Before we reflect on that first year as a pro, which included winning the Sunshine Tour’s Rookie of the Year, Jarvis wants to dwell on the impact GolfRSA had in preparing him for the cut-and-thrust of pro life.

“All the structures are in place for amateurs. From fitness trainers, to psychologists, to funding, to support systems and the importance of the team environment, it all helps lay the foundations. I travelled quite a lot with the GolfRSA squad and it was those trips to countries like the United Kingdom and Japan which helped me in my first year on the Challenge Tour. I am so grateful to the likes of [CEO] Grant Hepburn and Mr Johann Rupert for all they did for me, and for what they do to contribute to the success of our amateur golfers.”

So while we have established that winning in Austria is the clear highlight of Jarvis’ first year, shooting 59 in the third round of the Stella Artois Players Championship at Dainfern in April is also worth celebrating. Although he had stood on the 18th with a 57 in sight, a wayward drive put an end to that dream. Instead, he left himself a 10-foot birdie putt for a 58. “I couldn’t feel my hands on the putter,” he says. While he missed the attempt, he tapped in for a 59, equalling the lowest-round score on the Sunshine Tour with Peter Karmis at the 2009 Lombard Insurance Classic.

Reflecting on his first year out of the amateurs, the 20-year-old, says: “To think I won for the first time as a pro, lead the points rankings on the Challenge Tour and give myself a chance of earning my DP World Tour card is definitely a year where I exceeded any expectations I set myself. Having said that, I don’t have any specific goals for my second year. I don’t want to put any more pressure on myself and would like to see it as one where I consolidate, and progress, without having actual targets.”

Before his first tournament as a pro in 2022, this writer had asked Jarvis about his goals for 2023. “I want to try to get top-fives at the events I play in and I want to try to win on the Sunshine Tour. The big goal for next year is to get my DP World Tour card.”

One can see just how successful the South African has been. As he remarked earlier about “coming second so many times”, he had actually been runner-up at the Sunshine Tour’s PGA Championship last November, at the SDC Open in February, and at the Stella Artois Players Championship and The Tour Championship in April. So, he did that – and won on the tough Challenge Tour, in Austria.

He has also made friends while playing in Europe, while he admits to supporting Team Europe at the Ryder Cup. And then, without drawing much breath, he hastily adds: “But there’s no place like home – and home is South Africa.” And for that millions of countrymen and women can count their blessings, because we have another golfer with superstar potential.