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
An SGS Spotlight on “The Merry Mex,” Lee Trevino: Part 1
This special Spotlight episode ahead of U.S. Open week is dedicated to Lee Trevino. This is Part 1 of what will likely, hopefully be a two-part Spotlight. It begins with the nuts and bolts of Trevino…
01:50:10 |
Sun 13 Jun 2021
#TainWatch, Rough videos return, and games within the game
This Friday episode opens with a discussion on the proliferation of craft burger places, as well as the amusement over the animated Andy that appeared in the big Golf Digest article featuring him. Th…
00:53:56 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Palmetto Poofers, Faz’s Portfolio, and a PGL PR Push
It’s the second recording of the day for Brendan and Andy so they are a little punchy. They begin with one of the most absurd and incongruous pairings they can ever recall for a field at the Palmetto…
00:51:48 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
Golf’s lengthiest couple of days
This special Tuesday episode recaps U.S. Open Final Qualifying, whipping around from site to site with some amusing anecdotes. They begin with a #scoop on how this 2021 U.S. Open may have to be playe…
00:48:20 |
Tue 08 Jun 2021
Yuka’s starpower, Using the “choke” word, Rahm’s WD, and Broosky-gate
This is a packed Monday episode that begins with praise for Yuka Saso’s playoff victory to become the youngest U.S. Women’s Open champion. Her early double bogey run, her late comeback, her playoff t…
01:11:13 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
Timepiece appreciators, X-man’s armlock angst, and Eye on Olympic
This late Friday episode was plagued by technical difficulties but should see the light of day in some form or fashion. Andy and Brendan begin with their reactions to the primetime and commercial-fre…
00:58:07 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
Olympic intel, Aging Burly Boys, and Tinkering Jack
This Wednesday episode goes long on the U.S. Women’s Open but begins with the in-progress NCAA finals, which will pit Oklahoma vs. Pepperdine on Wednesday night. There’s plenty of chatter on the Burl…
00:52:27 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
The Social Security Slam, Tartan and Power Wagons, and Feng adoration
This Monday episode begins with some unexpected animal content. Then Andy and Brendan get into the dawn of the Jason Kokrak era following his win over home favorite Jordan Spieth at Colonial. There i…
00:52:18 |
Mon 31 May 2021
A Spotlight on the what ifs of the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open
Andy and Brendan return to an old favorite format, the SGS Spotlight. The subject of this episode is the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open at Cherry Hills, won by the relatively unknown and extreme longshot, Bi…
01:09:41 |
Sat 29 May 2021
Spencer Hall joins on Brooks vs. Bryson, shorts vs. pants, and Bjorn vs. his temper
This Friday episode features a most special guest host in Spencer Hall of EDSBS and Shutdown Fullcast infamy. Is golf Spencer’s forte or area of interest? Absolutely not, but he’s as brilliant as the…
00:54:28 |
Fri 28 May 2021
The beef video seen round the world, and corrupted by kitchen appliances
This Wednesday episode wanders around for an hour. It begins with a retroactive thirstbucket of the week award, discusses some airport fare, Gary Player designs, and the most pointless warm-up routin…
01:07:47 |
Wed 26 May 2021
Walking with Phil Mickelson for Sunday’s PGA Championship win
It’s the end of a long week in Kiawah, but Andy and Brendan record their last episode from the 2021 PGA Championship after an exhilarating day at the Ocean Course. Andy abstains from arguing for Erni…
01:12:16 |
Mon 24 May 2021
Saturday at the PGA Championship
This Saturday episode recaps a great day on the ground from Andy and Brendan. Andy tells the tales of following the Brooksy group, while Brendan provides details from tracking the Mickelson-Mattress …
00:36:57 |
Sun 23 May 2021
Friday at the PGA Championship with Eamon Lynch
Brendan and Andy are graced by the curmudgeonly Eamon Lynch for this Friday night episode fueled by Smith Devereux wines. They all react to the elderly co-leaders, the Mattress King and Phil Mickelso…
00:45:34 |
Sat 22 May 2021
First round reactions from the PGA Championship
Andy and Brendan are back at the Beverage Boys house to react to the first day at the PGA Championship. The flushers and strikers rose to the top. They discuss how the course played in the opener, ho…
00:33:41 |
Fri 21 May 2021
2021 PGA Championship Preview: Wind, Super Leagues, UFOs, and cheapskates
Andy and Brendan are together in Kiawah for their first in-person recording in almost two years. They immediately jump into some impressions from a day spent walking The Ocean Course, people-watching…
01:07:39 |
Wed 19 May 2021
Happy days for Dick Bland, Dicky Pride, and the Husky Boy
Before Andy and Brendan get together in Kiawah on Monday, they chat for this truncated episode that begins with an apology tour. Then they celebrate the Husky Boy and his triumph in North Texas. Ther…
00:35:15 |
Mon 17 May 2021
Disgraceful Day, Scandalous NCAA, and Flashback to the “Half Nelson”
It’s a Friday episode heavy on disgust. There’s disgust over the NFL scheduling the Browns-Bears game for the one fall Sunday that Brendan and Andy really can’t ignore in the golf world. There’s disg…
00:58:38 |
Fri 14 May 2021
Famous people named Craig, DJ’s WD statement, and Eye on Olympic for Mel Reid
This Wednesday episode goes in a bunch of stupid directions, starting with some details that may or may not be true on real estate around TPC Craig Ranch. This then devolves into a discussion on peop…
00:49:30 |
Wed 12 May 2021
Is the Walker Cup under-marketed, a Prince returns, and anti-thirstbucket
It was a jam-packed weekend of golf and this Monday episode jumps right into it by flipping a coin and starting with a review of the Walker Cup. Andy and Brendan nominate their favorite “breakout” pl…
01:06:19 |
Mon 10 May 2021
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