The Loop

Golf Digest

This is The Loop, a refreshing mix of everything you love to talk about around golf, with the only rule that you don’t take yourself or the game too seriously. Each week hosts Christopher Powers, Alex Myers, and Steve Hennessey, along with special guests from across the sports and entertainment worlds, will touch on what’s going in the game, who they’re putting money on, and whatever else comes up along the way.

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Mar 20, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
David Duval on carrying Tiger, agreeing with Brandel and Match Play picks with Geoff Fienberg
The great David Duval joins us this week for a fun chat about the current state of golf, the current state of his game and the one topic he actually agrees with Brandel Chamblee on. Alex, Stephen, Christopher and Geoff Fienberg also break down the last WGC-Match Play for the foreseeable future and lament some all-time March Madness bad beats.
Mar 14, 2023 · 54 min
David Duval answers 1 important question
Due to some technical difficulties, our interview with David Duval on this week’s episode turned into a one-question interview (apologies). Fortunately, Golf Digest’s own Luke Kerr-Dineen was nice enough to fill in and unpack everything in the USGA and R&A’s golf rollback announcement.
Mar 6, 2023 · 55 min
Our chaotic interview with the legendary Rocco Mediate and what Rory got wrong at Bay Hill
Six-time PGA Tour winner Rocco Mediate is this week’s guest, and he remains as outspoken as ever. We also preview the Players Championship, and break down why Rory McIlroy was wrong to not look at a leaderboard on Sunday at Bay Hill.
Mar 1, 2023 · 59 min
Two-time Bay Hill winner Matt Every on his TV future and why he keeps chasing the dream
Two-time Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Matt Every joins us live from Puerto Rico, where he is playing in this week’s alternate event on the PGA Tour. The Florida man dished on the Seminole Pro-Member, why he’s still chasing the dream and why he’d like to get back into television when he eventually hangs it up.
Feb 22, 2023 · 49 min
Behind the scenes with one of the stars of Netflix’s ‘Full Swing’
Barstool Sports' Dan Rapaport, our former coworker, joins us this week to talk all things “Full Swing.” Plus, we talk Tiger Woods at Riviera and where he goes from here, and why Jon Rahm is the actual best player in the world right now.
Feb 14, 2023 · 1 hr 4 min
Brian Urlacher on playing the WMPO pro-am, acing a par 4 (!) and an unlikely eagle at Augusta National
After teeing it up at last week’s WM Phoenix Open pro-am, we spent some time with Brian Urlacher to talk about his experience.
Feb 13, 2023 · 1 min
Introducing: Full Swing Thoughts
We made it through the months of hype. Netflix's "Full Swing" is here, and we're here to recap every minute of it.
Feb 6, 2023 · 1 hr 6 min
Xander Schauffele on dealing with injury and the photo Patrick Cantlay will never see
Xander Schauffele is our guest this week for the People’s Open at TPC Scottsdale. Topics ranged from Schauffele’s lingering back injury to his hot and cold 2022. The boys also break down the two main Golf Twitter sagas of the weekend: Aaron Rodgers’ inflated handicap and the much-criticized stonework around the Swilcan Bridge at St. Andrews.
Jan 30, 2023 · 1 hr 7 min
J.R. Smith on first-tee nerves, the time he almost broke 70 and why LeBron will never get into golf
Two-time NBA champ J.R. Smith, one of our white whales, joins this week’s pod to talk about his college golf career, the time he almost broke 70, and why LeBron will never be able to get into golf.
Jan 23, 2023 · 1 hr 4 min
Kyle Berkshire on long drive’s return to TV, his bromance with Bryson and his tour pro aspirations
Kyle Berkshire is this week’s guest and he’s excited to report that Long Drive is coming back to Golf Channel in 2023. Berkshire, and his good buddy Bryson DeChambeau, will be competing on TV again soon, though he’s not giving up on his tour-pro aspirations yet.
Jan 17, 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, our best sleepwalking stories and AMEX picks
Radio legend Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo joins us this week and he did not disappoint. Our white whale guest explained how he comes up with his epic rants, and how “First Take” has introduced him to an entirely new audience.
Jan 10, 2023 · 55 min
Keith Mitchell dances on TCU’s grave and tells us his 2023 goals
Tour winner Keith Mitchell, a University of Georgia alum, joins us the morning after the Bulldogs walloped TCU in the national title game, and he had no problem dancing on the Horned Frogs’ grave. Mitchell and a handful of other Dawgs watched the victory in Hawaii, where he’ll be making his 2023 debut at the Sony Open.
Jan 3, 2023 · 1 hr 4 min
The ‘other’ Scott Stallings is going to the Masters and a Sentry TOC preview with Andy Lack
The boys kick off the New Year by chatting with the “other” Scott Stallings, a realtor from Atlanta who mistakenly received a Masters invitation that was meant for PGA Tour pro Scott Stallings.
Dec 19, 2022 · 53 min
Why Tiger will win again and our favorite golf moments of 2022
Tiger and Charlie put together yet another highly entertaining PNC Championship performance. Let's discuss what that means. We also recap the World Cup final, an all-time season in golf screenshots and an out-of-control week in the NFL.
Dec 14, 2022 · 37 min
I got robbed in Augusta
After covering The Match in Tampa, one of our hosts, Christopher Powers, made a quick stop in Augusta to work on a preview story for the Masters. While away from his hotel, his room got completely robbed, though the culprit did leave one prized possession.
Dec 7, 2022 · 1 hr 11 min
Kelly in Vegas, the return of Tiger Woods and the best gambling movies of all time
Barstool Sports’ Kelly in Vegas joins us this week to recap an epic Big 12 Championship game, which she attended to watch her Alma Mater, Kansas State, win in person. Kelly, one of the sharpest bettors on social media, also shares her best betting tips, her favorite plays for bowl season and her Army-Navy lock. The boys also rank the best gambling movies of all time and scour the props market for The Match under the lights, which pits Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy against Justin Thomas and Jordan
Nov 28, 2022 · 51 min
8 minutes in heaven with former ‘Bachelor’ Ben Higgins
The boys have a short but fun chat with former “Bachelor” Ben Higgins, who will tee it up in next month’s Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. The celebrity golfer tells us about his hilarious hole-in-one story and how he cured a recent bout of the shanks.
Nov 22, 2022 · 45 min
Did Augusta National ruin its 13th hole? We debate
We debate the changes to Augusta National’s 13th hole, which appears to have been lengthened by at least 50 yards. Will it be too long? Will the risk-reward factor still be there?
Nov 15, 2022 · 46 min
Charles Barkley’s swing coach on fixing his game
We chat with Stan Utley, a tour winner turned teaching pro who is best known for fixing the hideous golf swing of NBA legend Charles Barkley. He tells us how he pulled off the impossible.
Nov 9, 2022 · 1 hr 17 min
Danny Woodhead on a barefoot Bill Belichick, testing the newest golf clubs and why he's unimpressed by Tom Brady
We chat with Fantasy PPR legend Danny Woodhead, who has become a rising star on the amateur golf scene in retirement. Plus, a golf round with an Emmy-winning actor and our victory cigars.