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
The Rangefinder Championship, Pebble’s weak field, and the Popov rule
This Wednesday episode begins with some chatter about the peculiar habit of local news consumption in the year 2021. Then Brendan and Andy dive into the breaking Tuesday news that the PGA Championshi…
00:49:03 |
Tue 09 Feb 2021
Brooks respect, Spieth pandemonium, Xander flops, and DJ cruises
Even before the final putt fell in Phoenix, Andy and Brendan chatted on Super Bowl Sunday night to recap the weekend that was at TPC Scottsdale. They begin with Brooks Koepka’s victory, his admission…
00:46:34 |
Mon 08 Feb 2021
Stevie vs. Sunny, Rocket and the BetCast, the “selfish” and “time-wasting” USGA
This Friday episode begins with an admission from Andy that he might be turning into a “Florida man,” which prompts an interrogation from Brendan on why he wasn’t at the historic moment when a new al…
01:14:52 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
Local rule rollbacks, WMPO love, Saudi embarrassments, and burner denials
This episode begins with a lengthy segment on the announcement from the USGA and R&A disclosing some notable “research topics” and “proposed equipment standards changes.” Andy and Brendan dissect the…
01:04:21 |
Tue 02 Feb 2021
A "Reed Day"
The new month starts down a path we’ve been before: Patrick Reed engulfed in a shady rules controversy of his own making and the PGA Tour covering for him. This Monday episode jumps right into the dr…
01:05:36 |
Mon 01 Feb 2021
Preemptive Pampering, Poofer Power Rankings, and a “Global Home”
This Friday episode begins with some business matters on merch re-stocking and news that the Westy Island Blend is now live and available for purchase. Then Brendan and Andy relay a fun stock market …
01:00:30 |
Fri 29 Jan 2021
The Torrey POPS, PGA goes to Tulsa, DL3 juices the Pres Cup
This Wednesday episode begins with some light Snow Day reminiscing before turning to our shhhhedule for the week. Brendan and Andy start with the Farmers Insurance Open, where a loaded field will als…
00:55:43 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
A lifetime supply of Bloomin Onions, Si Woo’s Living Under Par, Hatton dusts Rory
It’s the first Monday of the year with a full golf plate to digest from the weekend. Brendan and Andy begin with the LPGA celebrity event in Orlando, where the pace of play was excruciating and the c…
00:52:29 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
The Duke of Debt, Buff Reed, and Flashback to Metaphysical Martin
This Friday episode meanders about for 50 minutes without ever really going anywhere, if that makes sense? Andy begins with an apology and a clarification on “Fake Winter” while offering some expert …
00:52:32 |
Fri 22 Jan 2021
Fake winters, Koepka’s warm-up for the warm-up, and Westy’s return
This Wednesday episode begins with the breaking news that D.J. Trahan has had to WD in Palm Springs after a positive Covid test. There’s also the news of yet another Tiger Woods back surgery, which B…
00:49:30 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
The Swedish Pancake Zone, Preemptive Preferred Lies, JT gets dropped
This Monday episode pushes on even though Brendan is wallowing in a state of despair about the Browns season coming to a close. They quickly transition from that sadness to the triumph of Kevin Na, w…
00:47:11 |
Mon 18 Jan 2021
The “Death Zone,” Pebble sans Cable Guy, and Flashback to an Aussie legend
It’s Friday! And more importantly, it’s sumo citrus season. Andy and Brendan begin this episode with a good old fashioned fruit chat extolling again the virtues of their favorite orange, which Andy u…
00:43:28 |
Fri 15 Jan 2021
New enlistments, kitchen appliances, and boosting Bethpage
This Wednesday episode is here to celebrate the Sony Open as the event of the week. But first there’s an important uninformed discussion on RV operation and licensing. Andy’s three things to watch fo…
00:52:39 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Harris (and Hudson) breaks through, JT apologizes, and most famous Butches
This Monday episode came on the heels of a dispiriting Bears loss and in the middle of a Browns first quarter beatdown so it may bounce around a bit as Brendan and Andy recap the 2021 PGA Tour opener…
00:41:09 |
Mon 11 Jan 2021
Moving the 2022 PGA, Competition vs. Entertainment, and Bryson’s CNS
This Friday episode begins with Andy disclosing a mice problem that’s vexed him all week. Then they turn to the real, actual problems of the week, notably what took place at the Capitol building and …
00:58:21 |
Fri 08 Jan 2021
Umbrella calibration, Activation Station, and the Centerline conundrum
The Shotgun Start is back! And Andy and Brendan are in the best podcasting shape of their lives as a new year begins. They start this Wednesday episode with some banter about the practice of resoluti…
01:02:23 |
Wed 06 Jan 2021
The 2020 Year in Review, Part 4
Andy and Brendan put a bow on another year of Shotgun Start podcasts with the final installment of their Year in Review series. Part 4 begins with the first major championship of the year, the PGA at…
02:01:31 |
Wed 30 Dec 2020
The 2020 Year in Review, Part 3
The Bears and Browns push for the postseason is the subject of the first segment of this episode. Then Part 3 of the annual Year in Review picks up with the Milkshake Swing in Columbus and the many a…
01:27:34 |
Tue 29 Dec 2020
The 2020 Year in Review, Part 2
Part 2 of the annual Year in Review picks up with The Players Championship. Andy and Brendan begin with the tone-deaf TikTok solicitation and then the “fluid” messaging from the Tour from Wednesday t…
02:05:55 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
The 2020 Year in Review, Part 1
The annual Year in Review is back and instead of breaking this one into a couple parts, we’ll leave it as one thicc boi sized episode you can work your way through during this week. First, Brendan an…
02:19:49 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
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