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
Solheim Cup chippiness, a ‘train wreck’ venue, and Tiger’s new restaurant
It’s the first of two international match play weeks at the Shotgun Start, which will lead to some unorthodox record times. But first Andy and Brendan begin this Solheim Cup week with some cleanup ov…
00:47:24 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
Sergio’s ‘last-ditch’ attempt at Ryder Cup, Mad Jimmy Walker, and Sahith (+ JT?) ball in Napa
It’s a whiparound Monday episode that begins with Andy and Brendan discussing various tales and messages that came across their desk over the weekend. Andy predicts Blockie will never leave our lives…
00:55:43 |
Mon 18 Sep 2023
The Ryder Cup 'Petty Swing,' ZJ wants Netflix out of team room, SGS Golf Advice
It’s Friday! And there is golf in many parts of the globe, but Joseph LaMagna begins by quizzing and confounding Brendan with the latest TikTok trend. That quickly transitions to a wandering chat on …
01:01:14 |
Fri 15 Sep 2023
Tiger emerges, Burly Boy Euros scout Rome, and a Town Crier’s Wentworth love affair
This Wednesday episode begins with the somber news of an Aaron Rodgers injury and a hypothetical on 24-hours of disaster at MetLife stadium. Then Brendan and Andy move to three things from social med…
00:42:20 |
Tue 12 Sep 2023
USA’s Ryder Cup scouting in Rome missing a few and Els technology takes
It’s Victory Monday! For Brendan, at least. Andy has fewer nice things to say about his football teams and is ready to maybe check out on the Bears season. Then they move to tennis, which had its gre…
00:43:09 |
Mon 11 Sep 2023
JT coach changes, Bombshell NCAA golf scandal, and Over-unders for pessimists
The SGS anniversary week rolls on with this beefier “Thursday-Friday” episode. Andy and Brendan begin with a quick schedule for the week review with some above-average golf taking place during NFL’s …
01:04:04 |
Thu 07 Sep 2023
Ryder Cup rosters go final, Walker Cup exam at The Old, Anniversary hour
Andy and Brendan are back from the holiday weekend recording on the fifth anniversary of the start of this podcast, a misguided, silly, but often rewarding endeavor. They briefly discuss their weeken…
00:58:17 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
Ryder Cup buddy system exposed, Walker Cup hat-gate, and Mafia-themed SGS Golf Advice
This Friday episode was recorded from the car that was the scene of the infamous Caves Valley audio disaster, and from a worse-for-the-wear return to the shed. But it’s a first of the month episode s…
00:46:51 |
Thu 31 Aug 2023
Justin Thomas gets picked and Captain Zatch stumbles through Zoom
It’s a last-of-the-month recording for Andy and Brendan, who are working with spotty wifi after a day of travels from beautiful Northeast Ohio. They begin with some commentary on a recent Twitter pol…
01:00:37 |
Wed 30 Aug 2023
A Gross Scandal, Viktor’s ascent, and Ryder Cup picks come due
Andy and Brendan are together in Cleveland and took in an absolutely thrilling final round of the 2023 PGA Tour season, where Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele went 63 and 62 to get in the clubhou…
00:55:15 |
Mon 28 Aug 2023
We’ve got a race for Low Net!, Rory’s back injury, and Golf Advice
Andy and Brendan begin this Friday summer episode with a host of travel takes given recent airline trips -- from baggage claim to boarding to de-boarding. Then they get to the Net Tour Championship, …
00:54:14 |
Fri 25 Aug 2023
Jay’s State of the Tour address, Contender/Pretender Leaderboards and Scandinavian diplomacy
This Wednesday episode begins with a commitment to be, like the PGA Tour, “laser-focused” on the Tour Championship. But Brendan and Andy are quickly derailed with several submissions on Scandinavian …
00:50:07 |
Tue 22 Aug 2023
Hovland (+ others) bomb & carve Olympia Fields, Ryder Cup roster locks, and Blockie-gate
It’s a loaded Monday episode with the Playoffs in full effect, team match play rosters taking shape, and American cities to debate and pit against one another. Andy relays a tale from a boiling hot s…
01:09:01 |
Mon 21 Aug 2023
Notes from the ground at the BMW, Unsubstantiated rumors, and Golf Advice
With both Andy and Brendan on the road with substandard WiFi and equipment, this episode is a ramble between travel tales and some golf odds and ends to get us to the weekend. Andy has some scuttlebu…
00:53:16 |
Fri 18 Aug 2023
The not-so-Western Open makes rare Chicago stop, FEC Bubble boys, Euro Ryder Cup moves
This Wednesday episode begins with news that the BMW Championship will be going to the great Western frontier of Liberty National in a few years. Andy and Brendan react to the upcoming rota for this …
00:38:21 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
Sweating in Memphis, The Vu Era, Glover’s Ryder Cup spot, and Tosti Tales
Both Andy and Brendan are worse for the wear after some travel -- one by air, the other by sea -- but they quickly realize it could have been worse. It could have been Memphis, where the heat index w…
00:51:12 |
Mon 14 Aug 2023
Phil’s wild gambling, Memphis blues, Tour dysfunction, and Golf Advice
It’s Friday! Andy and Brendan close out the week with a meandering mess of an episode. There’s anger, amusement, and multiple technical issues with one mic too loud and another’s airpods malfunctioni…
00:53:34 |
Thu 10 Aug 2023
A new “connected” Tour schedule, PGA Tour exec resigns, and PLAYOFFS stakes
Andy is back for this lively Wednesday episode with Brendan. He brings some tales from Will’s wedding and his travels, and has a few clean-up thoughts on the valiant JT push for the playoffs, long pu…
00:59:39 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
Bryson shoots 58 with a self-correcting driver, JT misses Playoffs (and Ryder Cup?)
It was yet another eventful weekend in golf with the Playoffs drawing nigh and seasons ending in Greensboro at the Wyndham Championship. Brendan is joined by Joseph LaMagna to break down all the dram…
00:49:36 |
Mon 07 Aug 2023
PGA Tour 2024 schedule comes out, ‘Signature’ events, and SGS Golf Advice
Andy and Brendan close out the week with a planned Summer Friday hours episode that is prolonged with general sports talk and exhaustion. They begin with a Golfweek report on the 2024 schedule that i…
00:50:55 |
Thu 03 Aug 2023
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