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
- 1004
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Rory wants the PIF, In-Out-Alternate for Butterfield, and Ballfrogs visit Fenway
This Wednesday episode begins with one more travel tale for 2023 as Andy recalls a particularly egregious neighbor on his plane ride home on Tuesday. There’s also some cycling culture follow-ups from…
00:46:21 |
Tue 07 Nov 2023
Travel tales, a great finish in Mexico, and unsubstantiated rumors
It’s a Monday in November, so this podcast rambles all over the place talking about some golf and non-golf topics. Andy and Brendan begin with some travel tales from the weekend, including a humorous…
00:40:29 |
Mon 06 Nov 2023
Rahm leaves TGL as league prepares for launch, and is Tiger’s course too wide for Tour?
This Friday episode begins with a round of apologies for the schedule issues this week. But there’s also some blame game going around before they transition to a hybrid whiparound Wednesday and Frida…
00:52:46 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
Future of the Tour’s equity partners and 6th Annual Halloween Costumes ideas
Andy and Brendan are together in the Shed in Central California for this lively Monday episode. They begin with some thoughts on the weekend that was in golf, starting with the Asia Pacific Am at Roy…
00:43:22 |
Sun 29 Oct 2023
Blockie costume teaser, Augusta and The Open on LIV exemptions, and Golf Advice
It’s unclear what was really planned for this episode, or what it actually turned out to be about in the end. For some reason, there is a Michael Block tangent as Andy and Brendan discuss their immin…
00:55:27 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
LIV sweeps the 'World Golf Awards,' Framework Agreement ideas, and a Schwab Cup sham
This Wednesday episode begins with some excitement for the return of basketball, just not the return of Bulls basketball. Then Andy and Brendan dig a little deeper in LIV touting its wins at the “Wor…
00:47:07 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Bryson’s Crushers Conquest, “splintered” USA Ryder Cup, and the LIV match format
It’s Victory Monday for Andy and Brendan, who begin with some enthusiastic chatter about Tyson Bagent, his father, and the Bears future. There’s also some pushback on the Browns getting lucky calls a…
00:43:51 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
Phil “knows” more LIV defections are coming and Golf Advice
Andy and Brendan are together in Pinehurst, where they’re worse for the wear after battling “tuffs” of grass that will surely keep Charley Hoffman away from next year’s U.S. Open. They discuss some o…
00:49:52 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
The LIV Team finale, the “Netflix Cup,” and other hollering on Whiparound Weds
Andy and Brendan are a bit punchy in this late night recording before they both take on some travel early Wednesday. They begin with a bunch of random questions and a moment of silence for the Spikem…
00:42:17 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
LIV season ends with a whimper, the Tom Kim conundrum, and Brooksy pops Wolffie again
It’s an unexpected and jubilant Victory Monday for Brendan, who is joined by legendary friend of the program Shane Bacon. The two wander around for a bit talking the Browns upset of the 49ers, a wild…
01:05:32 |
Mon 16 Oct 2023
LIV’s relevance and the OWGR denial, Soft drug suspensions, and Golf Advice
Andy and Brendan are here to close out the week with some nostalgia -- about electronics, baseball stadium quirks, and the MLB playoffs needing a staggered start as it works through its Bill Haas era…
01:00:20 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
A PGA Tour in messy fall flux, A Tosti Tale for all time, and Blockie>Swiftie
This Wednesday episode begins with an apology for the disasters of Monday, but also some tales from the road, including an angry and offended listener confronting Andy in real life on a certain take.…
00:32:32 |
Tue 10 Oct 2023
More details on Ryder Cup Hatgate, KFT finals, and Worse for the Wear Monday
This Monday episode probably did not need to exist, but a worse-for-the-wear Brendan gets Andy on the horn for 30 minutes to review some of the weekend that was in golf. They begin, however, with an …
00:30:33 |
Mon 09 Oct 2023
Freddie dishes on Rory vs. LaCava, LIV’s OWGR future, TGL moves, and Golf Advice
This Friday episode was recorded before the Bears-Commanders Thursday night game, but that doesn’t stop an opening rant of dejection from Andy about the present and future state of his team. Then the…
01:08:19 |
Fri 06 Oct 2023
American dad wants Ryder Cup pay, “Andrew Waterman” plays the Dunhill, and KFT final
It’s a punchy Wednesday episode as Andy and Brendan are giddy about post-Ryder Cup developments. They begin with the addition of an “Andrew Waterman” to the Dunhill links at the real Old Course. They…
00:56:00 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
Sunday at the Ryder Cup: Europe beats back USA
Andy and Brendan are live from their B. Draddy Den after a weekend watching the Ryder Cup and bombing around the New York area. The USA made it interesting on Sunday, but in the end, it was a highly …
01:14:23 |
Sun 01 Oct 2023
Saturday at the Ryder Cup: Heated Confrontations and Hatless Heroes
Andy and Brendan jump on the horn immediately following another full, dramatic, amusing day at the Ryder Cup in Rome. They’re fresh from watching Patrick Cantlay put together a dazzling finish to tak…
00:56:09 |
Sat 30 Sep 2023
Friday at the Ryder Cup: USA, Coverage Catastrophes
Andy and Brendan are live from their Draddy Den during an NYC deluge, and are full of energy ready to dissect the similar deluge of TV commercials and European haymakers on day 1 of the Ryder Cup. Th…
00:55:29 |
Fri 29 Sep 2023
A Ryder Cup Preview Live from B. Draddy HQ
Andy and Brendan are in the Big Apple for Ryder Cup week, hanging with their friends from B.Draddy and playing some golf in the Met area. They begin one of the best weeks of the pro golf year with th…
00:55:43 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Clutch Ciganda, coverage woes, Ryder Cup predictions and Norman Xiong's return
With Brendan partying with Bills Mafia, Joseph LaMagna joins Andy to talk about this week's golf. The two start by discussing the Solheim Cup and the good (the action on the course) and the bad (the …
00:57:20 |
Mon 25 Sep 2023
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