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 U.S. Open preview and the LIV undercurrents at Brookline
Andy and Brendan are live from the Precision Pro House in Boston, where they’re on site after a full day at the U.S. Open. They begin with Brooksy getting pissy with the press for talking too much ab…
01:06:22 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
Rory the Warrior Prince, Jay Monahan surfaces, and LIV London fades out
U.S. Open week has arrived but there’s plenty to dispense with from a monumental weekend in the professional game. Andy and Brendan begin first with Rory McIlroy’s win at the Canadian Open, battling …
00:55:57 |
Mon 13 Jun 2022
The LIV debut, the PGA Tour response, and Andy’s Majesticks
This Friday episode jumps right into a whirlwind day that may be the start of fundamentally changed pro golf landscape. Andy and Brendan react to the first broadcast of the first ever LIV Golf round.…
00:54:56 |
Fri 10 Jun 2022
Phil returns, LIV’s got team names, logos, and a crooked draft
An episode trying to cover and make sense of the absolute firehose of absurdity that hit all of us on Tuesday. It begins with frustration that the firehose buried what should have been gnarly metaver…
01:10:18 |
Wed 08 Jun 2022
Minjee and Billy run away, Kevin Na resigns
This Monday episode begins with tales from the red-eye road and the line at the bagel shop. Then it’s on to the second women’s major winner of the year, Minjee Lee, who ran away from a strong leaderb…
00:40:26 |
Mon 06 Jun 2022
Scores too low for a U.S. open, LIV momentum, and #FBF on Cristie Kerr
This Friday episode begins with some early reaction to the U.S. Women’s Open, where Mina Harigae made nine birdies in her opening round. This prompted the usual wails about fairways too wide and roug…
00:33:19 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
The LIV London List Arrives: DJ, Phil, and the PGA Tour’s next move
This bonus episode comes after LIV Golf at long last released its field list for the first event in London, which is in just more than a week. Andy and Brendan discuss the field, the DJ inclusion, th…
00:47:02 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
LIV list delays, Women’s Open returns to Pine Needles, and NCAA coaches in bunkers
This Monday plus Wednesday episode begins with a mea culpa after the first episode of the week relied on information that the LIV field list was coming. So it’s a combo show of sorts, first ranting a…
00:54:30 |
Tue 31 May 2022
Flashback Friday on the “greatest NCAAs ever” with Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine
This is a slightly different Friday show, as an entire Precision Pro FBF segment turns into an episode. Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine recently researched and published an oral history on the 2012 NC…
00:58:21 |
Fri 27 May 2022
Thirsty Chuck Schwab, Appliance corruption, and LPGA schedule snafus
This Wednesday episode comes a bit delayed with Andy on the road fleeing the morose Chicagoland area still dealing with Fitzy’s fade. Brendan promptly gets into the schedule for the week, beginning w…
00:46:47 |
Wed 25 May 2022
Sunday at the PGA: JT’s charge, Mito’s mistake, and Rory’s disappointment
Another major is in the books, and Andy and Brendan begin this episode discussing how this was one you had to really work for to get some action. It was a sluggish weekend, and then it quickly wasn’t…
01:04:47 |
Mon 23 May 2022
Saturday at the PGA: Mito hangs on, Rory abdicates, and Tiger WDs
This Saturday night episode begins with an apology for our horrible Contender/Pretender predictions, a simply unacceptable performance for a gambling podcast. Then it’s on to the breaking news of Tig…
00:49:37 |
Sun 22 May 2022
Friday at the PGA: Contenders, Pretenders, and Tiger crossing the line
This Friday episode begins with more cat talk, but this one’s all about Tiger Woods dragging his decrepit body and rusty game across the cut line for another major weekend. Brendan hails the performa…
00:47:33 |
Sat 21 May 2022
Thursday at the PGA: KVV joins to assess “housecats” and create a new taxonomy
Well it’s a unique Thursday episode after the first round of the PGA Championship, where ESPN’s Kevin Van Valkenburg is on the ground and writing insightful and reported articles. Andy and Brendan do…
00:45:38 |
Fri 20 May 2022
PGA Preview: Tiger feeling it, Rory’s drought, and the cost of one’s thirst
It’s another major week, and one that has both Brendan and Andy buzzing thanks to a great venue with a host of player storylines that could come to fruition. But first, an Alex Cejka chat. Then they …
01:01:42 |
Tue 17 May 2022
Phil’s PGA absence, Tiger’s and Bryon’s?! arrival, and the Craig Ranch Massacre
This Monday episode begins with tales of Andy’s attempt to fill his POD before an upcoming move. Then it’s over to someone who is not on the move, namely Phil Mickelson, who will not be re-appearing …
01:04:06 |
Mon 16 May 2022
PGA Tour denies LIV waivers while Greg Norman flops to and fro
This is a somewhat different SGS episode focusing on a singular story, diving right into the eventful week in the continuing drama between the PGA Tour and the disruptor league, LIV Golf. Brendan and…
00:54:54 |
Thu 12 May 2022
The PGA gets a “Manningcast” while LIV gets nothing
This Wednesday episode begins with an NBA Playoffs minute after Andy’s trip north to take in the Bucks-Celtics. On golf, Bio Kim gets a shoutout for his first win after the bird suspension. Then they…
00:43:51 |
Tue 10 May 2022
The Homa ascent, Sergio’s LIV Golf tantrum, and a Keegan defense
It’s a punchy Monday episode full of energy after a Sunday spent with moms. Andy and Brendan get into the test of TPC Potomac against a middling field. Then it’s on to media darling and 4-time winner…
00:59:34 |
Mon 09 May 2022
LIV incursions, and Shane Ryan on his Ryder Cup book and the match’s future
This Friday episode begins with some questions on who asked for a Robert Allenby image rehabilitation tour. Then Brendan and Andy get to the latest on LIV, notably Westy Island sinking into the sea (…
01:16:37 |
Fri 06 May 2022
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