The Shotgun Start

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The Shotgun Start with Andy Johnson of The Fried Egg and Brendan Porath 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.

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Match Play goes out with a ...

03.27.2023

Andy jumps on from his vacation but minus a mic cord so apologies for the sound quality. Brendan joins to discuss a fabulous WGC Match Play from Austin, where everything and everyone delivered and certainly made the Tour’s choice to ...

The Shotgun Start episodes:

03.27.2023 Match Play goes out with a bang and an angry players meeting in Puntacana Andy jumps on from his vacation but minus a mic cord so apologies for the sound quality. Brendan joins to discuss a fabulous WGC Match Play from Austin, where everything and everyone delivered and certainly made the Tour’s choice to ...
03.23.2023 Alarm in the top 10, the U.S. Am changes, TaylorMade’s “survey” and SGS Golf Advice This Friday episode is a potpourri of thoughts on the Match Play and Puntacana championships. Andy and Brendan ponder which elite player from last year should be more concerned given recent runs of form: Will Zalatoris or Matt Fitzpatrick? There’s ...
03.21.2023 Match Play swan song, In-Out-Alt for Puntacana, and TFE travel stories This Wednesday episode is stunted by technical difficulties but you get a solid chat on the WGC Match Play and the PGA Tour’s curious decision to end it and abandon Austin. Andy and Brendan ponder what current event might be ...
03.20.2023 A relatively unprepared chat while watching the LIV playoff in amusement This is an episode guaranteed to give you at least one (1) good Adam Schenk fact, among many other things related to Jordan Spieth, LIV Golf puttering and billowing about, the NCAA tourney, and a PGA Tour daycare issue.
03.16.2023 The pros get mad about “selfish” USGA rollback, LIV vs. NCAA tourney, and SGS Golf Advice As a precaution, this Friday episode was recorded just before the Illinois NCAA tournament game. Andy and Brendan jump into the early tourney action delivering as always, and wonder what the hell LIV is doing scheduling its event opposite that. ...
03.14.2023 USGA announces ball rollback, the PGA Tour’s response, and LIV trademark blocked This Wednesday episode comes on the heels of the USGA and R&A announcing a “Model Local Rule” that would rollback the golf ball some 20 yards for elite male competition. Andy and Brendan talk at length about the announcement, how ...
03.13.2023 Gold Boy Scheff, Sawgrass thoughts, and the DMCA-happy PGA Tour It’s a Victory Monday episode for a few sundry reasons, and Andy and Brendan jump right into it discussing Scottie Scheffler’s dominant win at The Players Championship. They debate the label of his “boring” golf or personality that seems to ...
03.10.2023 A Fargiveness Fiasco, Pace Problems, and others notes from The Players This Friday episode is a narrow-ranging review of the first round at The Players Championship, where Brendan has spent the week. They start with some of the driver drama with Collin Morikawa’s switch back to an old TaylorMade model and ...
03.08.2023 A rambling Players preview, Monahan speaks, and the demise of Gold Boy Andy and Brendan are punchy for the Players preview, which will have you feeling as unprepared as ever for the PGA Tour’s gold standard. They react to the full day of press conferences following a players meeting in the TPC ...
03.06.2023 A Kitty Kat, Spieth, and Rory keep the “Designated” momentum at Bay Hill This Monday episode is a ramble with Brendan traveling to LUPLAND and Andy battling spotty wifi, but the two react to a delightful and amusing Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. They discuss Kurt Kitayama’s rise to win one of ...
03.02.2023 Framework for a new “designated” PGA Tour revealed, and SGS Golf Advice This Friday episode begins with an extended chat on the Illinois basketball player who missed time for drinking too much Monster. Then Andy and Brendan jump into the news of the framework for designated events in 2024. They disagree, quite ...
02.28.2023 Bay Hill appreciation and the context LIV lacks, and a PR Open field guessing game It’s Wednesday so Andy and Brendan begin with a debate about high school basketball. Then they get to Bay Hill and another designated event on the docket. That results in an unplanned follow-up on LIV and some of its issues ...
02.27.2023 LIV’s sluggish start and uncertain future, Kirk nearly hits a Honda, Non-designated delights It’s a lively Monday episode that begins with the discussion of some bland weekend home maintenance projects. Then Andy and Brendan get into the finish at the Honda Classic, where Chris Kirk nearly hit a Honda parked in the middle ...
02.24.2023 Intel and angst from DLF, LIV shenanigans in Mexico, and SGS Golf Advice It’s Friday! Andy and Brendan jump into it with some early thoughts on the Burly Boy from England by way of Louisiana, the Baton Boy at home in Florida, and a Coody immediately popping on the Honda leaderboard. There’s an ...
02.22.2023 Phil’s tedious LIV team, Bubba’s offseason moves, and the glorious return of DLF This Wednesday episode begins with some important decisions and marital kerfuffles on the home improvement scene. Then Brendan and Andy get to the final announcement of the LIV teams, with some incredulous words for the way Phil Mickelson is spending ...
02.20.2023 A Designated delivery of Rahm-Homa at Riviera, Tiger optimism, LIV signs Pieters Andy and Brendan begin this Monday episode after a highlight of the PGA Tour schedule by discussing some childcare angst. Then they quickly jump into a fabulous weekend of golf from Rivieria, where Jon Rahm ascended to world No. 1 ...
02.17.2023 A thirstbucket tracks Tiger on the ground, Riviera field foibles, a LIV personality quiz Andy and Brendan are bouncing into Friday after that exhilarating Thursday night finish at Riviera, where a new thirstbucket of the century was born. Andy relays a few notes from the ground after following the Tiger, Rory, and JT supergroup ...
02.15.2023 Tiger’s back, Moving Riv out of February, and J.B. Holmes’s pool It’s an unfocused Wednesday episode that regrettably, or fortunately, comes during the best week of the PGA Tour season. Andy has driven down to Los Angeles and reports from his first day on the ground about a wild encounter on ...
02.13.2023 A sChef in the Pancake Zone, Xander’s sketchy ruling, and wimpy layups Andy and Brendan ignore the start of the Super Bowl to record this Monday episode on a strong weekend at the designated debut of the Phoenix Open. They discuss Scottie Scheffler’s return to No. 1 in the world and how ...
02.09.2023 Bryson’s messy divorce with Cobra, NBA vs. LIV trade deadlines, SGS Golf Advice The weekend is nigh, and a giddy Brendan and Andy bounce around on a variety of topics from the WMPO “wasted” hats, the biggest tree in the world, and mushroom-watching. Then they dive into a Golfweek article on Bryson DeChambeau ...
02.08.2023 Is Phoenix the Tour’s most important event and LIV rebranded teams arrive Andy and Brendan begin this Wednesday episode running down the “content bonanza” as Pebble wraps up, the influencers arrive in Phoenix, new LIV logos are unveiled, the PGA Tour gets new website, Titleist makes a film, and the Swilcan patio ...
02.06.2023 Pebble problems, A new build-a-player, insane Swilcan Bridge outrage Andy and Brendan record this late Sunday episode with some reactions from a wind-and-weather delayed weekend at Pebble Beach. Andy is back from the grounds with some more tidbits and insights, and some questions about Brent Grant, specifically who he ...
02.03.2023 3 days of preferred lies, WGC Austin no more, SGS Golf Advice This Friday episode begins with the “Geronimo Test” and the $100,000 price for something called the Smash GC Family Package. Then Brendan and Andy reflect on Brooks Koepka playing in Oman the week of the Phoenix Open. There is some ...
02.01.2023 Reed’s statement signifying nothing, Bubba’s new LIV team name, Pebble’s fall This was supposed to be a short one, but all manner of news, schedules, and Euro Tour names are discussed over the course of this hour. Andy and Brendan begin with Pat Reed issuing a statement no one asked for, ...
01.30.2023 Rory beats Binoculars Boy in Dubai, more Reed rules drama, and Homa just keeps winning Andy and Brendan waited for the Dubai Desert Classic to finish before recording this Monday episode, and man were they rewarded with both substance and catnip. They begin with Rory McIlroy manning up in the final round, finishing birdie-birdie to ...
01.26.2023 Flicking tees in Dubai, Seminole bans LIV boys from Pro-Member, SGS Golf Advice Andy and Brendan close out the week with a Friday ramble on the drama and intrigue in Dubai both on the course and off the course. There is a diversion, however, to highlight the All-Burly team following up on the ...
01.24.2023 Reed throws a tee at Rory, LIV announces 2023 schedule, Aberg vs. Surratt It’s a whiparound show with a hard stop at the end that probably spends too much time at the beginning discussing the regular CW lineup, like Maury, Judge Mathis, and others, preempting live LIV coverage on Fridays. There’s also probably ...
01.23.2023 Rahm as the “real” No. 1, downloading the CW app, and SGS Golf Advice Andy and Brendan are back after a “relaxing” weekend watching golf and football. They begin with some clarity on where Jim Nantz will be calling Farmers from, and questions about title sponsors and stadium naming rights. Eventually, they get to ...
01.18.2023 Poulter is “changed,” LIV nears TV deal with CW, The Gas Man cometh This Wednesday episode is a rapid-fire unstructured discussion that begins with the schedule for the week, which quickly transitions into Ian Poulter’s latest comments from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The field is a mixture of DP World Tour players ...
01.16.2023 Si Woo respect, Spieth disrespect, and non-designated dumps This holiday Monday episode begins with a damning follow-up on the “provisional pedant” from Friday’s golf advice segment. Then it’s on to the Sony Open, where Andy demands more respect for the talent and work of his boy Si Woo ...
01.12.2023 Netflix tease time, LIV’s first 2023 signee, and Golf Advice on Provisional Pedantry This early Friday episode begins with some investigative reporting that yields a first-hand account of Seamus Power’s travels from Maui to Abu Dhabi and why this flying west option may have been impacted. Then they’re onto some early Sony movers ...
01.10.2023 Higgs says LIV took all the villains, A sad trip back to Hawaii, and Hero Cup hopes This Wednesday episode begins with shock and horror at the lopsided Georgia-TCU game, and asks some big questions about fan travel to blowouts, winning with class, and whether one of Brendan’s youth basketball teams can claim to have done so. ...
01.09.2023 A dynamite Tour opener, Morikawa goes ‘touch ‘em all,’ and Rahm’s chase down It was a dramatic finish to the first event of the new year on the PGA Tour, so Andy and Brendan begin with excitement over the Bears getting the No. 1 pick, allegations about fixed NFL games for name-brand franchises, ...
01.06.2023 A new cologuard commercial, Kapalua shines, and SGS Golf Advice We did not have to wait long this year for some sort of recording hurdles, as Andy is forced to record on his phone in the car in a grocery store parking lot due to wifi being knocked out from ...
01.04.2023 It’s 2023! Here’s an extremely not comprehensive season preview It’s a new year at the Shotgun Start, and Andy and Brendan immediately begin with questions about names: who’s coming up with all these dramatic weather names and who’s naming some of these new drivers? They have lots of energy ...
12.29.2022 Year in Review, Part 10 The Year in Review comes to a close, and it’s shut down early before we get to the Net Tour Championship. So for the second year in a row, East Lake is given short shrift. This part does, however, cover ...
12.26.2022 The Year in Review, Part 9 The last men’s major of the year, the 150th Open, was also a celebration of the game’s history. It’s also where LIV’s Ian Poulter got booed on the first tee. It’s also where one unnamed LIV player, who we name ...
12.22.2022 The Year in Review, Part 8 We’re past the U.S. Open and further into the summer of LIV on the Year in Review. This episode begins at the Travelers, where Brooks Koepka bolts the Tour and is labeled “duplicitous” while the PGA Tour announces some major ...
12.20.2022 The Year in Review, Part 7 LIV officially launches, and the pace of this Year in Review series slows considerably. This part covers, essentially, two weeks -- the RBC Canadian Open, which was opposite the inaugural LIV London event, and the U.S. Open, arguably the championship ...
12.19.2022 The Year in Review, Part 6 This episode of the Year in Review begins with the newly-crowned Husky Boy Ranch at the Byron Nelson before moving to the second men’s major of the year at Southern Hills. It was there that the “pampered fcks” got worked ...
12.16.2022 The Year in Review, Part 5 It’s a beefy, old-school length episode of the Year in Review that begins with the Masters, where Tiger made his return to competitive golf. Andy and Brendan cover that major in great detail, then celebrate, sorta, Spieth’s victory at Hilton ...
12.13.2022 The Year in Review, Part 4 The Year in Review continues with the first major-ish event of 2022, the Players Championship. This edition will be remembered most for the breakout performance from Gold Boy, but it was also a big week for the PGA Tour Bot ...
12.12.2022 The Match is back, NYT digs into LIV, and questions about Ockie Andy and Brendan return after a week together out on the west coast, and they begin with tales of Baker coming back to haunt a survivor pool, birthday party overkill, and an overzealous kids tumbling class enforcer getting in Andy’s ...
12.07.2022 The Year in Review, Part 3 The annual Year in Review series marches on as Andy and Brendan wrap up the West Coast swing with Riviera and move over to the Swamp Swing. This part covers the moment when everything blew up for real in the ...
12.05.2022 Bahamas mud ball moaning, Courtesy car controversy, and Norman pops back This Monday episode begins with some brief reactions to Sunday action for both the Bears and Browns, as well as a harrowing weekend injury that nearly cost one host his career. Then Andy and Brendan are on to the light ...
12.02.2022 The Year in Review, Part 2 The annual Year in Review series continues after a shortened part 1 due to the stomach bug. This Part 2 takes on some meaty events, picking up at Farmers, weaving up to Pebble and the opposite Saudi International event full ...
11.30.2022 Tiger talks and says ‘Greg has to go,’ LIV’s 2023 schedule comes into focus This Wednesday episode begins with Andy bundled up in his unheated shed and Brendan nice and warm indoors in Maryland prepared for the various seasons. They then jump into Tiger’s press conference from the Hero, covering a range of topics ...
11.28.2022 The Year in Review, Part 1 The annual Year in Review series is back, but it starts off worse for the wear with Andy battling a stomach bug and Brendan having the kids at home for an unexpected “snow” day off following the Thanksgiving vacation. So ...
11.23.2022 Hollering about the PIP and Golf Advice for your Thanksgiving weekend This Wednesday episode begins with some initial thoughts on Thanksgiving dinner prep and travel before a brief discussion on the majors maybe no longer accepting the kind of contact ball that one big Aussie prefers to play. Andy and Brendan ...
11.21.2022 Rory and Rahm take Euro trophies and LPGA sponsor gets pissed This Monday episode begins with tales of woe from a mostly losing sports weekend for both Andy and Brendan. Then they jump into the results from around the globe, beginning in Dubai with Jon Rahm winning the season-ending event on ...

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