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
Romo cut watch is on, Casino Tom, and Flashback to the Frys
A Friday episode of the Shotgun Start begins with Brendan’s Romo reckoning. The QB-turned-Skechers pitchman posted a 2-under 70 in the first round of the Safeway Open, which puts him safely inside th…
01:00:57 |
Fri 27 Sep 2019
Romo’s return, the Euro Tour’s new slogan, and a Dunhill celebrity quiz
This Wednesday episode previews the weekend to come in golf and it’s a loaded one with discussion on the Safeway, Dunhill, LPGA inside the Brickyard racetrack, Asia Pacific Amateur, Crump Cup, and th…
00:57:37 |
Wed 25 Sep 2019
Bassy’s big day, Willett passes Spieth again, and Rocco returns
Brendan and Andy return from the weekend worse for the wear but ready to discuss a tremendous finish at the Peacock Championship. Sebastian Munoz’s win in Mississippi is hailed, as well as the Tour n…
00:36:33 |
Mon 23 Sep 2019
Proper Mid-Am champs, Japan skins game, and Flashback to the irrational confidence of Woody Austin
It’s Friday! A delayed episode has Brendan and Andy full of enthusiasm to discuss early returns at the Sandersaon and Wentworth. A strong showing from internationals in Mississippi has them pondering…
01:07:23 |
Fri 20 Sep 2019
Strut like a Peacock, Good vs. Evil at the Mid Am, and Bubba on driver testing
It’s a big week on the Shotgun Start as the PGA Tour swings down to Mississippi for the Sanderson Farms Championship, aka the Peacock Classic. Brendan and Andy review some of the, uh, well-traveled n…
00:54:55 |
Wed 18 Sep 2019
A legendary Solheim walk-off and Niemann pays tribute to the military
This Monday episode reacts to a wild Sunday of golf from across the globe, most notably at the Solheim Cup. Brendan and Andy review the weekend at Gleneagles, offering up a few critiques of the mowin…
00:51:46 |
Mon 16 Sep 2019
Solheim trash talk, POY conspiracies, and flashback to a tempestuous Ryder Cup at Greenbrier
It’s Friday! Brendan and Andy are back together holed up in an NYC hotel to reflect on opening day of the PGA Tour season. They begin by discussing all the rookies and KFT grads populating the top of…
00:56:45 |
Fri 13 Sep 2019
Intel on driver testing, a Rickie Tour Live audit, and hacking the Fall schedule
This Wednesday episode begins with an argument and admission that it’s take two following a record button mishap. We begin with a juicy and alarming quote from the range at the Greenbrier on the new …
01:00:58 |
Wed 11 Sep 2019
Kuchar disgraces himself again (as do the Browns) and America’s Walker Cup rally
Victory Monday this is not, as a new week begins with the Bears and Browns both 0-1. This non-golf matter gets full attention at the top as Brendan processes all that went wrong and the emotional tum…
00:42:47 |
Mon 09 Sep 2019
Driver testing comes to the PGA Tour and Flashback to a media member forced to play in the Walker Cup
This delayed Shotgun Start ends with a host plagued by hiccups but comes out of the gate discussing the Bears debut on Thursday night football. Is the season over or is the door ajar for optimism? Th…
01:08:04 |
Fri 06 Sep 2019
The great Labor Day card shuffle, Walker Cup sans TV, and Pat Reed’s Masters Porsche
Brendan and Andy return from the long weekend to tidy up the place, doubling back to some of the action from across multiple Tours. Andy is disgusted with the LPGA not giving exemptions the next week…
00:45:41 |
Wed 04 Sep 2019
Rory critiques new major schedule, Poulter’s pool woes, and Web Tour flashbacks
A truncated Friday episode will wet your whistle heading into the holiday weekend. We begin with some scores from Europe, where Westy is lurking and Rory continued living under par. We address some c…
00:36:57 |
Fri 30 Aug 2019
The Korn Ferry shuffle and Tiger’s questionable post-surgery schedule
The PGA Tour may take a break this week but the Shotgun Start does not. This Wednesday episode runs through the schedule for the week, hitting on some premo events on the LPGA and Euro Tour before cr…
00:48:31 |
Wed 28 Aug 2019
The Irish Prince of Ponte Vedra, a new Brooks-Rory rivalry, and an LPGA scandal
A full weekend of golf is reviewed on this Monday episode, starting with the low gross AND net winner at East Lake, Rory McIlroy. Andy and Brendan review Sunday’s finale to the PGA Tour season and if…
01:03:39 |
Mon 26 Aug 2019
Instant reactions to the staggered start in ATL and Sean Martin joins from East Lake
It’s Friday! Brendan and Andy offer up some quick reactions to the first ever staggered start on the PGA Tour. There is a three-way tie already atop the leaderboard -- was the format a success or was…
01:09:30 |
Fri 23 Aug 2019
Dream and nightmare scenarios for new FEC finale format, Euro Tour takes on slow play
It’s finally here: the season-ending Tour Championship with its net and gross leaderboards at East Lake. Andy, fresh off a maddening day at Mid Am qualifying (which he describes as well), feistily la…
00:53:24 |
Wed 21 Aug 2019
JT torches Medinah, did the U.S. Am upstage the FEC, and Todd’s revenge
Andy and Brendan return from the weekend with much to discuss and begin with results -- from JT’s win on the dartboard in Chicago, to Pieters’ return to the winner’s circle, to some cards secured at …
00:53:14 |
Mon 19 Aug 2019
Medinah tamed, Teens invade the U.S. Amateur, and an homage to the Western Open
We head into the weekend with a lively discussion on some of the early action from Chicago, Prague, Columbus, and Pinehurst. At the BMW, we lament the modern game overpowering what is a beast of a co…
00:47:57 |
Fri 16 Aug 2019
BMW’s the best playoff event, Pinehurst pure for US Am, and speedwalking research
This recording was done with Andy somewhere in the middle of the woods of the Upper Peninsula, so apologies for the choppy wifi. We run through the schedule for the week, which leads to a critique ov…
00:53:57 |
Wed 14 Aug 2019
Gangs of New York: Bryson, Brooksy, and the slow play scandal at Liberty National
The content gods smiled down on us all again in the golf world. Before we get to the slow play drama, we begin with some reflections on the final round of The Northern Trust and how different, inorga…
01:00:32 |
Mon 12 Aug 2019
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