The Loop

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 playoff over Jordan Spieth. Alex, Steve and CP recap it all on this week’s episode, and they explain the latest Golf Twitter saga that was sparked by the recent announcement of the Golf Digest Open.

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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 better than we expected. The boys do a full breakdown of the course and their rounds, including Steve’s insane par from short of the water (!!) at the famous par-3 12th hole. Find out who made the only birdie of the round, who made an opening 8 and which one of us won an epic match on an epic day in Georgia. Plus, a recap of Jon Rahm’s second major title and the LIV boys having a successful start to the major season.

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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 picks and break down how the nasty weather could affect the weekend at Augusta National.

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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 car to go play Chicago Golf Club. Peterson tells us why Fitzgerald stopped playing him for money, how his handicap (and Aaron Rodgers’) might be a little iffy, plus what it’s like to play matches with Michael Jordan. Plus, Peterson makes his case for (finally) getting into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am field.

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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 Champions and the time he carried Tiger Woods (and the time Tiger carried him). Plus, we preview the WGC-Match Play with Geoff Fienberg of Mayo Media Network.

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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 for Golf Digest’s resident swing nerd Luke Kerr-Dineen, who broke down all the chaos that is the USGA and R&A’s golf ball rollback announcement in great detail. We also recapped another “boring” win from Scottie Scheffler and made a few picks for the Valspar (and the NCAA Tournament).

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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, was excited to announce that he plays from the senior tees now, and that his new SiriusXM radio show “The Rocco Hour” is set to debut this week. If the show is as lively as our chat with him, it should be a huge success. We talked about everything from Tiger at Torrey to his insane drip to how the scene has evolved at the WM Phoenix Open, which he thinks is “a joke” nowadays. Plus, the boys discuss Rory McIlroy’s questionable decision-making at Bay Hill, and make their best bets for TPC Sawgrass.

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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 year’s field, but Every is still chasing the dream at the Puerto Rico Open. The outspoken pro has also started a new podcast of his own, and is hopeful that he can return to TV when he eventually calls it quits. Every, CP, Steve and Alex also give their Bay Hill picks, and the boys debate the merits of simulator golf.
 

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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 new hit show “Full Swing,” which he stars in. He was one of the faces of the new Netflix series, which focuses on some of the PGA Tour’s young stars and gives an inside look at life on tour. We also recap a wildly fun week at Riviera, and we debate what’s best for Tiger Woods.

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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 team and he reveals which current MLB pitcher is the longest golfer he’s ever seen. Urlacher—who has played in the American Century Championship and will tee it up at the upcoming Invited Celebrity Classic on the senior tour—tells us about playing Augusta National (where made an eagle on a par 4) and some fun Michael Jordan stories.

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