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
PGA Championship Preview: Field, Course, Best and Worst Tee Times, and the Quote Roulette
Andy and Brendan are back for another major championship. This preview episode begins not with talk of gnomes but rather garbage plates, and who might be suckered into indulging in one in player dini…
01:08:20 |
Tue 16 May 2023
A Day pun goes here, LIV bounced from CW, and grotesque Senior backboarding
It’s major championship-eve and Andy and Brendan are ready for Oak Hill but first they need to discuss a likely best-case scenario for the non-designated Nelson in Jason Day ending a winless drought …
00:44:27 |
Mon 15 May 2023
Phil lobs “collusion” accusation at PGA, Myrtle gets a Tour event, SGS Golf advice
Andy and Brendan get going on this Friday episode with reaction to Phil Mickelson tweeting, then deleting, then tweeting, and then deleting, an accusation at the PGA of America for colluding with the…
00:57:41 |
Thu 11 May 2023
Husky Boy-Proofing at Craig Ranch, Spieth WD, and Exemptions guessing game
This lively Wednesday episode was recorded quite early on Tuesday, but Brendan and Andy are buoyed by the promise of a three-peat for the Husky Boy. Andy is also slightly enthused by his hockey team …
00:49:12 |
Tue 09 May 2023
A Designated Dud, Coronation and Coach scripting, and Ryder Cup rumblings
Andy and Brendan make a pledge at the start of this episode that it will absolutely not go over a certain mark, and then they blow past that as they forgot to do an ad read. They begin with some thou…
00:49:31 |
Mon 08 May 2023
Bifurcation blowback, LIV guys resign from DP World Tour, and SGS Golf Advice
It’s Friday! Andy and Brendan discuss a variety of topics as we barrel toward the weekend. They begin with some of the drama around this Talor Gooch exemption cutout for the U.S. Open, and some of Ph…
00:57:43 |
Fri 05 May 2023
Whiparound Weds: Romo, Omar, Rory’s return, Quail Hollow conundrums, and LaCava-Cantlay
This late Wednesday episode is thanks to Brendan’s delayed return from vacation and Andy’s road-weary week traveling the coast of California to prep for the upcoming U.S. Opens. They begin with some …
00:50:52 |
Wed 03 May 2023
Finau's recents wins, PGA Tour scheduling dilemmas and does anyone care about LIV?
Joseph LaMagna joins the podcast while Brendan continues to relax on vacation and discusses the weekend in golf with Andy. They start by wondering who if anyone watched the LIV Singapore event that f…
01:00:30 |
Sun 30 Apr 2023
NBA Player - Golfer Comps and Golf Advice with Shane Bacon
Shane Bacon joins the podcast while Brendan is on vacation to discuss the best NBA -Golfer comparisons. Discussions include who is Grayson Murray and Stephen Curry before ending with some Golf Advice…
00:56:19 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Non-Designated dregs, LIV “winning” weeks, and Playoffs check-in
Andy and Brendan are back for a Wednesday episode about a bunch of different things, somewhat related to this week’s golf schedule. They begin bouncing around some ideas about the Mexico Open, its un…
00:59:12 |
Tue 25 Apr 2023
Stop the pond jumps, LIV’s Aussie party, and Zurich’s future
This Monday episode begins with the NBA minute with both Andy and Brendan wallowing in Cavs and Kings losses, but one still claiming a victory Monday. Then they move to the LPGA’s first major of the …
00:42:13 |
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Tiger’s surgery, Daly/Duval watch, LIV Australia, Romo rumors, and SGS Golf Advice
This Friday episode begins with a discussion on whether 4/20 falls into a fake holiday category. Brendan is joined by Joseph LaMagna to discuss this and other important topics, like John Daly and Dav…
01:02:29 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
Worst Zurich teams, Spieth is the needle, and a rumor about ‘The Gas Man’
It’s Whiparound Wednesday on the Shotgun Start, where Andy and Brendan had even less-than-normal prep or plan before hitting record to get this episode done. Honestly, it’s mostly just reading off a …
00:47:34 |
Tue 18 Apr 2023
Designated event fatigue beat back by Spieth-Fitz battle, Cantlay slow play, Revolts, and more
This Monday episode is a wander, with little on that electric Jordan Spieth and Matt Fitzpatrick finish at the RBC Heritage until the midpoint of the episode. Andy and Brendan begin with some thought…
00:52:54 |
Mon 17 Apr 2023
Andy plays Augusta, Masters TV ratings and clean-up notes, and Rory WDs
This Wednesday episode begins with some questions for Andy on his round at Augusta National, yielding a handful of amusements in the “forgetting to turn your mic on” category. Then Brendan and Andy m…
00:59:32 |
Tue 11 Apr 2023
Sunday at the Masters: Jon Rahm blows by Brooks, Phil?!, and LIV’s showing
Andy and Brendan record one final time from Augusta National, debriefing their day following the final groups at the Masters. They discuss Jon Rahm’s brilliance on Sunday, from starting four back of …
01:00:58 |
Mon 10 Apr 2023
Saturday at the Masters with Kyle Porter: Contenders, Pretenders, Umbrella-angst
A soggy Brendan and Andy record this Saturday podcast from Augusta National, where they empty the notebook with various amusements from the rain-soaked second and third round. They debate whether thi…
00:50:41 |
Sat 08 Apr 2023
Masters Friday: Falling trees, Media lottery stories, Badass Bennett (+ Brooksy), Rory’s MC
Mother Nature called it early on Friday at the Masters, where storms rolled in and trees started falling around the 17th tree. Fortunately, no one was injured but there was much reaction to the drama…
00:44:17 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
Thursday at the Masters: Brooksy, Larry, Sandy, and Thirstbuckets
Andy and Brendan are live(ish) from the Masters press building with this quick(ish) episode on the first round from Augusta National. They discuss the three leaders, beginning with Brooks Koepka and …
00:50:38 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
A rollicking Masters preview on Augusta, Tiger, Rory, Brooks, Sarge, swingers and more
Andy and Brendan check in from Augusta for their official Masters “preview” episode, which rambles on with educating tidbits and amusements picked up from the ground both on golf and non-golf topics.…
01:27:46 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
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