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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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- Dec 22, 202527 min
283 | Character Begets Success
Merry Christmas, and welcome back to another episode of Better Than I Found It. As as the Baylor Golf Team and the McGraw family take time to celebrate the holidays, Coach McGraw uses the moment to highlight the importance of recruiting and coaching players who show great character. In this episodes Coach McGraw shares stories that demonstrate how his prioritization of recruiting players with high character, not just talent, led to the success of both the team and the individual. These stories range from his early coaching days at Edmond High School to his most recent All-American, and noted 2024 points leader on the Korn-Ferry Tour, Johnny Keefer. Character has always been a focal point of McGraw's coaching philosophy, and I hope you can understand why after listening to this podcast. Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcastAssociated social media accounts:Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGrawBaylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolfProduced and Edited by Will GreeneMusic: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterthanifoundit/message
- Dec 15, 202544 min
282 | Brennan Webb
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!Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcastAssociated social media accounts:Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGrawBaylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolfProduced and Edited by Will GreeneMusic: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterthanifoundit/message
- Dec 8, 202512 min
281 | Edmond Junior Golf Hall of Fame
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. Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcastAssociated social media accounts:Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGrawBaylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolfProduced and Edited by Will GreeneMusic: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterthanifoundit/message
- Dec 1, 202544 min
280 | Labron Harris Jr.
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 storied career of this legend. Thank you for joining the podcast Labron!Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcastAssociated social media accounts:Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGrawBaylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolfProduced and Edited by Will GreeneMusic: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterthanifoundit/message
- Nov 24, 202549 min
279 | David Tenneson
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 more stories like the ones shared today, check out David's database: 5count4.substack.com. Thank you for joining the podcast David! Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcastAssociated social media accounts:Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGrawBaylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolfProduced and Edited by Will GreeneMusic: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterthanifoundit/message
- Nov 17, 202539 min
278 | Bruce Heppler Second Appearance
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 right was and should be a model for any young coach getting into the industry as to how to conduct yourself and succeed while doing so. The collegiate golf world will miss him, but he has one last ride in 2025-2026 with his Yellow Jackets and I hope you all tune in to his season as I will. Thank you for joining the podcast Bruce! Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcastAssociated social media accounts:Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGrawBaylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolfProduced and Edited by Will GreeneMusic: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterthanifoundit/message
- Nov 10, 202523 min
277 | Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame
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 coaching, and Mike Holder hiring him to be his assistant at Oklahoma State in 1997. He also discusses his later career at both Alabama and Baylor following his departure at OSU and the amazing assistant coaches and players he has had over the years. Finally, Coach McGraw thankshis wife Pam, who has supported him through the highs and lows over the past three decades at OSU, Alabama, and Baylor. I hope you enjoy listening to this recap of Coach McGraw’s career. Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcastAssociated social media accounts:Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGrawBaylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolfProduced and Edited by Will GreeneMusic: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterthanifoundit/message
- Nov 3, 202548 min
276 | Willie Wood
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 Tiger Woods was Tiger Woods. In this episode we talk about his entire career, from his junior career to playing the Masters with Arnold Palmer. Willie is truly a great guy, and I hope you enjoy listening to this episode. Thank you for joining the podcast Willie! Subscribe to the podcast for future episodes. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook —> @BetterThanIFoundItPodcastAssociated social media accounts:Coach McGraw - @BearCoachMcGrawBaylor Men’s Golf - @BaylorMGolfProduced and Edited by Will GreeneMusic: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/betterthanifoundit/message
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