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 Catnip Carnival, ProSet Friday, and Year-in-Review teaser
This episode is the usual ramble for Friday, touching on the people of Wisconsin’s propensity to make Old Fashioneds with brandy and also eating raw ground beef sandwiches. But first, Brendan and And…
00:52:15 |
Fri 18 Dec 2020
Bank Teller Family Championship and the Gulbis Exemption
This Wednesday episode begins with some quick Browns bloodletting following their eventful MNF loss before transitioning to a PNC Championship discussion that’s probably 15 minutes too long. There’s …
00:44:01 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Putting a bow on the 2020 major season with U.S. Women’s Open reaction
Following up on the usual Monday episode, Andy and Brendan recorded this extra episode covering the final major championship round of the year. They discuss A Lim Kim’s ridiculous three-birdie finish…
00:39:06 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Boom Times on Westy Island, Women’s Open coverage and mudball drama
It’s one of the sweetest Victory Mondays in this podcast’s history as Lee Westwood, in a show of longevity only the true sporting icons possess, wins the Race to Dubai some 20 years after his first E…
00:46:27 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Houston happenings and QBE Shootout odd couples
This Friday episode begins with a certain glee about the answer on Final Jeopardy and a personal anecdote about Andy watching Jeopardy with his Father-in-Law. Then they dive into the final major cham…
00:47:31 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
The Great Range Wall, a Lexi comp, and The Home of (MLGT) Golf
This Wednesday episode is a U.S. Women’s Open preview with a little Race to Dubai and Minor League Golf Tour championship discussion tacked on at the end. Brendan and Andy begin by discussing this we…
00:58:28 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
An SGS Spotlight on Juli Inkster, U.S. Women’s Open legend
On the occasion of this week’s 75th U.S. Women’s Open, this Spotlight episode focuses on the Hall-of-Fame career of Juli Inkster, and specifically her 2002 national championship triumph over Annika S…
01:15:16 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
When is a curse broken, Rickie vs. Brooks disappointment, Alliss appreciation
This Monday episode begins with Viktor Hovland’s burying of the Puerto Rico Open curse. Or is it buried? Brendan tries to talk himself into the curse being still alive because of a non-continental U.…
00:48:23 |
Mon 07 Dec 2020
Frigid under par, a FedEx hitman, and Huh? A flashback
This Friday episode begins with a new example from office life emails for another creative name for Thursday, or maybe Friday. Then Brendan and Andy get into the absolutely frigid conditions at the L…
00:43:48 |
Fri 04 Dec 2020
Name that Snake, Poofers Paradise, and Mac Miscellany
Andy and Brendan begin this Wednesday episode with a few leftover Mac O’Grady stories that rolled in over the last few days. Then they relay an item, formerly used by Hunter Mahan, that they would ab…
00:44:23 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
An SGS Spotlight on the inimitable and eccentric Mac O’Grady
Following the typical episode on Sunday is this bonus Spotlight episode on Monday and the subject is the legend of Phil McGleno, aka Mac O’Grady. Andy and Brendan spend nearly two hours relaying thei…
02:00:49 |
Mon 30 Nov 2020
Strategic Alliances, Elephants, and Sir Charles
Preceding a Monday Spotlight coming on the inimitable Mac O’Grady, this Sunday episode is a quick jaunt reacting to some of the golf events from the weekend, notably Match III, the PGA Tour and Euro …
00:40:08 |
Sun 29 Nov 2020
USGA gets in bed with Bay Hill, another Match, and the scourge of “Gift Guides”
This Wednesday episode begins with the discovery of Brendan’s distaste for anything with banana in it. Then both Andy and Brendan discuss a few things they’re thankful for, mostly you, the audience, …
00:47:34 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
The Blueberry Brigade, the Road to Mallorca, and a Streb Quiz
It’s a Funday Monday/Taco Tuesday Eve smorgasbord on the Shotgun Start. There’s some initial NFL thoughts and a debate over the golf equivalent of winning the NFC East this year. Then they get to the…
00:46:45 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
Cupcakes for Mr. 600, Airplane angst, and a Web Tour schedule review
“That felt like we talked about nothing for an hour” was the instant review from Andy after this episode finished recording. So either dive in and confirm that, or don’t. It’s a winding Friday episod…
00:58:11 |
Fri 20 Nov 2020
The Bo(es) knows Sea Island and Tampa corruption comes to the LPGA
This is a Wednesday episode full of vim and vigor following a brief post-Masters respite. Brendan and Andy begin by cleaning up a few Masters items, apologizing to Paulie, delighting in DJ’S Tequila …
00:53:27 |
Tue 17 Nov 2020
DJ affirmation, organic matter balls, and Masters surprises & disappointments
A long week of Masters podcasts comes to a close with this recap edition following Dustin Johnson’s 5-shot victory. The first big question they ask is whether he’ll remember this or his FedExCup in S…
01:06:55 |
Sun 15 Nov 2020
A podcast about Dylan Frittelli with some Dustin Johnson mixed in
Brendan and Andy are joined by Hurricane Shane Bacon for this Saturday evening podcast on the Masters. They discuss Dustin Johnson’s four-shot 54-hole lead, how impressive it’s been, and how it’s lik…
01:09:32 |
Sat 14 Nov 2020
Masters Friday: Is a ball ever really “lost?, the Rory ride, and Westy dejection
Andy and Brendan have a merry chat about all that went down on Friday at Augusta National. They inadvertently begin with Bryson’s lost ball, pondering the last time a ball was lost like that in the m…
00:53:36 |
Fri 13 Nov 2020
Process over Results: Preparing for a weekend at the Masters
This is an experimental episode for the Shotgun Start. It’s an essay from Brendan on what it means to have this Masters in 2020 and how to best enjoy and appreciate it given all that’s happening in t…
00:13:56 |
Fri 13 Nov 2020
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