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
Wentworth’s strong finish, Sergio flees for Austin, and Scheffler’s POY
It’s Victory Monday! A jubilant Andy and Brendan begin with their 1-0 football teams, the controversy around the Bears flooded new field, and the Browns superstar kicker. Then it’s on to the European…
00:50:42 |
Mon 12 Sep 2022
BMW PGA trimmed to 54 holes, FBF to the grand World Match Play at Wentworth
This is a meandering Friday episode that touches on tennis, the grim prospects for the Bears and Browns, and the death of the Queen. That last bit of news has altered the plans at the BMW PGA at Went…
00:51:40 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
War of words at Wentworth, the Euro Tour’s future, and Pres Cup rosters finalized
This Wednesday episode begins by sifting through the various comments and call-outs that have occurred this week at the DP World Tour’s flagship event, where there’s a commingling of LIV players and …
00:53:14 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
LIV Boston delivers…something? Legitimacy? An American winner in DJ
This Labor Day episode is largely a discussion of the LIV Boston event and where this disruptor league might be heading. Andy and Brendan discuss the tension between the curiosity factor from its ini…
00:49:37 |
Mon 05 Sep 2022
Bubba’s here “to serve,” the worst LIV team, and #FBF to a Shark-led watch war
It’s Friday going into a holiday weekend so Andy and Brendan are quite cheery for this week-ending episode. They begin with a few random thoughts and another round of “unsubstantiated rumor Friday” t…
00:56:58 |
Thu 01 Sep 2022
LIV’s latest signees, the Hideki conundrum, and KFT Finals
Andy and Brendan close out the month of August with this Wednesday episode on the latest round of LIV signees making their debuts in Boston. They discuss Cam Smith’s rationalizations for leaving, Joa…
01:03:28 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
Rory the Courier Cup King, a great Tour Champ, and LIV raids the Pres Cup
Andy and Brendan are buzzing as they hit record shortly after watching that Sunday duel between Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler at the Tour Championship. They discuss the fallacy of the entertainm…
01:03:27 |
Sun 28 Aug 2022
Immediate sweeping changes to the PGA Tour, next moves for Jay, and crediting Phil
August is winding down but the summer of upheaval and change in pro golf continues with the PGA Tour announcing its next move in the battle against LIV. It’s a series of moves, really, dramatically r…
01:11:35 |
Thu 25 Aug 2022
Laser focused on our players, our partners, and our fans
It’s a lively Wednesday episode with tenuous WiFi on both ends for Andy and Brendan. They begin with breaking news that Kapalua will now permanently be the Tournament of Mostly Champions. This leads …
01:03:05 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
Details of Tiger/Rory meeting emerge and a quality weekend of BMW and U.S. Am
This episode begins with some Monday positivity, both with impressions of the BMW Championship and reporting about the meeting that went down there. Andy and Brendan react to the NLU report with the …
00:54:46 |
Mon 22 Aug 2022
Skimpy Amateur coverage, Pat Reed’s lawsuit, and LIV contract details
The cup of the content gods runneth over as golf’s summer of absurdity and existential crisis continued this week with an outlandish Pat Reed defamation lawsuit against Brandel Chamblee, incoherent t…
01:03:50 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
Tiger flies in for an anti-LIV rally, Cam Smith flees, and U.S. Am name game
This Wednesday episode is out early as Andy and Brendan react to news of a players-only meeting that will include a visit from Tiger Woods as the remaining PGA Tour loyalists try to rally the troops …
00:55:45 |
Tue 16 Aug 2022
A Willy Z breakthrough, Cam Smith jammed, and KFT promotions
This Monday episode begins with a discussion on the dynamics of youth birthday parties before jumping into the thrilling conclusion to the first leg of the Courier Cup Playoffs. Andy and Brendan disc…
00:49:31 |
Mon 15 Aug 2022
“These 3 poor kids” from LIV lose their TRO against the PGA Tour
Typically, mid-August is for getting away and golf slowing down despite what the FedEx Cup marketing might try to make you believe. Andy and Brendan had that in mind with various vacation and work tr…
00:36:08 |
Wed 10 Aug 2022
A playoff into darkness, Tom the Tank chugs into the postseason, the McGreevy triumph
It’s a live recording with Andy and Brendan in front of some fine Philly folks ahead of the Fried Egg event in town on Monday. It’s the first applause they can recall during a recording with an audie…
00:43:38 |
Mon 08 Aug 2022
The LIV lawsuit arrives and alleges, PGA Tour replies, and Women’s Open Flashback
This Friday episode begins with the 100-plus page complaint filed by 11 LIV players against the PGA Tour, as well as the temporary restraining order that will go to court next week. Andy and Brendan …
00:46:07 |
Thu 04 Aug 2022
A women’s major at Muirfield, PGA Tour’s schedule release, Tiger’s LIV offer
This Wednesday episode begins with some thoughts on the last major of the year, the AIG Women’s Open at Muirfield. Andy and Brendan discuss their recent trip to the course, some favorite holes, some …
00:57:55 |
Wed 03 Aug 2022
A “s**t sandwich” of golf in Detroit and at LIV, Tour’s next moves, and childish Henrik
It’s a glorious first of the month recording, which has Andy and Brendan full of energy despite the relatively sleepy golf from multiple fronts at the Rocket Mortgage and LIV Bedminster. They discuss…
00:53:01 |
Mon 01 Aug 2022
A Friday LIV Rumor & Amusement Mill, Luke Donald for captain, more DL3 angst
It’s a summer hours Friday episode, which begins with some LIV rumors of varying degrees of amusement, from gambling shortcomings to developments in Thursday’s pro-am at Trump Bedminster to some agro…
00:41:07 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
LIV circus comes to Trump NJ, a featured groups rant, and another shadow FEC list
This Wednesday episode begins with LIV’s return to the schedule for the week. Andy and Brendan laugh at Laurie Canter getting passed around, the decrepit Niblicks squad, and the moderate interest in …
00:49:00 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
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