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
- 1002
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Rory McIlroy wins The Players in windy, ‘nervous’ playoff after busy, contentious week at Sawgrass
“The boys” gather to fully debrief on the The Players Championship after Rory McIlroy came out on a Monday morning to beat J.J. Spaun for his second gold man trophy at TPC Sawgrass. Andy and Brendan …
01:27:28 |
Mon 17 Mar 2025
Rory vs. Spaun: Sunday drama, electric Monday playoff at The Players
We are Sunday spitballing! Andy and Brendan are back home, but PJ is still at TPC Sawgrass and they hop on to discuss a wild Sunday at The Players Championship that is still unresolved. They discuss …
00:33:19 |
Mon 17 Mar 2025
A Players chat live from Ponte Vedra: Leaders, choppers, and rumors
Andy and Brendan! are together in the Ponte Vedra Beach area to discuss their last couple days at TPC Sawgrass and The Players. They react to a mixed leaderboard of mules, stars, and surprises. They …
01:05:33 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Who needs a Players win most, Monahan speaks, and Sawgrass laments
It’s a Players Championship preview episode with Andy and Brendan together in Jacksonville for this rousing and wide-ranging chat on “the gold standard.” They begin with news that the PGA Tour is goi…
01:30:19 |
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Morikawa gets passed, DFL DJ, surging Sergio, and deluded rollback whining
Andy and Brendan went LIVE on YouTube immediately following the finish at Bay Hill and were fired up after a packed weekend of pro golf. Off the top, they discuss Russell Henley chasing down Collin M…
01:25:39 |
Sun 09 Mar 2025
Bay Hill carnage, Rory flip flop on PGA Tour needing a deal with PIF?, and a PGA Tour pension trick
This Friday episode starts with some football whimsy - Andy is pumped about the Bears acquiring two high-priced offensive guards to start their offseason! The whimsy continues into golf talk as Aldri…
01:27:33 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
Is Bay Hill the best event of the year, A rousing In/Out/Alt for Puerto Rico, and TGL sadness
Both Andy and Brendan are licking their wounds after the Ballfrogs and Jup Links became the first two teams to ever miss the TGL playoffs this week. The episode begins with some immediate TGL takeawa…
01:15:50 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
Drills and skills for a mock PGA Tour scouting combine, Bucket hats and birdies at Honda, Biker gang alum going to The Open
This Monday episode quickly gets into the Sunday finish at the Cognizant Classic, where Jake Knapp melted on the back nine and Joe Highsmith shot a 64 to secure his first PGA Tour win. Andy takes no …
00:58:05 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
Flashback Reheat: Lumpy wins the Honda, "Spider-Man's" journey, and a sweaty 1987 PGA Championship
Enjoy a special reheat of three Flashback segments remembering events at PGA National! First, Andy shares some details about Bruce Lietzke, the 1984 Honda winner, who changed his entire schedule to s…
00:49:38 |
Sat 01 Mar 2025
PGA Tour turns bear trap into mouse trap, Knapp time for Andy, and Larry Scott for LPGA Commish?!
Andy and Brendan have a lot to talk about for this Friday episode with the first round of the Cognizant proving to be a content bonanza. Billy Horschel was chasing alligators and criticizing the setu…
00:57:14 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Spieth’s Fit for the Swamp, TGL dysfunctional franchises, and Coetzee Zone moment
A 9 p.m. TGL match had Andy and Brendan ready for a late night live show for this Wednesday episode. The two react to the week that was in the SoFi Dome, with Brendan sharing details from his in-pers…
01:01:27 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
So bad it’s good at VidantaWorld, White House meeting hiccups, and Potgieter Electric Factory
Andy and Brendan are buzzing on this Monday episode, recorded immediately after the playoff finish at VidantaWorld. Andy is claiming a Victory Monday for Illinois after Brian Campbell took down Aldri…
01:07:48 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Tiger, Jay, and Saudi PIF go to White House, A practice proposal, and a Mexican legend FBF
A Friday whiparound episode covers a wide range of topics, including Tiger, Jay, Yasir, and Adam Scott meeting with President Trump at the White House on Thursday, a bevy of golf content coming to st…
01:05:49 |
Thu 20 Feb 2025
TGL Miracles and Jup Disasters, Golf Reunification Theory, and a Slovak emerges
Four TGL matches across two days makes for a great Wednesday episode! Andy and Brendan went live on YouTube following NYGC's blowout victory over Jupiter Links on Tuesday night to discuss the bevy of…
01:03:26 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
The Signature Event model, Ludvig’s arrival, and LIV’s balance sheet
This Sunday episode starts with a Sports Minute in which Brendan asks Andy to answer for Illinois hanging a banner upside down during Saturday night's game. There's also some chatter about the USA-Ca…
01:20:39 |
Mon 17 Feb 2025
Rory and Jay speak on “reunification,” Ryder Cup temp taking, and LIV CEO rambling
Love is in the air for this Friday episode as Brendan and Andy discuss their plans for Valentine's Day to start the show. If you're looking for a last-minute gift, a tipster passed along a run of Zac…
01:23:53 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Is PGA Tour-PIF deal almost done, Tiger WDs, and TaylorMade breaks up with DJ
Andy and Brendan start this Wednesday episode by wishing for the return of landline phones as society's primary communication method after some emails received earlier this week. In a light week for …
00:47:42 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
Victory Monday and Spieth flashes in Phoenix, LIV’s opener ratings
Andy is on cloud nine for this Victory Monday episode, as Illinois alum Thomas Detry won the WM Phoenix Open going away. Brendan and Andy discuss Detry's first PGA Tour win and his outstanding play o…
00:58:47 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Tour meets with Trump, LIV has all of the lights, Global Home cafeteria cost cutting
Andy starts this Friday episode by breaking the news of the latest Cavaliers trade to Brendan just before the NBA trade deadline on Thursday afternoon. Brendan parlays his excitement about the Cavs i…
01:07:32 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
The Phoenix party ‘venue’, Ballfrauds boat-raced, and Aimpoint gets roasted
This Wednesday episode is yet another TGL Tuesday Live Show! Andy and Brendan went live on YouTube to react to the Ballfrogs getting blown out by LAGC at the SoFi Dome. Brendan begins the show by coi…
01:10:37 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
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