

JDV's Bump and Run - Volume II
We completed the 2026 Cotswold iteration of Club Champs about three weeks ago. I needed the dust to settle before getting this volume of Bump and Run out. As you’ve probably guessed, I’ll be scratching the surface of one of the more highly anticipated, and quietly terrifying, events in a member’s calendar. Club Champs. Let’s get the obvious out of the way. It’s nerve-wracking. If you’re in the A or B division, you’re probably playing medal for two days. Add to that a


JDV's Bump and Run - Volume I
We started the Goat Track a couple of years ago now. It’s still very much a hobby, but it scratches a creative itch that the day job doesn’t always get near. Along the way we’ve met some proper characters and had plenty chances to shoot the breeze with T, Hoff, Tucky and a revolving cast of friends of the pod. It’s been a jol. One thing that’s been missing for me though is the writing. I’ve wanted to get back into something a bit more informal for a while. It might take a bit


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It has been 14 years since Ernie Els watched Adam Scott’s lead evaporate at Royal Lytham & St Annes to claim the 2012 Open Championship. Since that Sunday, South African golf has entered a significant dry spell, with 54 Majors passing without a local winner. For a country that has historically punched well above its weight, this is a glaring gap on the mantelpiece. The statistics show we haven't been absent from leaderboards, just from the winner’s circle. Louis Oosthuizen



