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
Xander Schauffele on dealing with injury and the photo Patrick Cantlay will never see
Seven-time PGA Tour winner Xander Schauffele joins us this week ahead of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, a tournament he tied for third in just one year ago. This year, Schauffele is one of the to…
J.R. Smith on first-tee nerves, the time he almost broke 70 and why LeBron will never get into golf
Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. After a decade-long chase, J.R. Smith finally joined this week’s pod and he brought the heat. From his fledgling college golf career to his time in the NBA to the ti…
Kyle Berkshire on long drive’s return to TV, his bromance with Bryson and his tour pro aspirations
Two-time World Long Drive champion Kyle Berkshire joins us on this week’s episode to discuss his sport’s return to television and why he still has dreams of playing pro golf. We also chat about his b…
Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, our best sleepwalking stories and AMEX picks
Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, one of our white whales, is our guest this week, and he had a lot to say, as always. The radio legend breaks down the art of the rant, the “First Take” moment that resona…
Keith Mitchell dances on TCU’s grave and tells us his 2023 goals
For the first time in 2023, we welcome a tour pro to the podcast. Keith Mitchell, who won the 2019 Honda Classic, joins us from Hawaii, where he’ll be making his first start of the new year at the So…
The ‘other’ Scott Stallings is going to the Masters and a Sentry TOC preview with Andy Lack
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by the “other” Scott Stallings and his wife Jenny, the two good Samaritans who got the real Scott Stallings’ Masters invitation in the mail. They tell us how the …
Why Tiger will win again and our favorite golf moments of 2022
On this week’s episode, the boys recap another fun PNC Championship, where Tiger and Charlie Woods came up short but were as entertaining as ever. One week after wondering if his career might be over…
I got robbed in Augusta
On this week’s episode, CP tells his harrowing tale of getting robbed over the weekend in Augusta, where he was working on an upcoming preview story for the Masters. Fortunately, he was not harmed, a…
Kelly in Vegas, the return of Tiger Woods and the best gambling movies of all time
On this week’s episode, the great Kelly in Vegas from Barstool Sports joins us to talk all things football, and even a little golf as we gear up for The Match, where Tiger Woods is set to make his re…
8 minutes in heaven with former ‘Bachelor’ Ben Higgins
A short-lived but lively chat with Ben Higgins, of “The Bachelor” fame, highlights this week’s episode. Higgins, now better known as a celebrity golfer, tells us how he got over a recent bout of the …
Did Augusta National ruin its 13th hole? We debate
On a slow golf week, Augusta National made major news with the significant changes the club has made to its iconic par-5 13th hole. Alex, Steve and Christopher debate whether or not the extra length …
Charles Barkley’s swing coach on fixing his game
Former tour winner turned teaching pro Stan Utley joins this week’s episode of the podcast and reveals how he was able to pull off the impossible - fixing Charles Barkley’s golf swing. Utley, once kn…
Danny Woodhead on a barefoot Bill Belichick, testing the newest golf clubs and why he's unimpressed by Tom Brady
Former NFL running back Danny Woodhead joins this week’s episode to recap his epic week as a club tester at the Golf Digest Hot List, where he hit thousands of golf shots with all the latest and grea…
A death stare from Tiger, tripping up Jim Furyk and caddieing in Bermuda with one of golf’s freshest voices
Fresh off caddieing in last week’s Bermuda Championship, ESPN+ and Golf Channel announcer Doug Smith joins The Loop to tell us about the experience. He’s also played Tony Finau for cash recently (onl…
The next German Ryder Cupper? Plus, a New York Yankees funeral
Germany’s Yannik Paul joins the pod fresh off his maiden DP World Tour win at the Mallorca Open, where he drained a long birdie putt on the 72nd hole to secure a one-shot victory. The 28-year-old bro…
Padraig Harrington answers the stupidest question ever
Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington joins us and reminds us that there may be nobody better to talk golf with than him. We covered everything from his burgeoning PGA Tour Champions career to…
The time Bill Parcells cut a player for a golf injury
Former NFL lineman turned podcaster Ross Tucker joins us to break down a wild week of football, which featured some bogus roughing the passer penalties. He also tells us a hilarious story of Bill Par…
World Series champ Derek Lowe on beating Annika Sorenstam and his MLB playoffs preview
Two-time All Star and World Series champ Derek Lowe joins the pod to break down the upcoming MLB playoffs and to take issue with everybody pitching around Aaron Judge during his chase for 62 home run…
Our Presidents Cup MVPs and the voice of Golf Twitter, Sam Harrop
Sam Harrop, the voice of Golf Twitter, joins us fresh off his epic week at the Presidents Cup. He gives us an inside look at how his appearance in Charlotte came to be and tells us how the sausage ge…
Where the Presidents Cup goes from here with Nick Price
Nick Price, three-time major champion, three-time Presidents Cup captain and five-time participant in the biennial event, joined The Loop podcast to talk all things Presidents Cup. We talked about wh…