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
Allenby Memorial Open, Jay Monahan defends Pat Reed, and 2020 breakout players
This Wednesday episode starts with the schedule for the week, leading to a discussion on the Coetzee brothers, the Hong Kong Open, and love for the Great Exuma Classic and its maniacal setup. The Son…
00:57:16 |
Wed 08 Jan 2020
A ‘Cheater!’, some ‘Pampered F**ks,’ and a pillow fight in Maui
The new decade is off to a rousing start on the PGA Tour and Brendan and Andy recap the fantastic late night playoff in Maui to get your Monday morning started. They discuss the sometimes underwhelmi…
00:52:04 |
Mon 06 Jan 2020
Is the FedEx “Club” a major? More centerline bunkergate? And 2020 predictions
The new year brings a fresh Friday episode where Brendan and Andy begin by discussing the creative categorization of majors by PXG. Is the FedEx Club a major now? Does it matter if a player was not u…
00:57:30 |
Fri 03 Jan 2020
Kapalua preview and 2019 Year in Review: Part VI
With the New Year’s holiday falling on Wednesday, the mid-week Shotgun Start arrives on Tuesday morning. In this episode, Brendan and Andy preview the Tournament of Champions starting the calendar ye…
01:58:49 |
Tue 31 Dec 2019
The 2019 Year in Review: Part V
The year-in-review rolls on but not before Brendan and Andy discuss the closing of bitterly disappointing seasons for the Bears and Browns, who did not give Freddie Crockpot the time to make his meal…
01:09:18 |
Mon 30 Dec 2019
The 2019 Year in Review: Part IV
A post-Christmas Friday edition of the Shotgun Start begins with some brief stories about holiday worse-for-the-wear woe. Andy also relays some #JupScoop on a rumor about the funhouse conditioning ta…
01:58:11 |
Fri 27 Dec 2019
The 2019 Year in Review: Part III
This Monday episode picks up with more Year in Review discussion and goes deep on the historic Masters. But first, in news, Brendan and Andy hit on Adam Scott’s Aussie PGA win, Fred Couples’ disclosu…
01:49:44 |
Mon 23 Dec 2019
The 2019 Year in Review: Part II
This Friday episode begins with Andy calling in from an Uber, where, interestingly enough, the rider has a lower rating than the driver. Brendan and Andy quickly discuss the TaylorMade Christmas card…
01:28:09 |
Fri 20 Dec 2019
The 2019 Year in Review: Part I
This Wednesday episode begins with some brief news on the engagement of Vegas Dave and Holly Sonders, and then quickly addresses the massive new media rights deal for the PGA Tour. Then Brendan and A…
01:29:00 |
Wed 18 Dec 2019
The Reed family problem, a Tiger masterpiece, and Big Ern throws down the gauntlet
A glorious Monday morning edition of the Shotgun Start opens exactly how you would expect: with a discussion on the QBE Shootout and the possibility of Gainz Tway also taking up Slovak citizenship. T…
01:20:26 |
Mon 16 Dec 2019
The shovel show, Royal Melbourne shines, and Bryson’s day off
Brendan returns from a lengthy paternity stint to talk the antics of Patrick “The Shovel” Reed. He’s met with a Bixby-fueled Andy who is over the moon with Royal Melbourne. They first take on the con…
00:59:28 |
Fri 13 Dec 2019
Bryson's Waist Gain, Royal Melbourne, the Shark Shootout and pick up basketball players
Fox Sports Shane Bacon fills in for usual co-host Brendan Porath, who is out on paternity leave. The format goes off the rails quickly, as Shane and Andy go down a caddying rabbit hole. The two then …
01:29:06 |
Wed 11 Dec 2019
A Gentleman and a Cheater, Prez Cup trash talk, the Father-Son purse
This episode of the Shotgun Start goes off the usual path for a Monday, pushing results from the weekend to the end to take on the subject of Patrick Reed’s Bahamian excavation. Brendan and Andy firs…
00:55:24 |
Sun 08 Dec 2019
A beef tip, useless Hero stats, and the All Decade Team with Sean Martin
This Friday edition of the Shotgun Start begins with story time as Brendan relays an amusing and “beefy” tip sent in about Bryson DeChambeau’s ongoing “Bulking Season.” There’s also some unsettling d…
01:11:48 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Bryson loves “gymnast influencers,” Lefty in the Kingdom, Decade in Review Part 2
The content cup runneth over for this Wednesday episode, which begins with the schedule for the week around the world of golf. This tests the geography knowledge of both Brendan and Andy with events …
01:36:37 |
Wed 04 Dec 2019
Decade in review with Sean Martin, Shoeless Pablo and no balloons down under
Andy and Brendan return after a long holiday break and jump right into Pablo Larrazabal limping to a win at Leopard Creek. Then they quickly pivot to some news from the long break, most notably Jason…
01:22:39 |
Mon 02 Dec 2019
Hippos, Leopards, and the 2019 Fall Awards
This special Thanksgiving Jr. edition begins with a quick discussion of Thanksgiving traditions, drinks, and overrated dishes. Then there’s a rundown of the light schedule for the week, which permits…
01:03:27 |
Wed 27 Nov 2019
Thumbs up in Dubai, Kim’s $1.5M putt, and Sea Island runs on Duncan
A worse for the wear Victory Monday recording of the Shotgun Start bounces around the world of golf from the weekend, while also discussing best man speeches, football, and apple varietals. There is …
00:54:07 |
Mon 25 Nov 2019
The Rory Paradox, Rick’s the Pick, and a Two-Gloved Flashback
This revelrous Friday episode begins with an appreciation for the early leaderboards across the globe from the LPGA to Dubai to Georgia. The RSM Classic is a cornucopia of Shotgun Start favorites and…
00:57:15 |
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Davises as far as the eye can see, winner-take-all LPGA final, and the Todd Era dawns
This Wednesday episode begins with another celebration of Brendon Todd, a Shotgun Start favorite son that was never doubted. Todd’s Masters odds are discussed as well as the unexpected debate about w…
00:56:36 |
Wed 20 Nov 2019
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