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.
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Alex and CP recap an exciting final round at the Valspar Championship, where Viktor Hovland outdueled Justin Thomas for his first win since the 2023 Tour Championship. Plus, the boys discuss some of the player outbursts at Innisbrook and the death of the NCAA Tournament.
The boys break down a wild Players Championship Monday finish and Steve makes his short-lived return from paternity leave to defend legendary course architect Pete Dye. Plus, we discuss J.J. Spaun using the rules to his advantage and whether or not it was in the spirit of the game. Finally, Valspar picks.
Three-time tour winner Patton Kizzire joins us to discuss his “grounding” practice and how it helped him win for the first time since 2018 on the PGA Tour. Plus, we tackle this odd rule in the “golfiest things in golf,” Myers’ birthday choke job and the latest LIV-PGA Tour snag.
Our friend and former colleague Dan Rapaport joins us to chat about Netflix’s latest season of “Full Swing” and his new weekly live show, “Dan on Golf.” We also make picks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and discuss why Jordan Spieth complaining about not getting a sponsor exemption is a terrible look.
Joel Beall joins the pod to discuss the ongoing PGA Tour-PIF negotiations and the potential for LIV golfers to return to the PGA Tour sooner than you think. We also talk to Joel about his new book, “Playing Dirty,” and get into some lesser-known Scottish golf course gems. Plus, the boys recap the wild finish in Mexico,
The Wikipedia-less tour pro Patrick Fishburn joins us ahead of the Mexico Open, where he’ll be making his fifth PGA Tour start of 2025. Plus, the boys tackle the Ludvig Aberg vs. Joaquin Niemann debate that was sparked on social media and discuss Rory McIlroy’s latest flip flop.