Better Than I Found It

Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It! Today we welcome Brennan Webb, head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, to the podcast. Now in his eighth year in Knoxville, he has led the Vols to new heights, reaching the NCAA tournament in each of the last two years. His resume also includes a stint as the assistant to legendary Georgia Tech coach Bruce Heppler, and podcast guest just a few weeks ago. I hope you enjoy listening to the wisdom Coach Webb has to share. Thank you for joining the podcast Coach Webb!

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Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It! This past weekend Coach McGraw was honored to be the Master of Ceremonies for the induction of the 14th class of the Edmond Junior Golf Hall of Fame, and spends the episode reflectingupon the Hall and the history of Edmond golf. Coach McGraw details his start in coaching at Edmond, the dynasty he would establish there, and his role in starting the Hall of Fame in 1995, as well as the details of the class of 2025. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode.

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Today, we welcome Labron Harris Jr, former Oklahoma St. All-American and 1962 US Amateur Champion, to the podcast. While few young golfer know much about Labron, he is a legend of Oklahoma Golf and a childhood hero for Coach McGraw. He had a very successful amateur and professional career, eventually transitioning to an advisory role in the management of the PGA tour including responsibility over the Kemper Open and the 1983 Ryder Cup. Labron's rich history in the game earned him an induction into this years class of the Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame, and I hope you listening to the...

Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It! Today we welcome David Tenneson, a college golf historian out of Alabama, to the podcast. A software engineer by day, David has spent the last five years cataloguing the history of college golf and just recently created an online database to access this history. David and Coach McGraw speak on how his love for this project came about, the college golf artifacts in his collection, and the mysteries behind two long-lost trophies. I hope you enjoy this journey through the 100+ year story of college golf. Also, to hear...

Today on Better Than I Found It we welcome back long-time Georgia Tech head coach, Bruce Heppler. Bruce recently announced that he would be retiring after the 2025-2026 season, ending his 31 year tenure at Georgia Tech. In those 31 years he made 22 trips to the NCAA Championship, had 13 top-8 finishes, and was runner-up to the national champion 4 times. He has won 14 ACC-Championships, and is 10-time ACC Coach of the Year and a National Dave Williams Coach of the Year. He is in both the GCA Hall of Fame and the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. He coaches and recruits the...

Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It.Last week Coach McGraw interviewed Willie Wood, one of five people entering the Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame this year, along with “Duffy” Martin, Labron Harris Jr, Andrew Magee, and Coach McGraw himself. Recording this episode right before the Hall of Fame Banquet, Coach McGraw takes the time to pay homage to those who have helped him get to this point. He discusses his start to his career with his siblings encouraging the development of his golf game, fellow Oklahoma Golf Hall Art Proctor suggesting he get into coac...

Welcome back to another Episode of Better Than I Found It! Today we welcome former Oklahoma St. All-American and long time PGA Tour Player, Willie Wood. Willie is one of the five members of the 2025 induction class for the Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame, along with our very own Coach McGraw, Oklahoma club pro legend "Duffy" Martin, four-time PGA tour winner Andrew Magee, and 1962 US Amateur Champion Labron Harris Jr. This episode focuses on Willie alone, particularly on his complete dominance on the American junior golf tour. As Mike Holder once said, Willie Wood was the Tiger Woods before...

Today on Better Than I Found It, we welcome the head coach of both the men's and women's golf team at Dallas Baptist University, Kenny Trapp. Coach Trapp's record at DBU, especially in the last 10 years, is nothing short of remarkable as the coach has won three national championships and produced over 40 All-Americans. His women's team just pulled off their 93rd team title under his leadership, a D2 national record. Now in his 21st year at DBU, his women's team is ranked 2nd in the country while his men's team is ranked 25th. An amazing person and coach, I...

Today we welcome longtime head coach of the Florida State Seminoles, Trey Jones, to Better Than I Found It. In 23 years at FSU, Jones has lead the program to heights never before reached. He has led the program to four top-five finishes at the NCAA Championship, including the 2024 NCAA Runner-Up. He has coached a total of 14 All-Americans including Brooks Koepka , Daniel Berger, and the most recent Ben Hogan Award winner, Luke Clanton. As great of a coach he is, he's a better person, and I hope you can see that shine through in the interview today. Enjoy the listen. <...

Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It. After the first few tournaments of the year, Coach McGraw uses the break in the schedule to recap how the season is going before diving into the thesis of this episode: Gratitude. Drawing inspiration from both his storied career and his autobiography,likewise named Better Than I Found It, Coach McGraw demonstrates the effectiveness and importance of maintaining gratitude in one’s life. From showing gratitude to Mike Holder, the man that both originally hired Coach McGraw in 1997 and let him go from Oklahoma State in 2013, to the gr...

Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It, where today we welcome Eddie Brescher, the head coach of the University of Southern Miss, to the podcast. Having just started his eighth year at Southern Miss, Eddie's team is off to a hot start winning two of their first three events. His strong communication skills and enthusiasm for his work, two features that have helped him immensely in his career, are evident in this interview. Eddie has a great approach to coaching, and it's no surprise he's seeing the success he is right now. I hope you...

Today on Better Than I Found It we welcome former Sam Houston golfer Bret Gray. A multi-sport athlete growing up, Bret was undersized and under-recruited before going to play for Brandt Kieschnick at Sam Houston State. He turned into a highly competitive player at Sam Houston State, winning 3 tournaments and leading the Bearkats to a conference championship his senior year. Bret stopped by Waco for this interview on his way to the Korn Ferry tour school. I hope you enjoy the listen. Thank you for joining to podcast Bret!

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Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It!As the Bears prepare for the 19th annual (notwithstanding the Covid year) Fighting Illini Invitational, Coach McGraw decides to share some of the history behind Olympia Fields Country Club, the home course of the Fighting Illini. Since being opened in 1923, Olympia Fields has hosted the Western Open five times, the BMW Open, the US Open twice, the PGA championship twice, a US Amateur Championship, a US Senior Open, and an LPGA Championship. The tournament itself is known as meeting ground of future professionals; as 71 tournament players have gone...

Welcome back to Better Than I Found It! Today, Coach McGrawperuses his storied career and dives into his book (the original Better Than I Found It) to discuss qualifying: the process by which the players for new tournaments are selected. A sentiment reiterated to Coach McGraw by several hall of fame coaches, qualifying is “your job to get the best five players on the van, regardless of how you go about that”.  From caddying for a teammate, to only getting one ball to play, to reducing bogeys by a stroke if you birdie the next hole, Coach McGraw has used...

Welcome back to Better Than I Found It! Today Jay Goble, the head coach for the Baylor Women's Golf Team, joins Coach McGraw as they are in Michigan for the 4th Annual Folds of Honor Tournament. As Coach Goble explains, the Tournament was originally put on by Colonel Dan Rooney, a fighter pilot and PGA professional, as a charity tournament to raise money for veterans to go to college. Baylor alone has had over 200 veterans attend the university through the Folds of Honor Scholarship. Coach Goble further talks about the increased parity in collegiate golf on both the men's...

Welcome Back to Another Episode of Better than I Found It! Today’s episode is a little bit shorter and sweeter as we gointo detail in both the recruiting of players and fundraising for new facilities. These topics are fresh on the mind of Coach McGraw and the rest of the Baylor staff as they sent the Summer recruiting and renovating the Billy, our stateof the art practice facility, Coach McGraw dives into his stories from the past to show the importance of both recruiting hardworking players and building great facilities. He also goes over the evolution of recruiting wi...

Joining us today on Better Than I Found It is current points leader on the Korn Ferry Tour and former Baylor All-American, Johnny Keefer. Johnny made his return to Waco the last few nights to speak with our Baylor team before the start of the upcoming season. 14 months after finishing his senior year at the NCAA national championship, where he finished 25th to secure the lost spot to join the PGA Tour University, Johnny has found extreme success on the Tour, earning his place in both the US Open and the PGA Championship. Johnny talks about his playing mentality...

Hope springs eternal this week on Better Than I Found It, as Coach McGraw discusses the challenges that players and coaches face as the new season begins. From the lifelong friendships that new players make to the challenges of beginning a new adventure, Coach McGraw shares stories from his experiences with players both former and current. As the Bears prepare to start their new season, Coach McGraw details the upcoming schedule. I hope you enjoy this episode!

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Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It! A little different of an episode, today's guests are former Oklahoma State players of Coach McGraw: Michael Miller and Mark Johnson. Although they would not end up playing much professional golf and no longer compete today, they are prime examples of the reason coaches coach. They are good men who lives good lives. Furthermore, they are evidence of how the relationship between a coach and a player does not end upon graduation, as they enriched the life of Coach McGraw both during and after their playing career. I...

Joining us today on Better Than I Found It is recently hired head coach for the Duke Blue Devils, Bob Heintz. Bob's first career was as a successful PGA tour player. He played in over 200 Korn Ferry events before he played for 6 years at the PGA level, and finally joined the ranks of college coaches in 2013. His first stop was at Penn, where he led the Quakers to a 2015 Ivy League Championship. He moved to Duke as an assistant coach in 2017, and became the head coach of the Devils on June 26th of this year. He has a unique...

Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It, where our guest today is South Carolina Men's Golf Coach, Rob Bradley. Rob began coaching after an All-American career at North Carolina and a seven-year career on the Korn Ferry Tour. Although two years older than Tiger Woods, Rob describes the times he matched up against him both on the junior and collegiate level. As successful as his playing career was, his coaching career has been perhaps even more successful. He recently completed his first year at South Carolina after an 11 year stint at Purdue, where he brought...

Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It. Our guests today are former Oklahoma City University golfers Daniel Mitchell and Matthew Rison. This will be a different type of episode, as Daniel, Matthew, and Coach McGraw will be paying their respects to Scott Kedy, a Oklahoma City University legend and teammate of Daniel and Matthew, who sadly passed away on July 1st, 2025. All three attended Scott's funeral last week, and have decided to spend this episode sharing stories of their friend and teammate. Scott was a popular and talented member of the team, a devoted husband...

Welcome back to Better Than I Found It, where today Ryan Donovan, head coach for SDSU men's golf, joins the podcast. Coach Donovan has led the program for 22 years and seen his team win seven Mountain West Conference titles. Perhaps most impressive, Ryan has recently seen his former players win three majors over the last two years, as Xander Schauffele won both the PGA Championship and Open Championship in 2024 and JJ Spaun won the most recent US Open just a few weeks ago. The coaches talk about all that and more this episode. I hope you enjoy. Thank you...

Today on Better Than I Found It we welcome newly hired Tulsa's Men's Golf Coach, Brandon Wilkins. Having spent five seasons as the associate coach at SMU, Coach Wilkins has the unique responsibility of building a program from scratch as Tulsa brings back Men's Golf after a nine year hiatus. He and Coach McGraw talk about the road ahead, from fundraising to building a roster. Both coaches concur that Tulsa bringing back Men's Golf is great for the sport. I hope you enjoy the listen. Thank you for joining the podcast Brandon!

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Welcome back to another episode Better Than I Found It, where today we welcome Maddie Luitwieler-Caruana, the assistant coach for the Baylor Women’s Golf Team. Maddie came to Baylor from the University of Texas, who she both played and coached for under Ryan Murphy, our current men’s assistant coach. Coach Luitwieler-Caruana and Coach McGraw also share the connection of having lived in Edmond, Oklahoma, as she went to the same high school that McGraw coached for. Maddie brings a galvanizing energy to the women’s golf team, and is one of the great up-and-comers in college golf. I hope...

Welcome back to Better Than I Found It! Today, former Georgia Tech golfer Chris Petefish joins us. Chris and Coach McGraw talk about everything about his career at Georgia Tech, from being recruited by hall of fame coach Bruce Heppler to his ACC championship matches. They also go into his transition to his pro career, as he has been on the Korn Ferry tour for the last few years. A self-admitted "strokes-gained nerd", they talk about the analytical side of golf and how young players and coaches can use data to drive their scores down. I hope you enjoy...

This week we welcome Roy Edwards, long time head men's golf coach for the University of Colorado, to Better Than I Found It. Coming off his 19th year as the head coach for Colorado, and one of his most successful, as his Buffs had nine top-three finishes and finished the season 23rd at the NCAA championship. Coach Edwards and McGraw especially connect on their love for Prairie Dunes Country Club in Kansas, the course Roy grew up playing. I hope you enjoy the listen. Thank you for joining the podcast Roy!

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This week we welcome Mississippi Gulf Coast Head Coach, Brad Thornton, to the podcast. Brad, an alumnus of the school, is fresh off leading the Bulldogs to their second consecutive NJCAA Division 2 National Championship. Brad is a young coach, but his wisdom belies his youth. I think you'll enjoy listening to what he has to say. Thank you for joining the podcast Brad!

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Fresh off winning the 2025 NCAA National Championship, we welcome Alan Bratton, head coach of the OSU Cowboys, to the podcast. Coach Bratton and Coach McGraw discuss last week's championship at La Costa, and later share a trip down memory lane to the NCAA Championships they both competed and coached in, including the one they won together in 2006. Both coaches boast a championship laden pedigree, as two of the four head coaches to ever coach OSU men's golf. OSU men's golf is the only D1 program in the country to have had every head coach in their history coach the...

Today's guest on Better Than I Found It is Austin native and former Baylor golfer, Matthew Perrine. Matthew played for Baylor from 2015-2018, was an All-American, set several school records, and was the 2018 Byron Nelson award winner, an award given to the most outstanding scholar-athlete of the year. His story starts before his time at Baylor, however, as he played junior golf against Will Zalatoris, Scottie Scheffler, and Jordan Spieth. He is a fantastic representative of our university, and I hope you enjoy listening to his story. Thank you for joining the podcast Matthew!

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Joining us on Better Than I Found It this week is the assistant coach for the University of North Texas, Cory Churchman. Cory and Coach McGraw actually recorded this episode in person as they prepared for a youth golf camp. Despite working alongside Luke Calcatera, a podcast guest just a few weeks ago, Cory shares how his philosophies and ideas as a coach differ from the UNT head coach and how they have achieved synthesis and success in Denton. Cory also shares about the importance of his faith in his work, his perspective on the future of NIL money...

Welcome back to Better than I Found It! Today's guest is former Vanderbilt All-American based out of Austin, Texas: Cole Sherwood. Currently 19th on the points list of the Korn Ferry Tour, Cole is an excellent example of a young golfer who understands the value of good coaching. His college coach, Scott Limbaugh, praised Cole for his ability to improve every year due to his insatiable growth mindset. To those who follow college golf, it is no surprise to see Cole continue to improve on the tour. He's an up-and-comer you will want to be following in the future...

Welcome to the 250th episode of Better Than I Found It! It has been 250 straight Mondays, almost five years, since Coach McGraw and Mikkel first sat down in a recording booth over Covid to tell Coach McGraw's story, and we would like to thank each and every person who has listened to the podcast over the years. We especially would like to thank those who have been there since the podcast first began; we would not be here today without your support. On this special episode, Coach McGraw delves back into his "Stuff That Works" journal. He shares stories...

Welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It, where this week Coach McGraw interviews former University of Texas golfer Marcus Jones. A native of Graham, Texas, Marcus was the number two ranked national junior golfer, just behind Tiger Woods. Because of his ranking he was often paired with Tiger, and he discusses that as well as the challenges of growing up a golfer in a small town with a 9-hole golf course and the large amount of players that come from Graham. A good chunk of their conversation centers around College Golf Fellowship, a ministry organization...

As the Bears prepare for the Big 12 Championship, running from Tuesday April 22nd to Thursday April 24th, Coach McGraw takes a moment to share his experiences from the site of the tournament: Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa. From his father's time working as the assistant pro at the club to, watching Arnold Palmer and Jack Niklaus tee off at the 1970 PGA Championship, to the first time he played the course itself, Coach McGraw has plenty of experience with Southern Hills. I hope you enjoy listening to these stories as the Bears prepare to play the course for themselves. <...

Joining Better than I Found It today is Robby Pickett, assistant coach of Abilene Christian University's Men's Golf Team. Despite his youth, Robby has already served as a graduate assistant, assistant coach, and head coach of two different schools, all before the age of 30. Robby talks about his history with his own golf coach as well as his interactions with his wife, Ali, who is the assistant coach for the ACU Women's Golf Team. I hope you enjoy this episode. Thank you for joining the podcast Robby!

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Today we welcome Conrad Ray, the longtime director of golffor Stanford and former teammate of Tiger Woods, to the podcast. Over his 21 hall of fame years at Stanford, he has coached his teams to five Pac-12 championships, 15 national championship appearances, six top-10 finishes, and two titles. He’s coached 31 All-Americans, 11 of which have been first-team All-Americans, and is a two time Dave Williams Coach of the Year Award winner. It’s safe to say his resumé speaks for itself. There is a plethora of history in this episode, and I hope you enjoy listening to one of the greatest of al...

Welcome to Better Than I Found It, Luke Calcatera. Luke is one of the great up-and-coming coaches in college golf. Currently in his second year at UNT, Luke found great success at the division two level, as he spent over 10 years at Arkansas Tech, his alma mater. Luke’s teams set a national record of five consecutive trips to the Elite 8, including when they won the 2021 division two national championship. Luke is a fantastic recruiter and I hope from this interview you see why his teams have had such success.

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Joining us this week on Better Than I Found It is the head coach of Ole Miss, Chris Malloy. Chris has seen immense success over the course of his career, including an NCAA divisional championship, a Fred Haskins Award, and just this year leading his Rebels to their first AP number one ranking. As of this recording, Ole Miss is ranked fourth in the country. Thank you Chris for joining the podcast!

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Today on Better Than I Found It, Coach McGraw again shares stories from his "Stuff That Works" journal. In this episode Coach uses his journal to illustrate the dedication required to be a professional golf player. Using his experience coaching a litany of players, from Kyle Jones to Rickie Fowler to Johnny Keefer, Coach exhibits the different paths players have taken to go pro. The shared trait all these players have, however, is that if you want to become the greatest at the game, you must be 100% dedicated to making your dreams a reality. I hope you enjoy this...

This week on Better Than I Found It, Coach McGraw once again draws from his book of "Stuff That Works" to share experiences from his storied career. From changing the rules of high school golf to allow coaches to follow their players, to the legendary Mike Holder being challenged by a referee on a bylaw he wrote; I hope you enjoy and gain some interesting information from this episode.

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Today on Better Than I Found It, Coach McGraw delves into his book of "Stuff That Works." Coach gets personal with the audience as he discusses his former tobacco addiction and how he overcame it to be a better example to those around him. He speaks on how he imparted this lesson onto his players in the 1988 Oklahoma High School State Championship. I hope you learn a lot from this episode.

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Today's guest on Better Than I Found It is Scout McNealy, former Baylor Golf Player and current PGA tour caddy for his brother, Maverick McNealy. Scout has been caddying his brother throughout his recent run of success, which has included a victory in the RSM classic and a runner up finish in the Genesis Open just last week. Scout and I discuss his work caddying for Maverick, including how it came about as well as the nuances of balancing brother love with professional relationship. A former podcast guest, I hope you gain as much from this episode as from...

Today we welcome to the podcast the associate head coach of Notre Dame and former head coach of the University of Miami, Ohio, Zac Zedrick. As the coach of Miami for fifteen years, he led the Redhawks to the 2015 MAC championship. After he joined John Handrigan in South Bend in 2021, the Irish qualified for the NCAA Finals for the first time since 1967. He has coached multiple All-Americans over the years and I respect the way he carries himself both as a person and coach. Thank you for joining the podcast Zac!

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Joining us on Better Than I Found It for the second time is golf strategy expert, Scott Fawcett. Scott is the founder and CEO of Decade Golf, an advanced course management system, and has been teaching his philosophy of course strategy for a little over ten years. His work has had an enormous impact on the play of golfers at all levels of competition. During our interview he gives an alternative perspective on strokes-gained statistics and highlights the common mistakes made by golfers who use strokes-gained as a benchmark of quality play. Scott consistently has fascinating perspectives on the...

Our guest today is longtime head coach of the Auburn Lady Tigers, Kim Evans. A member of the WGCA hall of fame, Kim coached Auburn from 1994 until her retirement in 2015. During her time there the program was a consistent national contender and captured 8 SEC titles. We discuss her golf career, and even her battle with cancer, which she, the fighter that she is, won. Thank you so much for joining the podcast Kim!

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Our guest today on Better Than I Found It is Glen Millican, the head coach of the University of Missouri's golf team. In his second year at the program, Glen has made a huge impact so far. We also discuss in detail his years at New Mexico, where he went from player to assistant coach to one of the youngest head coaches in college golf, as he coached the Lobos for 22 years. Glen's teams at UNM saw huge success, winning 39 tournament titles, eight conference titles, and two top-five finishes in the NCAA championship. He's coached 17 All-Americans and six players...

Today's guest on the podcast is the former head coach for UT's women's golf team and my most recent hire as a Baylor assistant coach, Ryan Murphy. Ryan's coaching record is outstanding in every way. Over 23 years and four different coaching positions, teams he has coached have won 12 conference titles, five regional championships, and one NCAA national championship. Teams that he has coached have finished in the top five at the National Championship seven times. Ryan is a brilliant golf coach who will be an amazing asset to our players. Thank you for joining the podcast Ryan!

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My guest today on Better Than I Found it is former Auburn First-Team All-American and 2002 Curtis Cup Team member, Courtney Trimble. Courtney and I talk about her relationship with Hall of Fame coach Kim Evans, whom she both played for and then was an assistant coach for at Auburn. Courtney describes how Evans prepared her to be an effective head coach, which she would be for UCF and later Louisville. Though she has retired from coaching, Courtney has stayed connected with golf through two initiatives. First, through "Fore Hire", a company she created to help former collegiate golfers find...

Joining Better Than I Found It today is Michael Kim, former player for Cal and current member of the PGA tour. Michael and I spoke as he was preparing for this week's Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii. We discussed his collegiate career at Cal, especially his team's 2012-2013 season when Michael received the Jack Nicklaus Award and the Fred Haskins Award. These awards are given out by the GCAA (Golf Coaches Association of America) and the Haskins Commission, respectively, to the best college golf player that year.

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A blast from the past, today's guest is former collegiate golf director for TaylorMade, Tim Huet. A major part of the world of college golf for 25 years, Tim retired in 2018 and was enshrined in the GCAA Hall of Fame in 2014. Tim is the creator of the Jan Strickland Award, one of the most prestigious awards in college golf, given to the top assistant in the nation. We discuss the award, Tim's experiences at TaylorMade, and much more. Thank you so much Tim for joining the podcast!

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Our guest today is the head coach of Kansas State's Women's Golf Team, Stew Burke. Despite being a Scotland native, Stew played college golf at Lindenwood University in Missouri. As a coach, Stew has seen success everywhere he goes. This is no exception at Kansas State, where his Lady Wildcats had two top-three finishes this fall and enter the coming season with their highest ranking in school history. Due to this success, Stew has been named co-coach for the International Team for Summer 2025's Arnold Palmer Cup. The coaches discuss Stew's previous work, his future plans for Kansas State...

Sean Einhaus, a former OSU golfer, is joining us today. Sean is one of the only college golfers from Nepal and the number 1 golfer in Europe. Sean talks about his memories at Oklahoma State, including the relationships he made in Stillwater. He describes the danger of too much instruction and mentions what his close relationships with Martin Kaymer and Morgan Hoffman have taught him. Thank you for joining the podcast Sean!

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On today's episode is Spencer Levin, a long-time professional golfer. A competitive baseball player until age 15, Spencer had a later than usual upbringing in golf. Spencer disucsses his temper and how it held him back at times and how he overcame it. They discuss the highs and low of his college and professional career. Spencer is the definintion of a journeyman professional and talks about his accomplishment of 4-year sobriety. Thank you for joining the podcast Spencer!

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Gregg Grost, the former Executive Director of the Golf Coaches Association of America, is joining us today. Gregg is also a member of the GCA Hall of Fame and a former Men's Golf Coach at The University of Oklahoma. One of Gregg's successes at Oklahoma is his team's win at the 1998 NCAA Championship. Gregg also discusses his latest high school golf coach job in Norman, Oklahoma. Thank you for joining the podcast Gregg!

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In honor of his victory in RSM Classic, we are reposting this classic interview with Maverick McNealy from January 4th, 2021. Incredible advice for young collegiate players, enjoy!

PGA Tour Player, Maverick McNealy, joins the podcast. This is an episode packed with knowledge if you're an aspiring player! Maverick shares how journaling became one of his main development tools and how he uses it today. He also lets us know how he developed his semi-famous "seed ball", how he spends his tournament weeks, what his three key areas are in preparation, and tons more... Subscribe to the podcast...

Today's guest is Sam Humphreys, the host of the 73rd Hole Podcast and a host/producer for WWLS - The Sports Animal. Sam was recently inducted into the Edmond Junior Sports Hall of Fame. Sam's college career was a story of overcoming adversity and starting over, showing perseverance and a can-do attitude. Thank you for joining the podcast Sam!

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John Crooks, Campbell Univerity's Men's and Women's Coach, is joining us today. With an already impressive record, their women's team won their 100th title, placing them 2nd all-time on the victories list. His teams have won 27 conference championships and John has been named Conference Coach of the Year 23 times. John was also a great player, capturing the 1967 US Junior over a future US Open Champion, Andrew North, and won the 2001 US Senior Amateur. Thank you for joining the podcast John!

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On today's episode, we are joined by University of Illinois Assistant Coach, Ruben Sondjaja. Originally from Australia, Ruben is a great example of an up-and-coming college coach. He discusses his playing experience down under as a junior and amateur golfer while mentioning his two mentors; Andrew Tank and Mike Small. Thank you for joining the podcast Ruben!

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Today's guest is the University of Arizona's Women's head coach, Giovana Maymon. Now in her first year, her team has won two of the four tournaments they have entered. Giovana was also a member of Baylor's 2015 NCAA runner-up team. Throughout this episode, you will get a good sense of how enthusiastic Giovana is. Thank you for joining the podcast Giovana!

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Returning to the podcast is Mikkel Bjerch-Andresen, former Baylor golfer and assistant coach. Mikkel shares insights into his life since returning to Norway and reflects on the impact Viktor Hovland has had on Norwegian golf. He also talks about the pride he takes in following the early professional career of former Baylor golfer Johnny Keefer. In the final segment, Mikkel discusses his newsletter, which covers various college golf topics, including recruiting, roster data, and intriguing scoring statistics. Thank you for joining the podcast Mikkel!

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Today's guest is Kyle Porter, a former CBS reporter with 12 years of experience. In this conversation with Coach, Kyle shares his athletic journey, how he developed a passion for golf, and some of his favorite tour players to interview, along with the reasons why. They also explore the significance of college golf as a pipeline to the PGA Tour, highlighting the PGA Tour University program. Kyle wraps up by discussing his latest venture, a golf newsletter called Normal Sport. Thank you for joining the podcast Kyle!

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Joining us today is the Men's and Women's coach at Western Texas College, Bronc Fleming. With a background in FFA and competitive rodeo, Bronc talks of his journey into coaching. They continue to talk about the most influential coach in Bronc's life and the possible impact NCAA legislation for roster limits might have on junior colleges. They close the episode with Bronc's Christian faith and how it impacts his coaching. Thank you for joining the podcast Bronc!

Today's guest is a long-time PGA player and current Associate Head Coach at the University of Florida, Dudley Hart. They speak about his father's influence on his development as a player as well as his iconic college coach, Buddy Alexander. Dudley recalls his heartbreaking runner-up finish to Arizona State at his last college tournament in 1990. He also shares his playing and coaching philosophies. Thank you for joining the podcast Dudley!

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On the podcast today is former Baylor Golf All-American, Johnny Keefer. Johnny finished his college career at NCAA Championship with an 11th-place finish at La Costa. Johnny was the only player to be a 3-time All-American and 3-time Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as well as matching Jimmy Walker's all-time low-scoring average record. Johnny and Coach talk about his experience on the PGA Tour Americas. After missing the first 6 tournaments due to college golf, he had 9 top-5s and one victory, earning him full status on the Korn Ferry Tour. Thank you for joining the podcast Johnny!

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Joining us today is Greg Allen, Vanderbilt's Head Women's Coach. Greg and Coach talk about his upbringing from the small town of Beachmont, Kentucky as well as his path through the American Junior Golf Association into college golf. He has seen success in 15 NCAA Championship appearances and a National Runner-Up finish in 2002. He's coached 3 national players of the year and plenty of All-Americans. One of his notable players is Lorena Ochoa at University of Arizona, who later went on to become world number 1. Thank you for joining the podcast Greg!

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On the episode, today is Frank Darby, former St. Johns head coach. Darby talks about some of the challenges golfing in a northern climate, pitfalls of overcoaching, as well as some advice from a famous basketball coach. They discuss some of Darby's former players notably, 2025 Ryder Cup Captain, Keegan Bradley. Darby also hosts a show on Sirius XM Radio and is an active member of the metropolitan section of the PGA of America. Thank you for joining the podcast Frank!

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Joining us today is Jeff McMillian, a dear friend of Coach McGraw and the best junior golfer of his time. Jeff played at Oklahoma State, Mini-Tour golf, the finals of tour school 4 times, and played in two US Opens. Jeff also runs a company called Backtee Sports. Jeff and Coach McGraw are great examples of how golf can make lifelong friends. Thank you for joining the podcast Jeff!

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Joining us today is former Baylor Golf All-American, Kyle Jones. Returning to Baylor as an Assistant Golf Coach, Kyle tells us his story of why he ended his playing career and what his life is like as a husband and father. Thank you for joining the podcast Kyle!

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On this episode, we are joined by Grand Canyon University Coach, Mark Mueller. In his 13th year at GCU and 12th as the head coach, he has seen his teams improve to win the conference championship and be at the regional championship within the last two years. Mark talks about his coaching and recruiting philosophy while giving insights into what he is like as a coach. Thank you for joining the podcast Mark!

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JD Fletcher, Miami of Ohio Head Coach, is joining us today. Entering his 4th year, he is consistently a prepared coach that improves upon his program every year. Thank you for joining the podcast JD!

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Joining the podcast today is Annie Young, former University of Tulsa Women's Coach. She has recently moved to Oklahoma State University as an Assistant Coach due to their newly adopted child. Annie and Coach McGraw discuss the adoption process and her excitement about returning to her alma mater. Thank you for joining the podcast Annie!

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Joining us this week is Baylor Golfer, Davis Ovard. Davis just finished a strong freshman year, leading to an eventful summer. Daivs tells us about his freshman year and summer experiences, including winning the North-South Amateur and spending time with Tiger Woods. Thank you for joining the podcast Davis!

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Tim Mickelson, former Arizona State Golf Coach and brother of Phil Mickelson, is joining us today. Tim caddied for Phil from 2017 - 2024 and is also an accomplished golf coach. Starting as an assistant coach at San Diego State University, he then took this program to three national championships back to back, followed by a head coach position at Arizona State from 2011 to 2016. Tim was also the coach of future world number 1 John Rham while he was in college. Thank you for joining the podcast Tim!

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This week, West Virginia Coach, Sean Covich returns to the podcast for the second time. Hired in 2017 to build a program, set high marks with their highest ever season ranking, best Big 12 finish ever, and the program's first trip to the National Championship since 1947. On top of this, Sean was named the 2024 Coach of the Year. Thank you for returning to the podcast Sean!

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Joining us today is Nico Paviet, the founder of US Athletic Performance. This company helps international players find spots on college teams in the United States. Nico and Coach McGraw talk about some of the challenges international players face. Different factors like language barriers, differences in academics, cultural differences, homesickness, and communication are all things that international players need to consider when moving to the States for athletics. Thank you for joining the podcast Nico!

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Today's guest is Cullen Carstens, one of Coach McGraw's former Volunteer Assistant coaches and now the Kansas State Associate Head Coach. Cullen's story is a great example of perseverance and can be used to guide future coaches. Thank you for joining the podcast Cullen!

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In today's episode, Coach McGraw goes through his "Stuff That Works" journal. These are things that Coach has written down recently that he would like to refer to often or remember for later. For this episode, Coach shares some of these notes in the hopes of helping others in their coaching journey. Thank you for listening to this week's episode!

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Joining us today is Michael Schaloum, the Assistant Coach at Grand Canyon University. Michael played two years at GCU and returned as a coach. He gives us insights on the qualities he inspires his players to achieve and later on recites a story about his grandparents that helps give him perspective on the game. Thank you for joining the podcast Michael!

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Joining us today is Kirk Kayden, Georgia Military College's Head Coach. Kirk got his start in high school golf and has coached at almost every level including Junior College, Mid Major, and Power Four Conference. He has coached PGA Tour players and his recent team placed runner-up at the last two NJCAA Division 3 National Championships. Thank you for joining the podcast Kirk!

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Joining us today is David Inglis, Northwestern University Men's golf coach. David, a Scottish-born golfer and former University of Tulsa All-America, won the 2000 British Boys Championship. David also contributed to the wins for Europe in the 2003 Palmer Cup and the 2003 Walker Cup. David later explains Northwestern's win over Illinois during the Big 10 Championship. Thank you for joining the podcast David!

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Today we are joined by three 5th-year seniors right before the National Championship at La Costa in Carlsbad, California. Johnny Keefer, Luke Dossey, and Tyler Isenhart talk about their time at Baylor and what this tournament means to them. They reflect on their time at Baylor while also talking about how they are going to approach this championship differently. Thank you, Johnny, Luke, and Tyler for joining the podcast!

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Today we are joined by Chris Parra, Southern Methodist University Golf Coach. Chris and Coach McGraw discuss his time playing at SMU and his 15-year journey playing professional golf. Chris then talks about his time coaching at SMU for the last 10 years, as an assistant coach and then as the head coach for the last 5 years. The conversation continues to his team's performance at the NCAA Regional, leading to his team advancing to the NCAA Championship. Thank you for joining the podcast Chris!

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On today's episode, Coach McGraw explains the Baylor Golf Post Season. In men's golf, there are 6 different regionals at 6 different sites. Each event will have 13-14 teams, with Baylor playing at Chapel Hill in North Carolina, May 24-29th. At the 6th seed, our lineup is: Johnny Keefer, Davis Ovard, Tyler Isenhart, Zach Heffernan, and Luke Dossey with Jonas Appel as our substitute. Coach follows up this post season run-down with his coaching manifesto. Thank you for listening to this episode of Better Than I Found It!

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Joining us today is Jeff Champ, father of Cameron Champ. Jeff's passion is the Cameron Champ Foundation with the mission of, being committed to unlocking the potential end and transforming the lives of youth from underserved and underrepresented communities. He created The Mack Champ Invitational, named after his father, which is an event where families can connect and build relationships to last a lifetime. Thank you for joining the podcast Jeff!

Today we are joined by Cincinnati head coach, Doug Martin. At one point, Doug was the Rank 1 junior player in the country, winning the 1984 US Junior. In college, he earned All American 3 times and was runner-up to Phil Michelson in the 1989 NCAA Championship. Now in his 15th year at Cincinnati, Doug describes the positive impact moving to the Big 12 has on his program. Thank you for joining the podcast Doug!

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We are joined by Blaine Woodruff, University of Tennesse at Chattanooga golf coach. Blaine is a great example of a prominent new coach with 6 victories in his second year at Chattanooga. Blaine was previously the Associate Head Coach at Pepperdine and an Assistiant Coach at Wisconsin. Thank you for joining the podcast Blaine!

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Joining us today is Jake Harrington, a first-year University of New Mexico coach, who led his team to two victories and three runner-ups. Previously at Little Rock and South Mountain, Jake has a history of success. Thank you for joining the podcast Jake!

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Today's guest is Northwestern Coach Pat Goss. Pat's teams made it to seven Big 10 Championships and the post-season, regional, or national 42 of 46 years during his time at Northwestern as a coach and player. Pat is also recognized in Golf Magazine as the top 100 teachers in America and as the 2012 Illinois PGA Teacher of the Year. Pat has taught tour player Web Simson and world number 1, Luke Donald, throughout his career. Thank you for joining the podcast Pat!

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On today's episode, long-time University of Houston Coach Jonathan Dismuke joins the podcast. Starting golf at age 14, he won the Mississippi State Junior Championship and earned his spot as a player at Auburn. He worked at Texas A&M as an assistant coach working with TJ Higgins. Thank you for joining the podcast Jonathan and Happy Easter from Baylor Golf!

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Ryan Cameron, the Golf Sports Information Director at Oklahoma State, joins the podcast today. In this backward episode, Ryan interviews Coach McGraw. Thank you for joining the podcast Ryan!

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Today, Coastal Carolina University golf coach, Jacob Wilner joins the podcast. Jacob is another example of someone returning to his alma mater to coach. Jacob was named 2021-22 Mountain West Conference Men's Golf Coach of the Year at the University of Nevada and then returned to Coastal Carolina University. Thank you for joining the podcast Jacob!

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Today we are joined by Logan Reese, the Emmanuel University head coach. Logan is uniquely positioned to be coaching some of his former teammates as he moves on from a player to a coach. As a young coach, Logan talks about some of the challenges he may face. Logan later goes on to talk about how his faith helps him overcome some obstacles. Thank you for joining the podcast Logan!

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Today's guest is a former Oklahoma State golfer, Karsten Majors. Coach McGraw and Karsten reflect on their time together at Oklahoma State and his recruitment. Karsten has been working with College Golf Fellowship for eight years and talks about being a staff member. Thank you for joining the podcast Karsten!

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Joining us today, is Kansas University coach, Jamie Bermel. Coach McGraw and Jamie talk about Kansas' recent success and some significant players he has coached during his career. Jamie, who is in his 12th year at Kansas talks about his current team and some of his previous teams. Thank you for joining the podcast Jamie!

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Today's guest is Arizona State University's men's Golf Coach, Matt Thurmond. Coach McGraw mentions, "Success does leave clues," about Matt's coaching style. Now in his 8th year at Arizona State University, Matt tells how having fun in practice is always intentional. Thank you for joining the podcast Matt!

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Joining us today is Kalen Anderson, the University of South Carolina Women's Coach. Her teams have won 24 tournaments, including 5 regional titles. She led her teams 12 times to the NCAA Championship and placed in the top 5 three times. She also played at Duke as an All-American her senior year. Thank you for joining the podcast Kalen!

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On the podcast today is Scott Limbaugh, the Vanderbilt Head Coach. Someone from a humble beginning, Scott talks about his story of becoming an accomplished golf coach. Later on, the coaches talk about recruiting and ideas on team practices. Thank you for joining the podcast, Scott!

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Joining us today is Justin Emil, Rice University Mens Golf Coach. Justin discusses his time before Rice including his time at Vanderbilt as an Assistant Coach. In 2014, Justin led Rice to the first Conference USA title in 75 years. Thank you for joining the podcast Justin!

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Today on Better Than I Found It, Luke Morgan joins the podcast. Luke, a Senior at Baylor, grew up playing many sports and led his high school to some championships while also winning the individual title. Luke talks with Coach about some of his toughest matchups and tells other stories from his time at Baylor. Thanks for joining the podcast Luke!

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