Episodes
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!
Published 05/02/24
Published 05/02/24
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...
Published 04/30/24
In what has become an annual tradition, Burko and Brentley welcome USC head coach Justin Silverstein on the pod to break down all six of the 2024 NCAA Division I women's golf regional fields. They talk his Trojans, but also dive into the favorites, potential sleepers and maybe even a few teams in upset alert.
Published 04/25/24
In this week's episode, after a week away, Burko and Brentley return for a jam-packed episode. They touch on the big Gordon Sargent news, dive into some big men's tournament results, including No. 1 Auburn absolutely dominating at the Mossy Oak. Conference championships are here on the women's side, and the guys discuss a five-time winner now this season, Emma Bunch of New Mexico State. Then they close with the SEC, as Mississippi State's Julia Lopez Ramirez joins to talk about the Bulldogs'...
Published 04/19/24
In this extra credit episode of College Golf Talk, Brentley Romine sits down with Anna Davis, who is in the middle of her first semester at Auburn. Davis shares why she chose to play college golf and for the Tigers, and she shares what the experience has been like so far. There's also a deep dive into her game and background, and what makes her different. There is some fashion talk, though the bucket-hat chatter is kept to a minimum. Finally, they discuss the upcoming ANWA and what is really...
Published 04/02/24
It's Augusta National Women's Amateur week. Burko and Brentley get a head start on things with a preview of the prestigious women's tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Sorry, there are no college results discussed, but we do break down the favorites in a snake draft format. Brentley then sits down with Kiara Romero of Oregon to talk about her two-win freshman season so far, her ANWA expectations (spoiler alert: her game fits Augusta National very well) and much more.
Published 04/01/24
Fresh off his impressive victory at the Valspar Collegiate, Florida State sophomore Luke Clanton hops on the pod to discuss beating one of the best fields in college golf, his humble beginnings in the game growing up in South Florida, how much not making the Walker Cup has motivated him and what it's like flying on Brooks Koepka's private jet and getting advice from the five-time major champion. Burko and Brentley also break down a wild finish at the Floridian as Vandy made a ferocious charge...
Published 03/28/24
Alabama's Canon Claycomb joins this special episode as he and Brentley talk about the Tide's recent success in the post-Nick Dunlap era, including a win at the Linger Longer, plus his roots at Lake Nona, his hoops days and more. They end with some March Madness analysis and picks as Burko, now a real college basketball expert, joins the show as well to offer his insight. There is some talk on the South Carolina van crash and unfortunate injury to star player Nathan Franks, and discussion on...
Published 03/21/24
It's Players Championship week, so this week's epsiode is sans Burko. Brentley Romine goes over some pertinent results before tossing to an hour-long interview with Dan Brooks, the legendary Duke women's coach. They talk Brooks' start in coaching, what it was like sharing an athletic department with Coach K and Steve Spurrier, his famous dots method for recruiting and much more.
Published 03/15/24
In this episode of College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine have a ton of results to get to. On the women's side, Arizona State wins the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, which was tightly contested on both the team and individual leaderboards. Wake Forest is banged up, too, but the Deacs still moved to No. 1 – even after Stanford won a tournament. Though as Brentley points out, it's likely due to an input error. The rankings issues persist throughout the episode, including during...
Published 03/08/24
In this episode of College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine open things up with Burko taking us down memory lane regarding Anthony Kim; one story will tug at the heart strings. They then preview the Darius Rucker next week with a little game of should win, could win and probably won't win. The Southern Highlands Collegiate is discussed at length, as is time travel. Brentley then sits down with Florida junior Ian Gilligan, a cancer survivor who has become one of the best players...
Published 02/29/24
On this episode of College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine break down a busy week in men's and women's college golf. They start with the men, where Florida's B team almost won the Gator Invitational. What is J.C. Deacon's best five in Gainesville? Arizona won again, this time at the John Burns Intercollegiate, and the Wildcats are suddenly a top-10 team nationally. No surprise as Vanderbilt wins the Watersound, where Florida State's Mr. Indy took medalist honors. The guys also...
Published 02/22/24
In this episode of College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine welcome Arizona State head coach Matt Thurmond on the podcast to talk about his Sun Devils, including his sensational freshman, Wenyi Ding. How impressive has the kid been? How did he end up in Tempe? What's he like off the golf course? And what does ASU have to do win at La Costa this May? Thurmond also shares stories of his former players, Nick Taylor and Joel Dahmen before Burko and Brentley go over results from...
Published 02/15/24
With the spring season in NCAA golf full steam ahead, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine dive into the Power 5 conferences and preview these next few months of college golf. The episode starts with some controversy in Palos Verdes, as the guys once again call for some sort of standard rules. They then touch on some recent results, including the Arkansas women proving that Brentley's assertion is wrong. Conference favorites are thrown out there, as well as a few teams that maybe could...
Published 02/07/24
In the first episode of the new year, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine welcome on Alabama head coach Jay Seawell. Seawell takes the guys inside Nick Dunlap's whirlwind and historic last two weeks, his decision and why he believes success will continue. He then shares a great Nick Saban story before Burko and Brentley say goodbye and break down a couple news items – Caleb Surratt joining LIV and Brentley's recap of December's coaches convention.
Published 02/01/24
In this final episode of College Golf Talk for 2023, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine recap the fall season and signing day before offering their reactions to the first NCAA golf rankings created by Mark Broadie.
Published 11/16/23
On this episode of College Golf Talk, Brentley Romine subs in USC women’s coach Justin Silverstein for Steve Burkowski as co-host, and they recap the Stanford Intercollegiate, East Lake Cup and more while also diving into the USGA’s hire of Chris Zambri and the Spikemark disaster. Before all that, one of Silverstein’s top players, Catherine Park, joins, and they discuss her ball-striking prowess, her unique family athletic background, her relationship with best friend Rose Zhang and why her...
Published 11/03/23
On this episode of College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine welcome Virginia’s Paul Chang, who started his college career as a club golfer before finally earning his way onto Virginia’s team, starring at the U.S. Amateur and now rolling off four straight top-16s this fall. After this excellent story of perseverance, Burko and Brentley recap a couple big events, preview Golf Channel’s St. Andrews tournament and then close with another (and final) update in the Spikemark saga.
Published 10/21/23
In this episode of College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine share in their anticipation for Spikemark’s big Oct. 15 rankings reveal (fingers crossed!). They then break down a slew of tournaments, including the Stephens Cup, Williams Cup and Big 12 Match Play. Finally they preview the GC of Georgia Collegiate before getting off the rails a bit on the importance of playoffs.
Published 10/14/23
In this episode of College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine recap a busy week of elite tournaments, including the Blessings, Windy City and Ben Hogan Collegiate, where Vanderbilt senior Cole Sherwood won in a playoff to earn a PGA Tour exemption. Then Brentley caps the show by sitting down with Sherwood himself, discussing his golf, Vandys loaded team, his world travels and growing up as a self-described problem child.
Published 10/05/23
On this episode of College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine welcome Georgia Tech senior Christo Lamprecht, college golf’s tallest player at 6’8, a recent winner at Olympia Fields and the newest world No. 1 amateur. They then run through some scores before talking about the fiasco that has been Spikemark’s debut as the NCAA’s scoring and rankings provider.
Published 09/20/23
After a busy summer, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine recap a memorable week at the Walker Cup before breaking down Brentley’s preseason rankings for the men and women. Several teams are discussed before the two offer some quick predictions for NCAA team champions and players of the year.
Published 09/14/23
In this final episode of the season for College Golf Talk, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine relive Florida’s run to the NCAA title, Georgia Tech’s close-call and much more from Grayhawk. They also review three years at Grayhawk and then do a quick look ahead to this summer’s Walker Cup.
Published 06/02/23
In this special edition of College Golf Talk, Brentley Romine welcomes Rose Zhang, fresh off announcing her plans to turn professional and cap what many consider to be the greatest female amateur career of all-time. For over a half-hour, they talk about her big decision, her emotional Stanford goodbye at Grayhawk, the people who helped shape her, her G.O.A.T. title and much, much more. You don’t want to miss this one!
Published 05/27/23