The Loop
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 287
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
U.S. OPEN PREVIEW with U.S. Amateur runner-up Ben Carr and his caddie Willy Wilcox
Alex, Steve and CP are joined by U.S. Amateur runner-up Ben Carr and his caddie Willy Wilcox ahead of this week’s U.S. Open, in which Carr is making his debut. Fresh off a Monday practice round, Carr…
EMERGENCY POD: Reaction to the PGA Tour-LIV merger
There are many questions still to be answered about the LIV/PGA Tour merger—so the boys analyze how this will shape professional golf in the short and long term. The boys were joined by insider Joel …
Smylie Kaufman on JT’s struggles and great Wayne Gretzky golf stories with Rick Tocchet
Smylie Kaufman has been to the greatest heights in golf—having played in the final group of the Masters alongside Jordan Spieth in 2016 and winning on the PGA Tour. His game also fell off dramaticall…
The internet turns on Michael Block and the wild J.B. Holmes scramble saga
Alex, Steve and CP break down Michael Block’s wild week on Golf Twitter, where the club pro went from hero to villain in record time. They also talk best bets at Memorial, a crazy story involving PGA…
Brooks is back, the viral hero of the PGA and Charles Schwab picks
What a week at Oak Hill, where Brooks Koepka claimed his fifth major title and his third PGA Championship. Alex, Steve and CP break it all down in great detail, and they’re later joined by the viral …
PGA Championship PICKS with Michael Breed and LIV’s big TV gaffe
Between Jason Day’s resurgence, LIV’s big gaffe and the PGA Championship, there was plenty to discuss on this week’s episode. Legendary PGA professional Michael Breed joined us to break down all of i…
Calvin Johnson on golf in retirement, outdriving tour pros and our hole-in-one debate
The legendary Calvin Johnson may have retired early, but he's staying plenty busy with a new business venture and a rapidly improving golf game. He tells us about his simulator setup, "chopping it up…
Lee Westwood poops on us, more golf conspiracies and how far is a ‘hike’ to play golf?
After getting ripped to shreds on LIV Twitter, CP (mainly), Alex and Steve defend themselves against the haters, a group that included Lee Westwood, who came up with a new name for our podcast. We al…
Mackenzie Hughes, the most voracious eater on tour and a LIV conspiracy(?)
Sanderson Farms winner Mackenzie Hughes is this week’s guest and he came armed with some great college stories involving fellow Canadians Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith. He talks fatherhood, fashi…
A Golf Twitter beef explained and how we’d fix slow play
Despite having an impossible act to follow in the Masters at Augusta National, the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town delivered the goods this past weekend, ending with a Matt Fitzpatrick victory in a play…
We played Augusta National the day after the Masters
After an already incredible week at the Masters, our very own Stephen Hennessey and Christopher Powers got to tee it up at Augusta National on Monday, Sunday pins and all. As expected, it was even be…
MASTERS PICKS and preview with an almost-Masters legend
On the 20-year anniversary of his runner-up finish to Mike Weir at the Masters, Len Mattiace joins us to recall that heartbreaking week. Alex, Stephen and Christopher also make their 2023 Masters pic…
NFL legend Patrick Peterson on whether Larry Fitzgerald is actually a sandbagger and how they earned the ‘Trunk Slammers’ nickname
We caught up with eight-time Pro Bowl defensive back Patrick Peterson, one of the NFL’s best golfers, to chat about his best golf stories with Larry Fitzgerald, which includes the two changing in the…
David Duval on carrying Tiger, agreeing with Brandel and Match Play picks with Geoff Fienberg
David Duval returns to the podcast this week and this time he answers more than just one question. The former World No. 1 discussed his thoughts on the rollback announcement, life on the PGA Tour Cha…
David Duval answers 1 important question
This week, David Duval joined us for one total question before his service got spotty and the call cut off (we promise he’ll be back next week). Fortunately, we were able make a call into the bullpen…
Our chaotic interview with the legendary Rocco Mediate and what Rory got wrong at Bay Hill
Rocco Mediate, best known for his epic playoff loss against Tiger Woods at the 2008 U.S. Open, joins us live from his garage in Minnesota ahead of this week’s Players Championship. Mediate, now 60, w…
Two-time Bay Hill winner Matt Every on his TV future and why he keeps chasing the dream
Live from Puerto Rico, Matt Every joins us ahead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which he famously won in back-to-back years in 2014 and 2015. Unfortunately, that didn’t earn him a spot in this ye…
Behind the scenes with one of the stars of Netflix’s ‘Full Swing’
The band is back together this week, with former Golf Digest reporter Dan Rapaport joining us ahead of the Honda Classic. Rapaport, now with Barstool Sports, takes us behind the scenes of Netflix’s n…
Brian Urlacher on playing the WMPO pro-am, acing a par 4 (!) and an unlikely eagle at Augusta National
NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher joined us to talk about his experience playing in the WM Phoenix Open pro-am for a third year. He tells us why Patrick Cantlay was a sneaky great pro to have on his t…
Introducing: Full Swing Thoughts
Shane Ryan, Sam Weinman and Alex Myers will be your guides through the upcoming Netflix show "Full Swing." The trio will discuss what the show gets right, what feels a bit off and everything in betwe…