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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Aug 1, 2023 · 39 min
Our insider tip gone wrong
The boys thought they had an actionable tip from an inside source on an in-game play at the 3M Open, and unfortunately, it went horribly wrong.
Jul 24, 2023 · 1 hr
BRITISH OPEN RECAP and the biggest bust of the major season
Alex, Steve and CP recap Brian Harman’s dominant Open Championship win, discuss his big-game hunting hobby and take aim at a brutal broadcast. Plus, our biggest major “busts” of the year, our favorite major moments and more.
Jul 18, 2023 · 1 hr 14 min
BRITISH OPEN PICKS with Steve Bamford and our massive consensus bet
The boys chat with the great Steve Bamford, an extremely popular podcast guest during British Open week. We break down the course, our best bets, and more. Plus, a consensus play to win the Open Championship. What could go wrong?
Jul 11, 2023 · 51 min
A tough conversation about Michelle Wie and the winners of the Golf Digest Open join us
Alex, Steve and CP come to you live from the locker room at Watchung Valley, where they were joined by Golf Digest Open competitors.
Jul 5, 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
Ryder Cup Radicals: The LIV Conundrum, Sambuca, and Other Serious Matters
First ep of Ryder Cup Radicals features LIV Golf talk, what Zach Johnson needs to do and the beauty of the word "Madon!"
Jun 26, 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
THE MATCH picks with Trevor Immelman and the video of the year in golf
Steve and CP have a chat with former Masters winner Trevor Immelman, who will be on the broadcasting team for Capital One’s The Match this Thursday on TNT. We also recap the Travelers, the Women’s PGA and look ahead to the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Jun 20, 2023 · 47 min
U.S. OPEN RECAP: Rory’s untimely gaffe and Wyndham Clark’s secret weapon
The boys break down one of the great content weeks in recent memory produced by the U.S. Open at LACC. We take aim at a crushing late mistake from Rory McIlroy, and heap praise on Wyndham Clark’s secret weapon.
Jun 13, 2023 · 58 min
U.S. OPEN PREVIEW with U.S. Amateur runner-up Ben Carr and his caddie Willy Wilcox
Georgia Southern’s Ben Carr and his caddie, former PGA Tour pro Willy Wilcox, join us live from LACC to kick off U.S. Open week.
Jun 6, 2023 · 33 min
EMERGENCY POD: Reaction to the PGA Tour-LIV merger
The LIV/PGA Tour merger shocked the golf world. One of the most plugged-in insiders as it relates to LIV and the PGA Tour is our senior writer Joel Beall, who joined Alex, Steve and CP to break down the questions that remain for the future of professional golf.
Jun 5, 2023 · 1 hr 21 min
Smylie Kaufman on JT’s struggles and great Wayne Gretzky golf stories with Rick Tocchet
Smylie Kaufman joined the boys to break down Viktor Hovland’s big win—and why he expects even bigger things from the Norwegian.
May 31, 2023 · 50 min
The internet turns on Michael Block and the wild J.B. Holmes scramble saga
Despite coming off a major championship week, the golf world still managed to produce all kinds of content over Memorial Day, with Michael Block remaining at the forefront of it all.
May 23, 2023 · 1 hr 8 min
Brooks is back, the viral hero of the PGA and Charles Schwab picks
Brooks Koepka is all the way back and so are Alex and CP, who each cashed on a tasty Koepka ticket at the PGA. We recap a wild week at Oak Hill, from Brooks’ gutsy finish to Michael Block’s dream week to another Rory disappointment and much more.
May 15, 2023 · 1 hr 20 min
PGA Championship PICKS with Michael Breed and LIV’s big TV gaffe
It’s PGA Championship week and who better to have on than one of the most well-known PGA professionals in golf, Michael Breed?
May 10, 2023 · 1 hr 23 min
Calvin Johnson on golf in retirement, outdriving tour pros and our hole-in-one debate
A mega episode includes Megatron himself as Calvin Johnson joins the guys to discuss his Hall-of-Fame career and his blossoming celebrity golf status.
May 2, 2023 · 40 min
Lee Westwood poops on us, more golf conspiracies and how far is a ‘hike’ to play golf?
The boys have much to discuss this week after creating mass chaos on Golf Twitter thanks to a LIV conspiracy that even Lee Westwood couldn’t help but chime in on.
Apr 25, 2023 · 1 hr 11 min
Mackenzie Hughes, the most voracious eater on tour and a LIV conspiracy(?)
Two-time PGA Tour winner Mackenzie Hughes joins us this week to reveal where he keeps his Sanderson Farms Rooster Trophy and who the most voracious eater on tour is (hint: it’s one of his fellow Canadians). Plus, the boys recap the Zurich Classic and offer up a few conspiracy theories revolving around Chase Koepka’s impressive ace on the LIV tour.
Apr 18, 2023 · 42 min
A Golf Twitter beef explained and how we’d fix slow play
The boys break down an epic weekend of golf that featured a Matt Fitzpatrick win at Harbour Town and another slow-play debate caused by Patrick Cantlay. Alex, Steve and CP also discuss the Golf Digest Open and the Twitter beef it inspired.
Apr 11, 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
We played Augusta National the day after the Masters
In addition to recapping another incredible week at Augusta National, the boys recap their own round at Augusta National. That’s right, Steve and CP got to tee it up on Monday after winning the media lottery.
Apr 3, 2023 · 1 hr 20 min
MASTERS PICKS and preview with an almost-Masters legend
The boys chat with former Masters runner-up Len Mattiace and give a full gambling breakdown of the 2023 Masters.
Mar 28, 2023 · 59 min
NFL legend Patrick Peterson on whether Larry Fitzgerald is actually a sandbagger and how they earned the ‘Trunk Slammers’ nickname
Patrick Peterson tells some great Larry Fitzgerald stories, including an epic round at Chicago Golf Club and why they had to stop playing for money. Peterson also talks Pittsburgh golf after his signing with the Steelers, and we help him build his case for getting into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.