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
- 1003
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Hail Mary Monday, JT’s close call in Japan, and international scheduling
This episode is a Victory Monday like no other, as Andy's Bears lost on a true Hail Mary as time expired against Brendan's (adopted) Commanders. Brendan is so excited that he got the yips on opening …
01:07:33 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Revisiting the Jumbo Ozaki Spotlight
Following the conclusion of the 2024 Zozo Championship, the PGA Tour's only stop in Japan, we're re-heating this Jumbo Ozaki Spotlight from May 2020. Brendan relays some notes from a day of reading a…
00:45:50 |
Sun 27 Oct 2024
Will Tour suspend Scottie and Rory for The Showdown match, TGL personality quiz, and Golf Advice
This Friday episode picks up where Thursday's left off, as Andy and Brendan debate whether the PGA Tour can actually suspend Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy for playing in "The Showdown" against B…
00:54:56 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
TGL ticket prices and schedule release, Champs Tour depot, and Scottie's future schedule
This is the latest entry in SGS’s “recorded from a car” library, which grows in despair. Andy calls in from North Carolina to talk about the efficacy of political yard signs that peppered him on his …
00:50:33 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Posty and the fall ball boys, stinky Shriners, and playoff proposals
Andy and Brendan start this week with an old school in-person recording ahead of the Fried Egg Member-Guest in Aiken, SC. Andy celebrates a Victory Monday for Illinois, who defeated the defending nat…
00:36:19 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Shriners wind delay, "Supermoon" definitions, and Old Course Golf Advice
Andy is joined by Fried Egg Golf's Garrett Morrison on this Friday morning recording, marking Garrett's Shotgun Start debut. Things start off with some discussion about the "Supermoon" on Thursday an…
00:54:10 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Ryder Cup ticket price outrage, Northwestern’s notable alumni, and DPWT card races
What was thought to be a normal Wednesday episode starts with breaking news, as Davante Adams was traded to the New York Jets early Tuesday morning. The show begins with Producer PJ's live reaction t…
00:58:29 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Arguments for more lava golf, more fall call-ups, and faster pace of play
This Monday episode starts with an apology from Andy on behalf of the entire crew, as no Champions Tour picks were given ahead of the SAS Championship. Andy and Brendan are joined by Producer PJ to t…
00:52:19 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Reading Wikipedia pages of obscure 1990s PGA Tour pros
It's a Friday episode about nothing as Andy and Brendan provide some Friday whimsy before heading into the weekend. To start things off, there's some postseason baseball cleanup as Producer PJ return…
01:00:53 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
The Jay Don Blake 500, Ryder Cup eligibility Qs, and Utah qualifying scandal
It's a historic week for the PGA Tour, so Andy and Brendan are back in full force on this Wednesday episode. Some football talk starts the show, as Andy remains optimistic about the Bears' playoff ch…
01:04:17 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
Dunhill Dreams of blowing up the Road Hole, Golf Channel’s Sanderson coverage, and KFT grads
Andy and Brendan return on a Victory Monday to recap a bevy of fall golf tournaments this weekend. Andy is fired up about Caleb Williams and the Bears' big win against the lowly Panthers during the S…
00:57:06 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
Yasir-Jay Tracker, Rory’s deal optimism, and Pat Reed quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's a beefy Friday episode, as Brendan is joined by Mr. Tron Carter of No Laying Up to discuss topics from across the world of sports. The show begins with Brendan picking Ball Knower Tron's brain a…
01:27:41 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
Yasir and Jay play together, Cutthroat Tour proposals, and a Ballfrogs documentary
Andy and Brendan bring in the month of October with this meandering episode on a wide array of pro golf and non-golf topics. They begin with a debate about pumpkin patches. Then they get to the news …
01:11:13 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
Grading the Presidents Cup, USA team’s future, and a farewell to Dayman
Andy and Brendan are back to put a bow on a fun P-Cup week at SGS. There was a little bit of everything. For this Monday episode, they begin with another USA blowout victory at the Presidents Cup and…
01:09:26 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Presidents Cup Day 1 Disaster, and other assorted shouting
Andy and Brendan are coming in hot on this Friday episode after a 5-0 whitewash in the opening session of the Presidents Cup. The Internationals are down, but are they out? Also probably yes. They di…
01:00:40 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
A quick Presidents Cup Eve jamboree
Andy and Brendan went live on YouTube shortly after Thursday's pairings were announced to preview the first session of the 2024 Presidents Cup. As per usual, things went slightly off the rails with t…
00:27:39 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Presidents Cup crossroads, Royal Montreal misfortunes, and a chat with Billy Draddy
It’s Presidents Cup Week! Andy and Brendan get into this early fall team match play windfall, but first there’s some football chatter about Bert trying to stir things up in Happy Valley. Then they ge…
01:07:45 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
A Rory-Billy battle for the ages, LIV’s cinderella story, and Mid-Am Minute
Andy and Brendan start this Monday episode riding high from big college football wins over the weekend despite a lack of NFL success on Sunday afternoon. The two begin by unpacking the SGS Leaderboar…
00:55:38 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Is LIV’s team championship format better than the FedExCup, and SGS Golf Advice
Andy and Brendan are flying blind with PJ out and about in Vegas looking for places to take his Champions Tour bets. They begin with some clean up on what kind of travel counts as “cross country” and…
00:52:49 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Disastrous TV ratings and How LIV guys could return to PGA Tour as talks stall
This PACKED Wednesday episode wanders around for an hour on a variety of important and inane topics on what should be an otherwise sleepy stretch of the golf year. Andy and Brendan begin with news of…
01:10:45 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
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