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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

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

How is Augusta National linked to the Boer War? It starts with Dr Alister MacKenzie. Before he built the most famous course on earth, he was a British Army surgeon stationed right here in South Africa. Every April, we see the same broadcast package. The piano melodies. The slow motion azaleas. The whispered reverence for tradition. It is a beautiful presentation, but it often misses the architectural layers beneath the surface. The landforms at Augusta National have some grit