Better Than I Found It

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Better Than I Found It episodes

February 06, 2023 133 | Tom Shaw
Tom Shaw is the Head Men's Golf Coach at Abilene Christian University (ACU). He's served as Head Coach at both Tulane and Vanderbilt previously. In today's podcast, Coach Shaw talks about the devastation of Hurricane Katrina while at Tulane (located in New Orleans), what he learned from being let go at Vanderbilt, and how he's leveraged his strengths and what he has learned at ACU. Coach Shaw has led the Wildcats to a Conference Championship in just three years after transitioning the program to Division 1 golf. He has also been instrumental is ACU's major facility upgrades. A great guy and fantastic coach - thank you so much for coming on the podcast, Coach Shaw!

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Associated social media accounts:
Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGraw
Mikkel - @MikkelGolf
Baylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolf
Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
56 min
January 30, 2023 132 | Bill Rogers
1981 Open Champion, Bill Rogers, joins the podcast. Mr. Rogers is a former University of Houston golfer, where he played for legendary Coach Dave Williams. He talks about his time there as well as his time on tour. He also talks openly about his burnout from the game. A very interesting perspective from a great player during his prime. Thank you so much for coming on, Mr. Rogers!

Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcast
Associated social media accounts:
Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGraw
Mikkel - @MikkelGolf
Baylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolf
Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
1 hr 2 min
January 23, 2023 131 | Mike Booker
Former University of Houston golfer and 2019 Texas Golf Hall of Fame Inductee, Mike Booker joins the podcast. Mr. Booker talks about his time playing for legendary coach Dave Williams, his advice for aspiring players, and gives a brief synopsis of his book "The Tournament Golfer's Playbook." Tons of other topics and stories were also covered in today's recording. Great stuff and thank you so much for coming on, Mr. Booker!

Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcast
Associated social media accounts:
Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGraw
Mikkel - @MikkelGolf
Baylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolf
Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
55 min
January 19, 2023 Repost: 2023 Golf Camp Info
Dates: June 3rd -6th, 2023
Flyer: https://baylorbears.com/documents/2022/12/5/2023_Baylor_Golf_Camp_Flyer.pdf
Sign-up: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/BaylorGolfCamp?season=3256545
Questions?
[email protected]
(254)405-1645
8 min
January 16, 2023 130 | Doug Gordin
Doug Gordin is a long-time golf coach at both the Division I and Division II levels. He retired in 2018 after a long stint at Florida Southern where his teams captured six NCAA Division II National Championships. In today's episode he talks about his coaching influences, which includes his dad, Rod Myers, Conrad Rehling, and Buddy Alexander. Coach Gordin was inducted into the GCAA Hall of Fame in 2001. Thank you Coach for joining the podcast!

Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcast
Associated social media accounts:
Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGraw
Mikkel - @MikkelGolf
Baylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolf
Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
58 min
January 09, 2023 129 | Bill Montigel
Bill Montigel is the TCU Head Men's Golf Coach. He will retire at the end of this year after an illustrious 36-year career. He talks about his start in coaching, and the importance of surrounding himself with great people. Coach Montigel's humility shines through, and is a major reason he's been so successful. His gratitude is apparent, and so is ours for all his contributions to college golf. Thank you for coming on the podcast, Coach!

Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcast
Associated social media accounts:
Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGraw
Mikkel - @MikkelGolf
Baylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolf
Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
50 min
January 02, 2023 128 | Dylan Meyer
Dylan Meyer is a professional golfer and former All-American at the University of Illinois. Dylan talks about his transition to professional golf with the ups and the downs of life on tour. He also talks about his time playing for Coach Mike Small, the things he's learned since his freshman year, the health challenge he has overcome, and other things. We appreciate Dylan joining the podcast. Best of luck in 2023, Dylan!
Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcast
Associated social media accounts:
Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGraw
Mikkel - @MikkelGolf
Baylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolf
Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
54 min
December 26, 2022 127 | Brian Dolehide
Brian Dolehide is the Head Men's Golf Coach at Texas A&M Commerce. He is (probably) the youngest division 1 Head Coach at age 25 and is in his first year in the position. He spent last year as the Volunteer Assistant Coach for Baylor. Coach Dolehide talks about his sports family, his drive for getting into coaching, the learning curve of becoming a Head Coach, and much more. Thank you for all you've done for our program, Brian and thank you for coming on the podcast!

Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcast
Associated social media accounts:
Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGraw
Mikkel - @MikkelGolf
Baylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolf
Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
48 min
December 19, 2022 126 | Tyler Isenhart
Tyler is a Senior on the Baylor Men's Golf Team. His scoring average has improved five strokes in the last year. He talks about how he has improved. He talks about his background in the game, his time at Baylor, and his teammates. Thank you for coming on the podcast, Tyler, and Sic'em Bears!

Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcast
Associated social media accounts:
Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGraw
Mikkel - @MikkelGolf
Baylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolf
Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
48 min
December 14, 2022 Baylor Golf Camp 2023 Information
Dates: June 3rd -6th, 2023

Flyer: https://baylorbears.com/documents/2022/12/5/2023_Baylor_Golf_Camp_Flyer.pdf

Sign-up: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/BaylorGolfCamp?season=3256545

Questions?
[email protected]
(254)405-1645
8 min

About Better Than I Found It

From the publisher's feed

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.