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Keep up with the latest from the college golf world with Golf Channel's College Golf Talk with hosts Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine. From in-depth conversations with current players and coaches, to Golf Channel experts breaking down the biggest collegiate events, this podcast will keep you in the know throughout the college golf season.
Episodes
- NCAAW regional rewind: Stanford dominates; playoffs galore; who is POY?
College Golf Talk reviews the six NCAA women's golf regionals, highlighting Stanford's record-setting win and other notable events including playoffs and potential Player of the Year candidates.
- NCAA men's regional preview: Year of the 10 seeds? No. 1 on high alert?
College Golf Talk previews the NCAA Division I men's golf regionals, discussing picks to advance, potential 10-seed surprises, and a No. 1 seed's vulnerability. The episode also touches on Jackson Koivun's historic college golf season.
- NCAA women's regional preview with USC's Justin Silverstein; Three-peats for Koivun, Stout
USC women's golf coach Justin Silverstein previews the NCAA women's golf regionals on College Golf Talk, covering favorites, sleepers, and course insights. The discussion also touches on the .500 rule and recent men's conference results.
- Stanford, Tennessee among women's conference champions
College Golf Talk reviews recent women's conference championships, highlighting Stanford and Tennessee. The episode also touches on player changes, the Annika Award, and a Stanford player's dismissal.
- Putting bow on Augusta; USC wins at Pasa; women's conference championships begin
The episode discusses the Augusta National Women's Amateur, Brentley's experience at Augusta National, USC's victory at the Western Intercollegiate, Jackson Koivun's Player of the Year status, and the Texas men's golf team's standing. It a…
- Extra Credit: BYU freshman Kihei Akina
With it being Augusta National Women's Amateur week, Brentley assumes hosting duties for an extended interview with the top freshman in the country, BYU's Kihei Akina. From Hawaii and one of seven siblings, Akina talks about his roots in t…
- Augusta National Women's Amateur preview
Before heading to Augusta, Burko and Brentley get an early start on previewing the Augusta National Women's Amateur, which includes their annual snake draft. Other college news and results are discussed, from Texas Tech's victory at Valspa…
- March Madness: NCAA Tournament advice, plus Sweet 16 of Campus Courses
With a few hours to spare, Burko (the voice of the A-10) and Brentley offer their last-minute NCAA Tournament advice, while also adding a golf wrinkle – the Sweet 16 of Campus Courses. They are divided on the winner, too! Aside from the Ma…
- Interview with Texas' Farah O'Keefe, plus crazy finish at Hayt
We'll call this the cliffhanger episode. Not only is Brentley anxious over a Liberty basketball game that Burko recommended he pick for a pool (spoiler: they lost), but Brentley also catches up with Texas junior Farah O'Keefe during the Da…
- Oklahoma State's Preston Stout dusts field in Cabo; Darius, Vegas recaps
In this week's episode, Burko and Brentley recap three of the biggest events of the season: Texas' statement at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, Virginia clipping Auburn at Southern Highlands Collegiate and Oklahoma State sliding by Arka…
- Live from the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate: Preview, interviews
Burko and Brentley are together again, this time at Long Cove Club ahead of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. They preview the event, plus two big men's tournaments, in Las Vegas and Cabo, before interviewing two of the participating coac…
- Inside Vanessa Borovilos' rise at A&M; Chris Haack stepping down
Texas A&M sophomore Vanessa Borovilos joins this latest episode, fresh off her victory at the Moon Golf Invitational. She provides insight into how she's become one of the top women's amateur players in the world, how she ended up going fr…
- A trip down memory lane with Mike McGraw; Charlie Woods picks FSU
In this episode of College Golf Talk, recently retired Baylor head coach Mike McGraw reflects on an amazing career that spanned nearly four decades. From sleeping in Rickie Fowler's driveway while recruiting him to helping Wyndham Clark th…
- Spring preview, plus team guy La Sasso bolts for LIV, McGraw retires
College Golf Talk is back in 2026, as Burko and Brentley preview the spring semester, from favorites in the Power 4 conferences to the big storylines to follow. Also, Michael La Sasso's departure from Ole Miss to join LIV Golf is discussed…
- Analyzing Class of 2026 signings with Ryan Frazer; Vandy signee Luke Colton
With the early signing period for the Class of 2026 wrapping up, Brentley Romine spins through his player and class rankings with junior-golf guru Ryan Frazer of Agora Golf. But the episode starts with Vanderbilt signee Luke Colton of Fris…
- NCAA golf fall superlatives, plus Stanford's Megha Ganne
Burko and Brentley recap an action-packed fall slate of NCAA golf while discussing the standout teams and players, and picking their NCAA title favorites at the moment. Georgia Tech's Bruce Heppler is retiring, and his legendary career is…
- The great rankings debate resumes as Broadie Bumpers pop up
In this week's episode, Burko is in Dubai, so Brentley calls on Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan and Lance Ringler to fill the void. Top tournaments such as the Williams Cup and Stanford Intercollegiate are broken down at length before the guys…
- College Golf Talk, Extra Credit: KFT No. 1 Johnny Keefer
In this Extra Credit episode of College Golf Talk, Brentley sits down with Johnny Keefer, a Baylor alum and this year's No. 1 player on the Korn Ferry Tour. They discuss Keefer's journey to the PGA Tour, how he went from a top lacrosse pla…
- Where are the rankings at?! And an interview with UCF's Emily Marron
In this week's episode, UCF women's coach Emily Marron stops by after one of the biggest wins in program history, at Medinah. Marron discusses the impact of this week's win in Illinois, what it's like to coach a team representing seven dif…
- Notre Dame's Jacob Modleski flies high; nearly Hallmark szn for Burko
In this week's College Golf Talk podcast with Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine, Brentley spends some time with Notre Dame junior Jacob Modleski, who has already racked up three top-10s this fall after a busy summer that included being a…
- Oklahoma State's Alan Bratton recaps Olympia Fields win, plus a new award handed out
In this week's episode of College Golf Talk, Burko and Brentley chat with Oklahoma State head coach Alan Bratton, whose defending NCAA champion Cowboys won the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational last weekend. Other results are dis…
- College golf's Kenny Powers leads LSU to Stephens Cup
In this week's episode, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine break down all the happenings from the Jackson T. Stephens Cup at Shoreacres, where Wake Forest upset Stanford on the women's side and LSU topped North Carolina for the men's titl…
- Walker Cup the best viewing experience ever? Plus, Wake's Chloe Kovelesky, and 15 penalty shots at men's event
A jam-packed Thursday morning episode recaps a once-in-a-lifetime week at Cypress Point. Burko and Brentley hand out their Walker Cup MVP awards and discuss potential changes to the competition. Then it's time for college golf, where they…
- Can GB&I win the 50th Walker Cup? Plus, an NCAA golf season preview
College Golf Talk is back for a seventh season as Burko and Brentley reunited at Cypress Point ahead of the 50th Walker Cup. Can Great Britain and Ireland win for just the third time ever on U.S. soil? The guys discuss among an array of pr…
- No. 12 for Oklahoma State, plus other takeaways from NCAA Championship at La Costa
The final episode of the 2024-25 season recaps Oklahoma State's 12th national championship with a 4-1 win over Virginia at La Costa. Burko and Brentley offer their full takeaways from the men's championship, including Florida State's disap…
- Northwestern women upset Stanford for first national women's title; NCAA men's preview
In this episode, which includes an intro (sorry for last week!), Burko and Brentley recap one of the greatest upsets of all-time, Northwestern's 3-2 win over Stanford in the NCAA women's final. They talk Maria Jose Marin's individual win,…
- NCAA men's regional recap: Biggest surprises, disappointments and who's the POY now?
Burko and Brentley break down all that was at this week's NCAA men's regionals, where LSU made the wrong kind of history, Augusta surprised again and Florida State's Luke Clanton made things interesting as it pertains to the Haskins Award…
- NCAA women's regionals: Who advanced, who didn't and lots of portal criticism
Burko and Brentley recap each of the six NCAA Division I women's golf regionals that concluded earlier this week. They talk about who advanced, who didn't and which teams were perhaps motivated by their pre-tournament picks. Also, there is…
- Make your picks! NCAA Division I men's golf regional preview
In this week's episode, Burko and Brentley are coming off a busy Selection Wednesday. They break down each of the six NCAA Division I men's golf regionals, spill their facts and nuggets, identify their upsets and sleepers, and make their p…
- The ultimate NCAA women's regional preview with Justin Silverstein
Maybe the most comprehensive show we've done. USC's Justin Silverstein is back, as is tradition, to help Burko and Brentley preview the NCAA women's golf regionals, whose fields were recently revealed. They comb through all six sites and p…
- It's conference championship szn!
After another week off for the Masters, Burko and Brentley reconvene to spin through the many women's conference championships already in the books, from exciting finishes at the Big 12s and ASUN, to conference-title firsts around the asso…
- Augusta National Women's Amateur preview: Lottie not the favorite? Big injury news; AD trending
Burko and Brentley are in Augusta on the eve of the Augusta National Women's Amateur, which begins Wednesday. They discuss whether Lottie Woad is the favorite, Mirabel Ting's historic season, an injury to a top-5 amateur (and subsequent WD…
- LSU and first-year coach Jake Amos have entered the chat
In this episode of College Golf Talk, Burko is back from Spring Break as he joins Brentley and guest Jake Amos, the first-year head coach for LSU. The Tigers are now up to sixth in the country following a statement win at Pauma Valley. Amo…
- March Madness 'expert' analysis with guest co-host Canon Claycomb, Duke's Ethan Evans
With regular host – and temporary Michigan State fan – Burko off this week, Brentley seeks out former Alabama golfer Canon Claycomb as a fill-in for the annual March Madness episode. They first get into a myriad of results, from LSU's stat…
- Back from 'baby break' with Nick Clinard, coach of the No. 1 Auburn Tigers
After a week off so Brentley could enjoy some time with his family and kid No. 2, George, he and Burko catch up on one of the biggest two-week stretches of the year. Southern Highlands, Cabo, Darius Rucker – it's all discussed in depth whi…
- Luke Clanton gets his PGA Tour card; UCLA's Alicia Um Holmes
He did it, folks! Florida State junior Luke Clanton has his PGA Tour card after making the cut at the Cognizant Classic and earning his 20th and final PGA Tour U Accelerated point. In this episode of College Golf Talk, Burko and Brentley d…
- Florida State is DOMINATING the headlines; Trey Jones interview
In this week's episode, Burko and Brentley welcome Florida State director of golf Trey Jones, whose golf programs – and junior Luke Clanton – dominated the headlines this past week. Clanton is a big topic, as well as what can we expect fro…
- How Cohen Trolio became college golf's best comeback story
In this episode of College Golf Talk, Burko joins Brentley from the road ahead of a big A-10 women's hoops matchup to break down some of the top results in college golf, from Big Tom Morrison's win at the Amer Ari to the Stanford women sta…
- Shauna Taylor sizes up another Arkansas win, Fayetteville food scene; How far can Vandy go with struggling Sarge?
On this episode, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine welcome in Arkansas women's coach Shauna Taylor, whose Razorbacks are fresh off their fourth win of the season. They discuss why this program plays with such a chip on their shoulder, he…
- NCAA golf spring preview: What's next for Luke Clanton, rest of country?
Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine return from winter break to preview the NCAA golf spring season. They discuss superstar Luke Clanton and Florida State's chances in the ACC, Stanford's continued dominance, South Carolina's midseason add…
- Fall roundup: Winners, losers, and a head-scratching business approach
Burko and Brentley reunited to button up the fall season. They go over some of the latest results, including Stanford's victory in Hawaii, before discussing the fall's winners and losers. There is plenty of Cardinal talk on the women's sid…
- Back of the Range crossover, USC's Jasmine Koo and a ton of big-time golf results
This week is a special crossover episode with Back of the Range's Ben Adelberg, who comes in from the bullpen for Burko, who has a soccer injury to tend to. Brentley and Ben hit all the big tournaments of the past week, one of which Ben at…
- Live from St. Andrews it's Burko, Brentley and Northwestern's David Inglis!
For the first time in 111 episodes, Burko and Brentley are together live – and what better place to do it at than the Rusacks Hotel in St. Andrews, where just hours earlier Northwestern's men and Arizona's women won the team titles at the…
- Frankie Capan III on graduating to the PGA Tour, how to be a great putter and his MASSIVE goal for 2025
On this week's episode of College Golf Talk, Brentley gets ahead of the hurricane and welcomes former college player Frankie Capan III, who just earned his PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour. Capan talks going from an SEC school to a mid-maj…
- Is OU team to beat? Drew Goodman joins; Storm displaces golf teams
In this week's episode, Brentley catches up with Oklahoma senior Drew Goodman, who explains why the Sooners have now won back-to-back tournaments, while also talking the legend of Ryan Hybl, an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction, running a h…
- Bruce Heppler on Georgia Tech's Olympia Fields win, UNLV hoops stories, escaping from an elevator
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/Fi…
- An open and honest conversation with South Carolina's Hannah Darling
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 Carol…
- FSU's Amy Bond on Folds, Mirabel's win; Selling Sargent stock?
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 h…
- 2024-25 NCAA golf season preview: Rankings, predictions, storylines
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…
- No. 1 Auburn wins the war, takes down FSU for 1st NCAAM title
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-…