Open Picks
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Tuc...
Episode 28: The World's Worst Golfer
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Episode 27: PGA CHAMPS Picks
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 perfor...
Episode 26: SA TOP 100 - 2024 Review
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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)...
Episode 25: Dale Hayes
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 run...
Episode 24: A Masters Wrap
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Plagued by internet demons, we work our way through The Masters 2024 and discuss Scottie, Golfchamps picks, Tassenberg wine, and whether Gary Player h...
Episode 23: WTF Supersport? Masters Weekend
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 22: Masters Golfchamps Picks
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 d...
Episode 21: JW Open Wrap and Sunshine Tour Thoughts
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 an...
Episode 20: Jonsson Workwear Open - Day1
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 sa...
Episode 19: GOAT Rankings - KZN Par 5's
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 18: LIV Golf SEASON 3
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The LIV golf season is on us again and we have some fun working out players, venues and South African brands that should consider LIV sponsorships.
Episode 17: Golf Goals 2024
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We do a brief post-mortem on 2023 and then lay out our aspirations for 2024. For the first time in ages, we're all together in person and its a jol. C...
Episode 16: SA Pro review and a SA OPEN Rota
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our final full podcast for the year - we talk about the few stand-out performers on the South African pro golf front in 2023. We also dream of a re-in...
Episode 15: MASHIE
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat about Mashie golf and why it needs to make a big comeback. We review a new mashie course in Durban and Jacques finishes us off with ...
Episode 14: Guy Smith & Gowrie Farm
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat to Guy Smith - the visionary behind the Gowrie Farm Golf Club in the KZN Midlands. Guy talks us through his path to designing and bu...
Episode 13: RWC Champions and Wrap Up
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
World Champions! We could not help but do another golf-adjacent pod this week after the unbelievable performance of the Springboks over the last few w...
Episode 12: Rugby World Cup - Semi Preview & LIV Golf Team Finale
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Terrence regales stories from Paris after one of the best weekends in world rugby EVER. We chat about losing some of the best fans, European world cup...
Episode 11: The Ryder Cup - Winners, worsts and wishes
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jacques and T chat Ryder Cup and lay out what they hope to see (spolier alert - lets hope its close!).
Episode 10: Rugby World Cup - So Far
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've made it to 10 episodes! Having said that - very little golf is discussed today! Karl and Terrence are joined by rugby twitter-ranter Jerome who ...
Episode 9: The Echo Chamber
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our immediate excitement about being together in one room is thwarted by the post-production team who describe the final audio quality as "awful". ...
Episode 8: Wunderpar - Golf to Earn
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our first POD interview we chat with Geran De Klerk - the founder of the new golf app Wunderpar. Geran talks us through how they landed on the idea...
Episode 7: Cathedral Peak Golf Club
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our first deep dive - we chat about the course with the largest member tally in South Africa (and most have never set foot on the course!). We tell yo...
Episode 6: PGA Tour and LIV make peace
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jacques and Terrence breakdown their initial reactions to the shocking news of the PGA Tour / LIV merger. We look at the winners and losers and ponder...
Episode 5: PGA Champs Preview Show
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We try our best to muster up some excitement for the PGA Champs. We have some random course facts and Terrence dives into some PGA history. We ponder ...
Episode 4: KZN Halfway Houses Ranking
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We deviate from pro golf this week to talk about our favorite halfway houses in KZN. The words curry gravy are mentioned alot as well as "terrible" an...
Episode 3: LIV Adelaide
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
LIV Adelaide is over and we chat about general winners, losers and bad tracers. Terrence is surprisingly upbeat about the whole thing and Jacques pops...
Episode 2: Masters Post-Mortem and LIV
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We look at the Masters that was and all the bets that got away. Cantlay gets some attention and we also chat about the plethora of drinking holes at L...
Episode 1: Its Masters Week
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our inaugural episode kicks off with a brief introduction of the team and then a roundup of results leading into Masters week. LIV / PGA / ANWA and ev...