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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Feb 15, 2022 · 55 min
‘How dare he oversexualize himself?’: Paige Spiranac on the Scottsdale party, a new tour pick ’em game and Riviera picks
Paige Spiranac joins us to talk about whether the party is out of control in Scottsdale, a new free-to-play PGA Tour Pick ’Em game, powered by PointsBet, and much more. Of course, we give our best bets as we look to go back-to-back after cashing on Scottie Scheffler last week.
Feb 9, 2022 · 39 min
‘The most square golf/Super Bowl prop bet of the week’
Our favorite bets of the week, including some fun golf/Super Bowl cross-sport bets. We have some golf and NFL locks—join us in getting ready for one of the best weeks of the year.
Feb 1, 2022 · 52 min
‘I don’t think she knew’: Akshay Bhatia talks his big win and his Instagram girlfriend caddie
Akshay Bhatia, whose win with his girlfriend caddieing for him on the Korn Ferry Tour went viral, joins the ‘Be Right’ podcast to discuss what the past few weeks have been like. Though he’s only 20 years old, Bhatia has great stories from hanging around Phil Mickelson (now a close friend of his) and Bryson DeChambeau. We had a great time chatting with Bhatia (on his 20th birthday, no less, from this week’s KFT event in Panama).
Jan 24, 2022 · 51 min
‘These great NFL QBs are all golf sickos’
Kevin Clark, one of our favorite sportswriters, joins the ‘Be Right’ podcast to break down perhaps the best weekend of NFL playoff games ever. He’s also a big golf fan—he reveals how he might’ve outted Jim Nantz’s party trick; why the NFL’s best quarterbacks are all golf sickos, and why he’ll only bet on golf, not the NFL.
Jan 19, 2022 · 33 min
‘Pray for our mentions if Rickie Fowler misses the cut’
Our guest, Reid Fowler of DraftKings and PGA Tour Live, joins our show on a HOT streak—having hit Cam Smith and Hideki Matsuyama outrights entering the week. He’s seeking the RARE three-peat. Can he get it done?
Jan 11, 2022 · 51 min
2022 Sony Open picks with Mr. Hawaii
Mark Rolfing of NBC Sports/Golf Channel joined the podcast to preview the 2022 Sony Open—and what we should expect to see at Waialae Country Club. Rolfing, aka Mr. Hawaii, helps us put a historic event at Kapalua in context after watching records get broken all week. This was a fun podcast with one of golf’s most entertaining broadcasters.
Jan 4, 2022 · 46 min
‘The PIP is horses---’: Pat Perez joins us for wide-ranging interview
2022 in golf kicks off this week with Kapalua and the Sentry TOC! We had an incredible first guest of the year, three-time PGA Tour winner Pat Perez, who previews the Tito’s Shorties Classic. Perez speaks his mind on a number of topics—you don’t want to miss our talk with one of golf’s most fun and honest tour pros.
Nov 30, 2021 · 33 min
‘I blacked out’: Our reporter relives his Tiger moment gone viral
It’s the last big golf event of the year—and we have boots on the ground at the Hero World Challenge with Staff Writer Dan Rapaport joining us live. He went viral in the Tiger Woods press conference … so in addition to our picks for this week’s event, we asked Rapaport to relive the harrowing moment.
Nov 23, 2021 · 33 min
Bryson vs. Koepka best bets and analysis
The boys are back—off a great hit last week—to handicap The Match V with Bryson DeChambeau facing Brooks Koepka at Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas the week after Thanksgiving. The boys got to chat with Bryson and Brooks—and the Director of Golf at the Wynn—for insights leading into The Match.
Nov 16, 2021 · 1 hr 2 min
“Even if he was 4,000-1, I would never bet him”
The RSM Classic is the PGA Tour’s final event of 2021—so the boys look to close out the year with another winning ticket. Plus, we have European Tour expert Tom Jacobs join us to break down the DP World Tour Championship.
Nov 10, 2021 · 35 min
Houston Open 2021 picks LIVE from Hudson National
We break down the strong field at Memorial Park for this week’s Houston Open. And for the first time since March 2020, the “Be Right” boys are all live and in person after Golf Digest’s annual Seitz Cup matches.
Nov 2, 2021 · 43 min
Mayakoba 2021 picks and Patrick Rodgers heartbreak
Seven of the top 20 players in the world are in the field this week at Mayakoba for the World Wide Technology Championship. The “Be Right” boys have a few “automatic” bets they’re making after close calls on Patrick Rodgers last week.
Oct 26, 2021 · 43 min
Bermuda 2021 best bets with Pamela Maldonado of Yahoo
A weak field presents betting opportunities at the 2021 Bermuda Championship! Fresh off a Hideki Matsuyama outright winner, ‘Be Right’ returns with our guest Pamela Maldonado of Yahoo Sportsbook to give our favorite bets for the action at Port Royal Golf Course.
Oct 19, 2021 · 40 min
2021 ZOZO picks with FTN’s Bryan DeCorte aka ‘Axis’
Golf is back in Japan with the ZOZO Championship returning to Narashino Country Club. To break it down, we’re joined by one of the sharpest DFS analysts in the industry, Axis (aka Bryan DeCorte) of Fade the Noise.
Oct 12, 2021 · 47 min
2021 CJ Cup picks and Summit Club breakdown with Tommy Armour III
Tommy Armour III, long-time tour pro and ambassador out at The Summit Club, joins us to break down this new PGA Tour venue (5:59-18:12). TA3 has walked around this Vegas property as much as anybody—so he gives his insights into the course and who he thinks might have a leg up. Plus, he has a Ben Hogan story and some advice for pros navigating back-to-back weeks in Vegas.
Oct 5, 2021 · 39 min
2021 Shriners picks with Rick Gehman
The Vegas Swing is here—and so Rick Gehman of RickRunGood.com, our GolfDigest.com DFS expert, joins the pod. Gehman has inside knowledge of TPC Summerlin, having played the course multiple times recently as a Vegas resident. He’ll be at the tournament all week, so we get his best bets and analysis—as well as his thoughts on covering Bryson DeChambeau’s long-drive pursuit in Mesquite, Nev.
Sep 28, 2021 · 46 min
Max Homa interview and 2021 Sanderson Farms picks
We were joined by Max Homa, now a three-time PGA Tour winner, on this week’s episode. Homa discusses his latest victory, why he was bummed to not make the Ryder Cup team—and whether he’s already spending the $15 million FedEx Cup prize bonus, being No. 1 in the early-season standings. The boys also discuss the Sanderson Farms Championship. Is it still Mito Pereira season? Or will Will Zalatoris be the one to earn his first PGA Tour victory? We give our best bets and analysis of the action from
Sep 22, 2021 · 47 min
2021 Ryder Cup picks with Riggs from Barstool
It’s Ryder Cup week! Riggs, aka Sam Bozoian from Barstool Sports and the Fore Play pod, joins the “Be Right” boys from on-site at Whistling Straits to break down some of the week’s biggest storylines. Riggs has a BIG bet he’s placed on a side. The boys also give their best bets for the week—as they look to ride the high of a profitable week to start the PGA Tour season last week.
Sep 14, 2021 · 25 min
2021 Fortinet picks with Iain MacMillan
The 2021 Fortinet Championship kicks off a new PGA Tour season, and the boys have some bets they love this week. Betsided’s Iain MacMillan joins the “Be Right” crew to break down who he’s betting on this week. And after going 13-3 with his NFL bets in Week 1, we ask him for a few early football bets for next weekend.
Aug 31, 2021 · 56 min
Tour Championship 2021 preview with Dan Hicks
NBC’s Dan Hicks joins us to recap a thrilling playoff duel between Patrick Cantlay and Bryson DeChambeau ahead of this week’s Tour Championship. Hicks also weighs in on the PGA Tour decision to throw out fans yelling at Bryson, the Ryder Cup lead, the format of the FexEx Cup playoffs and his favorite moments with Michael Phelps.