College Golf Talk

In what was a first for this podcast, Georgia Tech head coach Bruce Heppler escaped from an elevator just in time to record. Safely back in his office, Heppler talks about the significant of the Yellow Jackets' win at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational last weekend, Ben Reuter's incredible journey so far in college golf, the ever-changing landscape of college golf and athletics in general and what it was like coaching 6-foot-9 Christo Lamprecht. He then shares some old stories about his start in coaching – and time before that serving as 'cheerleader supervisor' and equipment manager for the UNLV basketball team under legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian. The story about Heppler, Stacey Augmon and Co. driving around Louisville one night is a must-listen! Burko and Brentley then say goodbye to Hepp and dive right into a bevy of results, from Oklahoma winning Valero to Texas getting its first win under coach Laura Ianello at the Mason Rudolph. Oh, and if you have any tips on growing grass in Central Florida, please send to Brentley.

For this week's episode, Burko and Brentley quickly recap a lean week results-wise and look ahead to some big-time events, including Luke Clanton's return for FSU at Olympia Fields. The bulk of the show, though, is dedicated to South Carolina senior Hannah Darling, who shares with Brentley how she's overcome some struggles earlier this year to get back to her winning ways for the Gamecocks. She explains why she took an extended break after a disappointing NCAA Championship and how she easily could've not been playing golf right now. They then discuss Scotland's best golf courses, the "secret range" at St. Andrews and a crazy fact about her head coach Kalen Anderson.

In this episode, Burko and Brentley welcome FSU women's coach Amy Bond to talk about the significance of the Folds of Honor Collegiate, plus junior Mirabel Ting's win, the Seminoles' season outlook and even a little .500 rule talk. After having some fun with the Folds helmet trophy, Burko and Brentley dive into some other results. Hannah Darling's resurgence is discussed, as is whether South Carolina is for real after winning the Annika in a route. Also, Virginia has its praises sung after topping Auburn at Inverness, though there is still some concern about Gordon Sargent.

In this season kickoff episode of College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine go over Brentley's preseason rankings. Who is ranked too highly? Who is being underrated? They discuss big storylines such as PGA Tour U and the .500 rule coming to the women's game, and dissect individual players such as Vanderbilt's Gordon Sargent and Stanford's star freshmen class.

In the final episode for the 2023-24 season, Burko and Brentley recap the NCAA men’s championship, from Hiroshi Tai’s individual win, to big upsets in the quarters, to Auburn’s first national championship – and J.M. Butler’s moment in a 3-2 win over Florida State.

On this episode of College Golf Talk, Burko and Brentley recap the NCAA Women's Championship, from stroke-play thoughts to an all-Pac-12 semifinal round to UCLA's run under first-year coach Alicia Um Holmes to finally, Stanford's third NCAA title of the match-play era – and Rachel Heck's fitting close to her college career. Then they pivot to the men's championship, which begins Friday. They talk favorites, sleepers and more. Plus, there are some La Costa takes and some coaching news.

Burko and Brentley hop on for a late-night recording – and Brentley forgets to switch over to his actual mic, so apologies for the broken AirPod audio at times – just hours removed from a wild Wednesday of NCAA Division I men's golf regionals. They break down all the chaos, from Arizona State's "embarrassing" exit as a top seed and similar disappointment from a whopping four of the six No. 2 seeds. Plenty of kudos are given, especially to Stanford and its star seniors, who survived at home. Burko gets his revenge on Brentley in their picks. And then they shift to the NCAA Women's Championship, which starts Thursday. They look at the favorites, throw some other contenders in the hat, and Brentley offers up his early-wave sleeper – that really shouldn't be a sleeper. Finally, they get completely off the rails about trading cards of college golfers and Burko gets nerdy about grading and rare finds. This was a fun one!

In this episode of College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine digest all the happenings from this week's NCAA D-I women's regionals, including the top performers, the close calls and the disappointments. There is also an apology from Brentley to the folks at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas, and more goose-poop talk on the back end than one could've expected a week ago.

In this 100th episode of College Golf Talk, Burko and Brentley break down all six NCAA D-I men's golf regionals. They discuss the top teams – Auburn, Vandy, UNC, etc. – and some sleepers while offering their picks of who will make it through to La Costa. Lots of insight and analysis in this one!

In this special episode of College Golf Talk, Brentley Romine catches up with Texas head coach John Fields, who first talks about how his Longhorns have responded to several new rules this spring (phone bans, more workouts, etc.) to win Big 12s and enter the NCAA Austin Regional with lots of momentum. They then pivot to some regional memories before shifting to the upcoming NCAA Championship at La Costa. Fields, who has been instrumental in getting the NCAAs to La Costa, breaks down the golf course and his big plans for a potential Omaha of college golf. Finally, Fields tells the story of when he first watched Scottie Scheffler hit a golf ball, plus the pivotal moment early in Scheffler's college career that helped mold him into the champion we see today. This one was a good one!