Kansas State University Women's Golf

The Burke File PERSONAL INFORMATION Education: Lindenwood (’07); Missouri ('19) Playing Experience: Lindenwood (2004-07) COACHING HISTORY 2014-17: K-State Assistant Coach 2017-19: USC Associate Head Coach 2019-23: Tulane Head Coach 2023-Present: K-State Head Coach CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2017 NCAA Championship (USC) 2018 NCAA Championship (USC) 2019 NCAA Championship (USC) 2022 NCAA Regionals (Tulane) 2025 NCAA Championship (K-State) A championship-winning coach who has found success in just six seasons leading women’s golf programs, Stew Burke is in his third year as head coach at Kansas State in 2025-26. Burke, a former K-State assistant coach who was named the Wildcats’ head coach on June 30, 2023, has hit the ground running in his two seasons in Manhattan, highlighted by the program’s first NCAA Championship appearance in 2024-25. The Wildcats, who made their first NCAA Regional appearance in eight years, tied for second place in the NCAA Lexington Regional to move on to the national championship. That came on the heels of finishing in fifth place in the Big 12 Championship, the first time the Wildcats had consecutive top-five showings in a conference championship. The 2024-25 squad produced a program record 288.13 scoring average in addition to setting the top mark with seven top-three finishes, while the Wildcats’ nine top-five showings and two victories each tied for first place. K-State put together a 128-51-2 record in 2024-25, its most head-to-head wins since at least 200

Rinko Mitsunaga, a highly successful former collegiate and amateur player who has transitioned into coaching, is in her third season as an assistant coach for the K-State women’s golf program in 2025-26. Mitsunaga (pronounced MIT-su-NAH-gah), who worked the previous two seasons at Tulane under current K-State head coach Stew Burke, has helped the Wildcats to a highly successful two-year run to begin her tenure in Manhattan. With Mitsunaga on staff, the Wildcats’ 2024-25 season was perhaps the most successful campaign in program history as the Wildcats advanced to their first ever NCAA Championship after tying for second in the NCAA Lexington Regional. The Wildcats set a school record with a 288.13 team scoring average, over two shots per round better than the record set by the 2023-24 squad. K-State also posted two wins and nine top-five finishes to tie for first in school history, while its seven top-three finishes were also a school record. K-State produced eight of the top 20 54-hole scores in school history during the 2024-25 campaign in addition to 13 of the top 25 team rounds. Individually, the Wildcats posted 13 of the top 18 rounds and 10 of the top 25 54-hole scores during the season. Mitsunaga was instrumental in the development of Carla Bernat, who left K-State as the best player in program history. Bernat, the 2024-25 Big 12 Women’s Golfer of the Year, earned First Team All-America honors from the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) and Golfweek in addition to