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
Buying your own hot air balloon, Strafaci family heritage, and Bandon love
Our golf cup runneth over in this lengthy Monday episode. Brendan and Andy begin with the U.S. Amateur, which served as a backdrop for the telling of the Strafaci family history. The tortoise-like pa…
01:12:03 |
Mon 17 Aug 2020
A Spotlight on the “Original Bubba,” U.S. Amateur legend
The SGS Spotlight is back! With the U.S. Amateur this week, this Friday episode focuses on Bubba Dickerson, who won the U.S. Am during a legendary run in the summer of 2001. Brendan and Andy are join…
01:12:13 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
Tacko Tuesday, Primetime Bandon, and when Anchorman called someone else cheater
It’s major championship week! Brendan and Andy, coming down from the high of the first major of the year, jump right back in the pool for a preview of the Senior Players at venerable Firestone South.…
00:53:54 |
Tue 11 Aug 2020
The Morikawa Era, Brooksy talks then fades, and the DJ Dilemma
It took longer than anyone expected to get there, but the first major championship of the year delivered. Andy and Brendan return for one more daily reaction to the PGA and Collin Morikawa’s win at H…
01:06:17 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Shane Bacon joins to preview PGA Sunday and talk Phil on TV
The great Shane Bacon joins for this loopy Saturday night discussion on the PGA Championship. But first, a debate about the proper sized coffee mug and some troubles Andy has had in this sizing pursu…
01:09:50 |
Sun 09 Aug 2020
PGA Midpoint Reaction: MLV’s Moment
This late Friday episode reacts to another full day at the PGA Championship and slowly morphs into a Flashback Friday on the fast life of Mike Lorenzo-Vera, the Frenchman who sits at T2 at Harding Pa…
00:45:13 |
Sat 08 Aug 2020
Legend of Jeff Hart, Zatch Watch, Todd Watch, and figuring out how shafts work
This Friday episode reacts to a full day of the first major championship in more than a year. A favorite son of the SGS, Brendon Todd is yet again on top of the leaderboard and there is condemnation …
00:58:05 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
Low Zach Johnson, and other PGA Picks
A bonus podcast brought to you by the Shotgun Start Blend at Bixby Coffee features a picks and fantasy chat unlike any other. Brendan and Andy welcome in Fried Egg Paulie, an actual expert and not an…
00:34:31 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
PGA Preview: Mark Twain quotes and a Jaco Van Zyl retrospective
Major championship golf is back! And Brendan and Andy are grateful to have it so they begin with a discussion on Ryan Moore skipping to rest for the Courier Cup, which leads to a lengthy chat on Jaco…
01:04:21 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
JT takes WGC-Preferred Lies, Kang takes Inverness, Brooksy takes a dive?
It was the first weekend since March where it felt like we had a full helping of golf, and this Monday episode slowly and aimlessly works through most of it. Andy and Brendan begin with the WGC Swamp…
01:01:32 |
Mon 03 Aug 2020
The ants go marching one by one, relief! Relief!
This Friday episode begins with a discussion on Brooksy and his opening 62 as a sign that major season is nigh. Is he back? Did he ever leave? Is he really actually an “afterthought?” Brendan and And…
00:46:01 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
LPGA is back, WGC Swampass, and PGA Tour “expands” gambling relationship
This is a shorter Wednesday episode with Brendan nursing multiple injuries and in concussion protocol while on vacation. The golf schedule this week, however, is full with a lengthy roster of events …
00:41:37 |
Tue 28 Jul 2020
More like Stinky Note classic, TPC problems, and PGL is back
Andy and Brendan begin this week praising Michael Thompson and the story of his first win in seven years on the PGA Tour. It’s an amazing testament to persistence and talent and it was clearly a movi…
00:53:36 |
Sun 26 Jul 2020
Comparing DJ vs. Romo vs. Beef WDs, SponCon rants, BdJ the Birdie King
This Friday episode begins with one final story to cap what became a Miguel Angel Carballo theme week. Then Brendan and Andy get to the initial golf from the Sticky Note Classic, where Martin Trainer…
01:04:11 |
Fri 24 Jul 2020
Lumpy’s moment, All-time Jacks, and a fall West Coast swing
This Wednesday preview begins with an apology Tour to Argentinians, canals, and Ernie Els’ golf course design philosophies. Then Brendan and Andy get into the schedule for the week, which quickly det…
00:48:23 |
Tue 21 Jul 2020
Gentleman Jon gets a W, Jack rips up his course, and Bryson’s OB-gate
Much like Bryson on Friday, this Monday episode is a re-load after some computer troubles resulted in another lost tape. Andy and Brendan begin with the strange ending to a fun weekend at Muirfield V…
00:59:44 |
Mon 20 Jul 2020
Swedish Pancakes, BB Guns, and Jack fights back
It’s Friday! If you need to finish out your week with podcast segments on Carl Pettersson and Bart Bryant, you’ve come to the right place. This week-ending episode first discusses the tough condition…
01:01:17 |
Fri 17 Jul 2020
A Norwegian once talked to me about Norway
This Wednesday episode meanders about before an event with the strongest field ever on the PGA Tour tees off in Columbus. This quickly devolves into a discussion about branded golf courses and sports…
00:43:17 |
Tue 14 Jul 2020
Charity Open madness, Tape Delay sadness, WGC Swampass badness
The PGA Tour is not only Back on the Tee, it is on an incredible hot streak in this Return to Golf. Brendan and Andy offer their initial reactions to another fantastic Sunday, the best Sunday since g…
00:58:37 |
Sun 12 Jul 2020
Breaks of the green, Brooksy’s GIF usage, and Flashback to David Gossett
This Friday episode begins with a ramble on whether the PGA Tour is doing enough to capture the wider sports fan’s attention as it appears other sports, like college football, are in peril. A Canadia…
00:58:48 |
Fri 10 Jul 2020
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