The Shotgun Start
The Shotgun Start with Andy Johnson and Brendan Porath of Fried Egg Golf is a podcast waiting for you early in the morning that quickly blasts through a variety of topics (usually) related to golf and (ideally) relevant to the day. It covers news from the pro tours around the world, amusing and important topics from the amateur game the rest of us play, and some irreverent stuff in between. There will be short interviews, previews, reviews, and dives into the archives. It provides what you need to know on golf through a rapid and fun catch-up discussion.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 1003
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Rory’s happy hunting in Charlotte, Housecat behaviors, and Blockie SZN arrives
Andy and Brendan roll into another major week with pro golf on a bit of high following impressive wins by Rory McIlroy and Rose Zhang. But first, Blockie. They didn’t intend to go there, but they rea…
00:53:11 |
Mon 13 May 2024
Chaotic and directionless PGA Tour, Xander’s “free” relief, and SGS Golf Advice
It’s Friday! Andy and Brendan are full of energy, joy, and anger for this episode ahead of Mother’s Day and a major championship week. They begin with some Mother’s Day gift mishaps and plans before …
00:55:22 |
Fri 10 May 2024
NBC’s plan for U.S. Open, PGA Tour board fights, and In-Out-Alt
This Wednesday episode is bursting at the seams with some unsubstantiated rumors, some in-out-alternate, PGA Tour board fights, LIV exemption roulette, and some quotes from the head of NBC golf about…
00:59:40 |
Tue 07 May 2024
A PGA Tour product flop, Koepka’s case, and NBC’s future booth
It is Victory Monday for Brendan and his Cavs, but there is not much else to rejoice about in this episode. Andy is home from Bandon and he has some thoughts on his trip there. Then they get to just …
00:52:51 |
Mon 06 May 2024
PGA Tour Board drama, Cutthroat Corner, and Golf Advice
This is an episode that is almost entirely about nothing. But it’s a fun Fri Day show, that begins with an amusing story from Andy about someone needing an “introduction caddie” in the bar at Bandon …
00:54:30 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Rory’s board return delayed, LIV goes Boling..brook, and Blockie season arrives
Andy and Brendan dial it up for this first of the month Wednesday episode with movements from the PGA Pro National down in Frisco marking the return of Blockie Season. They offer up a potential new i…
00:50:17 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Rory and Lowry win, closing out Cochran week and LIV's win in Oz
Shane Bacon joins Andy with Brendan in the air to an undisclosed location or ducking Russ Cochran's near cinderella performance at the Zurich Classic. Shane and Andy discuss if Rory McIlroy and Shane…
01:10:38 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
PGA Tour Equity Distributions and the Annual Walk-Up Music Game
Andy and Brendan close out a fun week with the annual SGS tradition for the Zurich Classic, the Walk-Up Music Guessing Game. But first, there is joy and optimism about a new era of Bears football wit…
00:53:19 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Scrutinizing Zurich teams, the Jupiter Links rollout, and Cochran Corner
Andy and Brendan are absolutely giddy for this Wednesday episode and they don’t take long diving into some of the strange and amusing teams slated for the Zurich Classic, the annual stop in New Orlea…
00:54:40 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Nelly and Scottie dominance, Slow play angst, and Billy Boy the ‘Show Pony’
It’s a true Monday episode thanks to the PGA Tour’s refusal to move up Sunday tee times with storms forecasted, arriving, and then pushing the Heritage finish to Monday morning. They begin there, fre…
00:59:19 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
The Drive for 5, PGA Tour Board meets Theo Epstein, and Heritage troubles
Andy and Brendan close out an all-time week with the usual Friday ramble that begins with some of the reentry to home life issues following 10 days away at the Masters and Augusta. Then they get to e…
00:53:55 |
Fri 19 Apr 2024
Brendan plays Augusta, Rory-LIV rumors, and In-Out-Alt for Puntacana
Andy and Brendan are back home after another incredible week in Augusta that went one extra day for BP. That’s the cause for this beefy Wednesday episode, as Andy peppers him with some questions abou…
01:22:16 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
Sunday at the Masters: Scottie suffocates the field, more scuttlebutt, and Augusta delivers
Andy and Brendan are back at the Draddy House in Augusta for one final Masters week episode. They are juiced up after watching Scottie Scheffler win his second green jacket in three years. They discu…
01:16:50 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Saturday at the Masters: Scottie’s world, Bryson on tilt, Collin’s ascent
Andy and Brendan are in from another full, wonderful day scampering around Augusta National. They have plenty of golf insights and analysis, as well as the usual mix of random and amusing stories tal…
00:54:40 |
Sun 14 Apr 2024
Friday at the Masters: Bryson, Tiger, Zatch’s cursing, and a notebook full of stories
An absolutely JAMMED episode covers a full day of windswept golf at the Masters for Andy and Brendan. They discuss their days following Tiger, who set a made-cut streak record, and Bryson, who sits o…
00:55:06 |
Sat 13 Apr 2024
Thursday at the Masters: Windy pants and Thicc bois
We have (almost) one round in the books at the 2024 Masters and Brendan and Andy have a notebook full of amusements and insights from the ground to go over from Thursday. They begin with “story time”…
00:40:14 |
Fri 12 Apr 2024
A Bonus Live Episode from the Draddy House in Augusta
Andy and Brendan convened with a live gathering at the official B. Draddy House in Augusta National for this extra Wednesday night episode ahead of first shots at the Masters. They are joined at the …
00:32:47 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
A Masters Preview from the Draddy House in Augusta
Andy and Brendan have been at Augusta National for the past three days filling the notebook with tips, rumors both substantiated and unsubstantiated, listening to a range of players’ press conference…
01:25:48 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
Spieth’s roof ball, Nelly dominance, Akshay’s arrival, and Augusta scuttlebutt
Andy and Brendan are together again at the Draddy House in Augusta. They are bursting with enthusiasm for the coming week and off a great Sunday of golf from Nelly’s outrageous 4th straight win, wild…
00:59:14 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
Anxious about Augusta takes, AK vs. Bryson LIV quotes, and ANWA slow play
It’s Friday! And the one before Masters week at that, which has both Andy and Brendan feeling a bit of anxiety or regret about some corners they’ve staked out relative to that major championship. The…
01:00:00 |
Fri 05 Apr 2024
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