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
- 1002
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Saturday at the Open Championship: Scottie Scheffler moves closer to fourth major championship
In what may come as a surprise to no one, Scottie Scheffler's bogey-free 67 has him four clear of the field heading into Sunday at Royal Portrush. Andy and Brendan recap more excellence from the No. …
01:02:16 |
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Friday at the Open Championship: Scottie separates and Rules controversies
Andy and Brendan return to recap the second round of the 153rd Open Championship following Scottie Scheffler's 64, the best round of the day at Royal Portrush. Most of this episode is focused on anot…
01:02:13 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Thursday at the Open Championship: Portrush punches, Olds fight back, & Scottie finds a likeminded partner
Andy is joined by a Portrush-based Brendan to recap the first round of the 2025 Open Championship. They unpack an incredibly fun day of golf and leaderboard full of SGS favorites like Lee Westwood, J…
01:09:58 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
2025 Open Championship preview: Rory, Scottie, Rahm setting up for good one at Portrush
Brendan! made it across the pond (without some luggage) and has taken in two days of practice rounds at Royal Portrush. He joins an injured Andy, who found out that Crocs aren't built for basketball …
01:41:06 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Gotterup hurries to Scottish win, Rory/Scottie/Rahm pop before Open, and an insane Evian finish
With all due respect to the Dick's Open and the ISCO Championship, Andy's Event of the Week, this episode was recorded immediately following the Scottish Open due to Brendan's recurring air travel ca…
01:04:55 |
Sun 13 Jul 2025
LIV (Sergio and P) Ryder Cup cases, Monty Flashback, and Golf Advice
This Summer Friday episode covers a wide range of topics, starting with Pete Crow-Armstrong and ending with some promo for next week's Open Championship live show (4 pm ET on 7/15!). Andy and Brendan…
01:00:42 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
The Super Scottish Open, Kentucky mules, and ‘Celebrity’ golfers in Tahoe
Coffee Golf season has come again and Brendan and Andy are ready for this week's Scottish Open. Before diving into the co-sanctioned field, Brendan shares a story from a listener who cashed out big t…
01:10:16 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Homa in the Heartland, Anti-Rollback poster boy Brian Campbell wins, and new FEC bonus money spread
Andy celebrates yet another Victory Monday coming out of the holiday weekend as he joins Brendan! to recap Brian Campbell's second playoff win of 2025. The two discuss the John Deere Classic and how …
00:53:52 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Ryder Cup gets another Captain, Holiday Golf Advice
Andy and Brendan are living in the future, pre-recording this holiday Golf Advice extravaganza. They discuss their thoughts on parades ahead of the 4th of July and get an early start on the patriotic…
01:15:49 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
An odd LIV schedule, Westy Island signs of life, and The Olds want their equity
It's a throwback audio episode with Brendan using his Airpods after finding himself in a travel delay. Nevertheless, Andy is on cloud nine over on Westy Island after Lee Westwood qualified for this m…
00:57:50 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
"Speed Wars" in Detroit, P-Reed for Ryder Cup, & Maltbie-Gate at U.S. Senior Open
Andy and Brendan! celebrate a Victory Monday thanks to Aldrich Potgieter outlasting Max Greyserman in a five-hole playoff at the Rocket Classic in Detroit. Despite the hourlong playoff full of missed…
01:09:44 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
A rollback case in Detroit, Morikawa media dust-up, and The Cleeks “rebrand” aspirations
Whiparound Fridays return as Andy and Brendan cover the 2025 NBA Draft, Collin Morikawa's latest media beef, and a massive Cleeks profile in Forbes in this episode. Sports Minute kicks off with some …
01:15:25 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Is the Tour coming for its cut of the majors, 313 charity recession, and Rocket gets deep
This Wednesday episode is an in-person recording on Long Island as Andy and Brendan pregame the 2025 Fried Egg Golf Club Member-Guest. Instead of beginning with any golf news, methods of transportati…
00:52:02 |
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Playing Captain Keegan, Fleetwood’s anguish, and LPGA anger about PGA Frisco
Andy and Brendan are fired up for four months full of Ryder Cup discourse following Captain Keegan Bradley's win at the Travelers! They discuss the impact of this win on the American Ryder Cup team o…
01:09:05 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Wyndham’s ‘apology,’ Viktor Hovland joins to chat new Tour CEO, and Fair Policing in Hartford
This is an episode full of Friday whimsy, covering the Chicago Cubs, Wyndham Clark's antics, Sheriff Scottie's department expanding, and more. Andy and Brendan run through an "apology" from Wyndham …
01:11:00 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
PGA Tour’s new CEO from NFL, Monahan’s LONG goodbye, and U.S. Open apologies?
Andy and Brendan are back home after a week in Pittsburgh (which some have called the No. 1 city in Ohio) and begin this episode with some U.S. Open cleanup. They double back on some takes from Sunda…
01:18:02 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Sunday at the U.S. Open: Chaos Golf, a Rough Quandary, and Fair Policing
Andy and Brendan! return to the Ecco House after a Sunday at rainy Oakmont Country Club. The two recap J.J. Spaun's win at the 125th U.S. Open, his first major championship victory. They recount a ch…
01:30:22 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Saturday at the U.S. Open: "Deputy Sam," Scott throws it back, and Rory talks
Sheriff's Deputy Sam Burns has the solo lead after 54 holes at the 2025 U.S. Open! Andy and Brendan made it back from Muddy-mont and recapped a Saturday filled with slips and slides on and off the co…
00:56:26 |
Sun 15 Jun 2025
Friday at the U.S. Open: Angry Boys, Big names bomb out, and Leaderboard unease
Andy and Brendan went live in front of a studio audience at Local Remedy Brewing in Oakmont to recap the second round of the 2025 U.S. Open. They discuss an... interesting... leaderboard heading into…
00:45:47 |
Sat 14 Jun 2025
Thursday at the U.S. Open: Who's the real leader, Rough laments, and Early disappointments
After a day on the ground at Oakmont, Andy and Brendan went live to share their thoughts from the first round of the 2025 U.S. Open. J.J. Spaun is in the lead at -4, so the two first debate who the "…
00:47:31 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
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