Better Than I Found It

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125 | Buddy Alexander Dec 12, 2022

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Buddy Alexander is a Hall of Fame Golf Coach with his longest stint at the University of Florida where he won two National Championships. He currently serves as the Volunteer Assistant at Auburn University. In addition to his extensive coaching background, he is a great player as well. He was the 1986 U.S. Amateur Championship and played in the Walker Cup. Further, his father and his son have both played the PGA Tour. Coach Alexander has an incredible golf background and is one of the giants in college golf. Thank you for coming on the podcast!

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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

124 | Johnny Keefer Dec 05, 2022

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Johnny Keefer is a Senior on the Baylor Men's Golf Team. The two-time All-American and Arnold Palmer Cup'er talks about everything that is "Johnny Golf". He also describes how Academics have been such a big part of his time at Baylor. He truly is a first-class student-athlete in every sense of the word - evidenced by his recognition as the 2022 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. We know you'll enjoy getting to know Johnny. Thank you for coming on, Johnny, and Sic'em Bears!

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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

123 | John Fields Nov 28, 2022

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Two-time National Champion Coach, John Fields, joins the podcast. Coach Fields has been a college coach for 35 years and is currently the Head Men's Golf Coach at the University of Texas. In today's podcast, he speaks to some of his players he's coached and their stories. This includes Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler who have both reached the pinnacle of our game as world number ones. Coach Fields also shares some of the mistakes he's made and advice he has received that have helped him become a better coach. Thank you for joining the podcast, Coach Fields!

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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

122 | Luke Dossey Nov 21, 2022

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Luke Dossey is a senior on the Baylor Men's Golf Team. Luke just captured his first individual collegiate victory at the Bear Brawl. He also posted a 69.8 scoring average for the Fall. Luke talks about his adjustment to college golf, his injuries, and what has made him better. He also talks about the impact of his family and his faith, his teammates, and tons of other things. Thank you for coming on Luke and Sic'em Bears!

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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

121 | Ryan Hybl Nov 14, 2022

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Ryan Hybl is the Head Men's Golf Coach at the University of Oklahoma. Coach Hybl has had tons of success as both a player and a coach. In today's podcast, he shares his story starting from his junior golf days, what it was like being raised in a coach's family, how important the "program" is to him, and talks through some key players during his stint at OU. There's tons of insights in this interview - you will not want to miss this one. Thank you so much for coming on, Coach Hybl!

120 | Bobby Wyatt Nov 07, 2022

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Bobby Wyatt is an Alabama alum. He was a three-time All-American, represented the United States at both the Palmer and Walker Cups, and he's also shot a 57 back in his junior golf days. He shares his insight and stories from his very successful junior and amateur golf days. Bobby also talks a lot about Alabama golf. We got this recorded while Bobby was traveling to one of his former teammate's wedding, Justin Thomas. Thank you for coming on, Bobby!

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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

119 | Grant Robbins Oct 31, 2022

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Grant Robbins is the Head Men's Golf Coach at Kansas State University. His team has just completed a great fall season where they won three times. Coach Robbins has been in college golf since 1998. He takes us through his coaching journey up to this point. He also talks about his current team and all of the players individually. Thank you for coming on Coach!

118 | Ian Davis Oct 24, 2022

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Ian Davis played his college golf at Oklahoma State. He was an all-american and also had success as a professional golfer on the Korn Ferry Tour. He takes us through his golf journey in today's podcast. Thanks so much for coming on Ian!

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

117 | Will Zalatoris - 2nd Appearance Oct 17, 2022

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PGA Tour Player, Will Zalatoris, joins the podcast for the second time. The last time he was on (episode 11), he was a Korn Ferry Tour member. He takes us through all of his stellar play the last couple of years, his current injury, and also share his thoughts about the LIV Tour, among other things. As always, Will is very reflected and insightful in today's recording. Thank you so much for coming on again Will! 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

116 | What I Wish I Had Known In College - Professional Players Oct 10, 2022

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In today's episode we will go through the responses of 20 tour pros to: "Tell me something you wish you had known in college." Players like Collin Morikawa, Billy Horshel, Peter Uhlein, Cooper Dossey, Bob Tway, Robby Shelton, Hunter Mahan, and others. There are quite a few thoughtful and pointed responses. We cover them all in the podcast. Here is a word document with these same responses (you are welcome to share them with anyone this might help):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19pqN4uMq2k17K-Q4vFRYuGDfUYMih3A59i7XSMWPiQc/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you for listening!

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