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
A thirstbucket tracks Tiger on the ground, Riviera field foibles, a LIV personality quiz
Andy and Brendan are bouncing into Friday after that exhilarating Thursday night finish at Riviera, where a new thirstbucket of the century was born. Andy relays a few notes from the ground after fol…
00:56:59 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Tiger’s back, Moving Riv out of February, and J.B. Holmes’s pool
It’s an unfocused Wednesday episode that regrettably, or fortunately, comes during the best week of the PGA Tour season. Andy has driven down to Los Angeles and reports from his first day on the grou…
00:53:14 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
A sChef in the Pancake Zone, Xander’s sketchy ruling, and wimpy layups
Andy and Brendan ignore the start of the Super Bowl to record this Monday episode on a strong weekend at the designated debut of the Phoenix Open. They discuss Scottie Scheffler’s return to No. 1 in …
00:46:04 |
Mon 13 Feb 2023
Bryson’s messy divorce with Cobra, NBA vs. LIV trade deadlines, SGS Golf Advice
The weekend is nigh, and a giddy Brendan and Andy bounce around on a variety of topics from the WMPO “wasted” hats, the biggest tree in the world, and mushroom-watching. Then they dive into a Golfwee…
01:00:02 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Is Phoenix the Tour’s most important event and LIV rebranded teams arrive
Andy and Brendan begin this Wednesday episode running down the “content bonanza” as Pebble wraps up, the influencers arrive in Phoenix, new LIV logos are unveiled, the PGA Tour gets new website, Titl…
01:03:51 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
Pebble problems, A new build-a-player, insane Swilcan Bridge outrage
Andy and Brendan record this late Sunday episode with some reactions from a wind-and-weather delayed weekend at Pebble Beach. Andy is back from the grounds with some more tidbits and insights, and so…
00:52:45 |
Mon 06 Feb 2023
3 days of preferred lies, WGC Austin no more, SGS Golf Advice
This Friday episode begins with the “Geronimo Test” and the $100,000 price for something called the Smash GC Family Package. Then Brendan and Andy reflect on Brooks Koepka playing in Oman the week of…
00:51:12 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
Reed’s statement signifying nothing, Bubba’s new LIV team name, Pebble’s fall
This was supposed to be a short one, but all manner of news, schedules, and Euro Tour names are discussed over the course of this hour. Andy and Brendan begin with Pat Reed issuing a statement no one…
01:04:28 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
Rory beats Binoculars Boy in Dubai, more Reed rules drama, and Homa just keeps winning
Andy and Brendan waited for the Dubai Desert Classic to finish before recording this Monday episode, and man were they rewarded with both substance and catnip. They begin with Rory McIlroy manning up…
01:08:17 |
Mon 30 Jan 2023
Flicking tees in Dubai, Seminole bans LIV boys from Pro-Member, SGS Golf Advice
Andy and Brendan close out the week with a Friday ramble on the drama and intrigue in Dubai both on the course and off the course. There is a diversion, however, to highlight the All-Burly team follo…
01:04:22 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Reed throws a tee at Rory, LIV announces 2023 schedule, Aberg vs. Surratt
It’s a whiparound show with a hard stop at the end that probably spends too much time at the beginning discussing the regular CW lineup, like Maury, Judge Mathis, and others, preempting live LIV cove…
00:39:19 |
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Rahm as the “real” No. 1, downloading the CW app, and SGS Golf Advice
Andy and Brendan are back after a “relaxing” weekend watching golf and football. They begin with some clarity on where Jim Nantz will be calling Farmers from, and questions about title sponsors and s…
00:58:17 |
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Poulter is “changed,” LIV nears TV deal with CW, The Gas Man cometh
This Wednesday episode is a rapid-fire unstructured discussion that begins with the schedule for the week, which quickly transitions into Ian Poulter’s latest comments from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Champio…
00:36:44 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Si Woo respect, Spieth disrespect, and non-designated dumps
This holiday Monday episode begins with a damning follow-up on the “provisional pedant” from Friday’s golf advice segment. Then it’s on to the Sony Open, where Andy demands more respect for the talen…
00:49:55 |
Mon 16 Jan 2023
Netflix tease time, LIV’s first 2023 signee, and Golf Advice on Provisional Pedantry
This early Friday episode begins with some investigative reporting that yields a first-hand account of Seamus Power’s travels from Maui to Abu Dhabi and why this flying west option may have been impa…
00:52:06 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Higgs says LIV took all the villains, A sad trip back to Hawaii, and Hero Cup hopes
This Wednesday episode begins with shock and horror at the lopsided Georgia-TCU game, and asks some big questions about fan travel to blowouts, winning with class, and whether one of Brendan’s youth …
00:52:09 |
Tue 10 Jan 2023
A dynamite Tour opener, Morikawa goes ‘touch ‘em all,’ and Rahm’s chase down
It was a dramatic finish to the first event of the new year on the PGA Tour, so Andy and Brendan begin with excitement over the Bears getting the No. 1 pick, allegations about fixed NFL games for nam…
00:50:11 |
Mon 09 Jan 2023
A new cologuard commercial, Kapalua shines, and SGS Golf Advice
We did not have to wait long this year for some sort of recording hurdles, as Andy is forced to record on his phone in the car in a grocery store parking lot due to wifi being knocked out from the st…
01:00:53 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
It’s 2023! Here’s an extremely not comprehensive season preview
It’s a new year at the Shotgun Start, and Andy and Brendan immediately begin with questions about names: who’s coming up with all these dramatic weather names and who’s naming some of these new drive…
00:59:07 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
Year in Review, Part 10
The Year in Review comes to a close, and it’s shut down early before we get to the Net Tour Championship. So for the second year in a row, East Lake is given short shrift. This part does, however, co…
01:16:47 |
Thu 29 Dec 2022
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