The Goat Track
A podcast about golf and golf-adjacent stuff, mostly from Africa. The Goat Track is hosted by four average golfers who share their thoughts on golf courses, tours, halfway houses, apparel and - occasionally - pro golf. We also feature special guests and interview various characters from all corners of the golfing landscape.
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Episodes
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
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.
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
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).
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
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.
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
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.
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
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.
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
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.
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
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.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
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.
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
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.
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
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.