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Better Than I Found It

Better Than I Found It

Piggy-backing off the book with the same title, "Better Than I Found It" is a podcast uncovering stories and insights from Baylor Men"s Golf Coach, Mike McGraw"s life in golf coaching.

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263 | Bob Heintz

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/08/04

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

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00:49:57

262 | Rob Bradley

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/07/28

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

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00:38:32

261 | In Memoriam: Scott Kedy

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/07/21

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

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00:44:50

260 | Ryan Donovan

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/07/14

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

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00:51:08

259 | Brandon Wilkins

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/07/07

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

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00:50:24

258 | Maddie Luitwieler-Caruana

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/06/30

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

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00:55:05

257 | Chris Petefish

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/06/23

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

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00:58:05

256 | Roy Edwards

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/06/16

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

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00:53:28

255 | Brad Thorton

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/06/09

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!Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —>

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254 | Alan Bratton

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/06/02

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

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00:52:32

253 | Matthew Perrine

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/05/26

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

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00:44:43

252 | Cory Churchman

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/05/19

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

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00:43:14

251 | Cole Sherwood

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/05/12

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

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00:31:18

250 | Stuff that Works: Paving Your Own Path

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/05/05

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

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249 | Marcus Jones

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/04/28

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

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00:46:38

248 | Tales from Southern Hills

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/04/21

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

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00:44:49

247 | Robby Pickett

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/04/14

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

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246 | Conrad Ray

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/04/07

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

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00:48:49

245 | Luke Calcatera

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/03/31

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

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244 | Chris Malloy

Better Than I Found It ·

2025/03/24

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!Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —>

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