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The Loop

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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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Jul 7, 2026

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Zurich Classic 2021 picks with Brendan Porath 20.04.2021

Ryan Palmer and Jon Rahm defend their title from 2019 at this week’s Zurich Classic, which has a decent field. Is it too volatile of a format to take a favorite? Which longshots have the attention of our crew? We break down the action from TPC Louisiana in this week’s episode of “Be Right.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use o...

RBC Heritage 2021 picks with Steve Bamford and Masters recap 13.04.2021

Harbour Town is a staple on the PGA Tour, and it provides an intriguing test for players with its narrow fairways, tight doglegs and small greens. Steve Bamford, whose course breakdowns are second to none, gives us his analysis on how to identify a winner at the RBC Heritage. And he gives us the longshots he likes this week (plus a must-play on the European Tour). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Masters 2021 weekend preview: Best bets and handicapping the contenders 10.04.2021

The leader board is packed as we head into the weekend at Augusta National. Who do the "Be Right" boys think will end up with the green jacket? We preview the weekend and discuss which contenders and longshots have value on the betting board. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

2021 Masters preview with Adam Scott and VSIN’s Matt Youmans 05.04.2021

Adam Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, joins us to discuss how he’s preparing for Augusta National—and whether he thinks his lofty odds to win are disrespectful (they are!). We’re also joined by Matt Youmans of VSIN, who cashed a ticket on Jordan Spieth last week along with our Stephen Hennessey, whose somewhat-bold prediction came through. Youmans and the “Be Right” boys break down the entire fie...

Early 2021 Masters preview with Zach Johnson and Valero Texas Open picks 30.03.2021

Zach Johnson, 2007 Masters champion and two-time major winner, joined the “Be Right” boys (10:27) to preview the Masters, a new fantasy game released by Augusta National and Johnson’s approach to stats and analytics. The crew also previews the 2021 Valero Texas Open—including some spicy takes on Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler (26:24). And after nearly cashing our Scottie Scheffler outright ticket...

WGC-Match Play 2021 best bets and bracket breakdown with Shane Ryan 23.03.2021

It’s one of the most fun weeks of the year! We break down golf’s version of March Madness with our WGC-Dell Match Play show, with Shane Ryan joining us from on-site at Austin Country Club.  The “Be Right” crew gives their best bet to win each group —and who they like to win this week’s tournament (9:55). Be sure to check GolfDigest.com for our experts’ favorite picks—Golf Digest’s betting panel ha...

Honda Classic 2021 picks with John Wood, long-time caddie and NBC announcer 16.03.2021

We were fortunate to be joined by John Wood, long-time caddie on the PGA Tour for Hunter Mahan, Matt Kuchar, Kevin Sutherland and others. Wood is now on the broadcast team for NBC and has been on-site the past few weeks—like he is this week. He joined us from PGA National to give us some crucial insights into how the Champion course might play a little differently than people expect—and he explain...

Matthew Fitzpatrick joins us to talk THE PLAYERS, plus Kyle Porter of CBS breaks down the field at TPC Sawgrass 08.03.2021

It’s one of the best weeks of the year—48 of the top 50 players in the world will tee it up at the 2021 Players Championship. One of those players, Matthew Fitzpatrick (now 16th in the world) joined us to talk us through how he’ll attack the course this week, and he explains what’s key to playing well at this Pete Dye design. Fitzpatrick is on a run of great golf—see if he likes his chances this w...

Arnold Palmer Invitational 2021 best bets with FTN’s Skylar Hoke 02.03.2021

We hope you listened to us last week, as “Be Right” host Christopher Powers nailed Collin Morikawa (45-1) to win the WGC-Workday. Our Golf Digest contributor Pat Mayo also picked Morikawa in our weekly experts’ picks column at GolfDigest.com, so there was a lot of cash to be had! We’re confident about our picks this week, too, with a special guest, Skylar Hoke (@SkyHookDFS) from Fade the Noise. Sk...

WGC-Workday, Puerto Rico Open 2021 best bets and Tiger Woods reaction 23.02.2021

The news of Tiger Woods’ car accident broke right before we recorded our podcast, so we reacted to what Golf Digest’s Daniel Rapaport has reported on the Tiger news before breaking down this week’s WGC-Workday Championship at Concession and the Puerto Rico Open. We break down our best bets for the WGC-Workday at Concession Golf Club, an unknown venue for most PGA Tour fans. What can we expect from...

Genesis Invitational 2021 best bets with Daniel Rapaport on-site at Riviera 16.02.2021

The “Be Right” boys continue the good vibes—Daniel Berger was the outright bet of two of our experts in the GolfDigest.com experts’ picks column last week (Rick Gehman and Brandon Gdula). You’re building up quite the bankroll if you’re following our advice. We’ll keep it going this week with Golf Digest Staff Writer Daniel Rapaport joining us from on-site at Riviera Country Club, site of the 2021...

AT&T Pebble Beach 2021 best bets and Waste Management recap with Joe Idone! 09.02.2021

When the vibes are good, there’s nothing better. The “Be Right” podcast was all over Brooks Koepka’s victory last week—and we all made some big bucks (hopefully you did, too)! That’s three consecutive wins for the pod, with Christopher Powers hitting Si Woo Kim at the AMEX, Stephen Hennessey nailing Patrick Reed at Torrey and everybody cashing on Koepka’s big-time win at the Waste Management. The...

Waste Management 2021 best bets and Super Bowl analysis with NFL Network’s Cynthia Frelund, plus Teddy Greenstein on the debut of NBC Sports Edge BetCast 02.02.2021

It’s one of the best weekends for sports fans—and we have a jam-packed episode to get you pumped for the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open! First, Teddy Greenstein from PointsBet joins us to discuss the debut of the new streaming betting show he’ll be a part of from TPC Scottsdale—and what we should expect (1:23). Then Cynthia Frelund, an analytics expert from NFL Network who dabbles in golf, joi...

Farmers Insurance 2021 Best Bets with Tambo 26.01.2021

We picked a winner last week! Christopher Powers bet Si Woo Kim—netting him a nice payday at 70-1—and some good bragging rights over the rest of the guys. The Golf Digest “Be Right” crew welcomed Tyler Tamboline, aka TAMBO from RotoGrinders (and one of the sharpest DFS golf players in the industry) onto this week’s show. Is one of our hosts too square to avoid betting Tony Finau? And which longsho...

2021 AMEX, Abu Dhabi picks, plus Tommy Fleetwood and Fried Egg Paulie join us! 19.01.2021

The PGA, European and LPGA Tours are all back this week—setting up an exciting weekend of golf. We spoke with two-time winner of the Abu Dhabi HSBC ahead of the event (3:13). Fried Egg Paulie, one of the sharpest golf handicappers in the industry, joins us (25:50) to break down the AMEX and European fields. His model led to a 250-1 hit on Brian Gay a few months ago, and he was all over Brendan Ste...

Sony Open 2021 best bets and One and Done strategy with Pat Mayo 12.01.2021

It’s the first full-field PGA Tour event of the year—so we brought in Pat Mayo, the godfather of golf betting—to break down the 2021 Sony Open. Mayo gives his best strategy for winning your One and Done contests, in addition to his best bets, leans and DFS advice for Waialae Country Club. Give a listen and make sure to read GolfDigest.com for our experts’ picks column—which includes an anonymous t...

Sentry Tournament of Champions picks; 2021 futures bets and much more 05.01.2021

The 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions is here—the first of 29 consecutive weeks of PGA Tour golf. It’s a golf fan’s dream, and we’re here to make you money.  Our jam-packed show includes: 2021 futures bets we love (6:44) Players to make you money in DFS and betting in 2021 (17:41) Worst bets of the year (22:23) Kapalua/Sentry Tournament of Champions breakdown (31:11) Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...

Tiger and Charlie Woods to play in 2020 PNC: Should you bet on them? 15.12.2020

The boys had the board covered once again last week, sweating out a fun U.S. Women’s Open on Monday. We recap our interesting betting weekend before breaking down the 2020 PNC Championship, where Tiger Woods and son, Charlie, will make their first appearance. Is betting on an 11-year-old the move this week? We give our best bets for the 36-hole event. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

2020 U.S. Women’s Open picks with special guest Cheyenne Woods, plus QBE, DP World breakdowns 08.12.2020

It’s a major week in golf with the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open being held at historic Champions Golf Club in Houston. We break down the action with pro golfer Cheyenne Woods, fresh off her announcing debut at The Match 3 a few weeks ago. Cheyenne gives us her picks and who to watch for this week (12:00). Fresh off correctly predicting Viktor Hovland winning at Mayakoba, the Be Right boys give their bes...

Mayakoba Classic 2020 and European Tour picks with legendary guru Ben Coley 01.12.2020

The final PGA Tour event of 2020 is here, and our experts are joined by Ben Coley of The Sporting Life to break down the action at the Mayakoba Golf Classic (14:24). Coley is one of the sharpest minds in golf handicapping—particularly on the European Tour—so with dual Euro events this week and a big stretch to end the season, he hopped on to give us his picks. We hope you’re able to use our advice...

THE MATCH 3 best bets, format breakdown and analysis 24.11.2020

The “Be Right Boys” had the entire board covered at the RSM Classic—except Robert Streb, who daggered Christopher Powers and Stephen Hennessey, who were both on Kevin Kisner (and Cameron Tringale and Harris English, of course). Alex Myers lost his big top-10 bet on Webb Simpson, too, so it was a tough week—but we have some great betting opportunities this week at THE MATCH 3, Champions for Change,...

RSM Classic 2020 picks with DFS expert Ryan Baroff and special Masters star Chris Vernon 17.11.2020

Dustin Johnson won big last week, but DFS expert Ryan Baroff cashed huge, too, with a six-figure payday from his DraftKings’ lineup. Baroff explains how he did it and offers advice for DFS success. We break down the RSM Classic with Baroff—finding some players we like in the second-to-last PGA Tour event of 2020. And Chris Vernon, whose special Masters updates went viral over the weekend, talks ab...

Masters 2020 Friday LIVE best bets and picks 14.11.2020

Two marathon days at Augusta National are in the books! It’s been an exciting Thursday and Friday in this unique fall Masters, and it’s setting up to be an awesome weekend. The “Be Right” boys explain their favorite live bets heading into Day 3. Listen to their mid-tournament recap to see which live bets they think still have value. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Masters 2020 expert picks with guru Rick Gehman and an interview with Xander Schauffele! 09.11.2020

Finally, the 2020 Masters is here! We talked to Xander Schauffele, one of the favorites, about what we should expect from this fall Masters—and who he thinks will win (10:30). We’re also joined by Rick Gehman of RickRunGood.com , one of the leading data scientists and DFS golf handicappers, to break down this unique tournament (29:05). Gehman tells us which stats to focus on and helps us (hopefull...

Houston Open 2020 expert picks and early Masters bets with Matthew Wiley 03.11.2020

Memorial Park, host of this week’s Vivint Houston Open, is a new venue to golf DFS players and bettors, so we called in one of the sharpest experts in the industry, Matthew Wiley of the Golflandia podcast (12:16). Wiley explains why he can’t quit betting Tony Finau as he makes the case for Finau earning his second PGA Tour title this week. Wiley and the Be Right boys, after coming close with Doc R...

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