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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

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69:26

Grading the Presidents Cup, USA team’s future, and a...

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2024/09/30

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 what it says about the current state of the competition, its future, and how enjoyable it still was this past weekend. They hand out grades for several players on each side of the equation, including Captains Furyk and Weir, stars like Playoff Pat, and goats alike -- does Canada have to apologize? They

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60:40

Presidents Cup Day 1 Disaster, and other assorted...

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2024/09/27

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 discuss some of the LVPs, the MVPs, the golf course, the broadcast, and much more from Montreal. They hone in on a couple thirstbuckets, some bagel boys, and the Tom Kim controversy about leaving the hole early that put Kevin Kisner in a tense confrontation with Camilo Villegas. There is some heat for

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27:39

A quick Presidents Cup Eve jamboree

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2024/09/25

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 the help of the YouTube commenters. The two talk Xander and Cantlay being split up, the comedic genius of the Jason Day and Ben An pairing, rank all five matchups in terms of watchability, and more!

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67:45

Presidents Cup crossroads, Royal Montreal...

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2024/09/25

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 get to a wide-ranging chat on the Presidents Cup, including the current state of the competition, how it gets a bad, or deserved, rap, and how it could be improved or if it needs changing at all. Then they get into some of the rosters, storylines, potential for drama, and amusing tidbits about the host

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55:38

A Rory-Billy battle for the ages, LIV’s cinderella...

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2024/09/23

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 Leaderboard of the Year at the BMW PGA Championship overseas, with a Billy Horschel-Rory McIlroy playoff to finish off what was another great tournament on the DP World Tour. They discuss the playoff itself, Billy's winning weekend, Rory's play coming down the stretch, and whether "The Great" Manassero has what it

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52:49

Is LIV’s team championship format better than the...

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2024/09/20

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 a few more amazing tidbits on the man named Boomer playing in this week’s mid-am. Then they get to a variety of news on Jim Furyk dropping the F-bomb and getting all hot and bothered over the notion that a USA loss might be good for the overall Presidents Cup appeal. There’s also a preview and chat on

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70:45

Disastrous TV ratings and How LIV guys could return...

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2024/09/18

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 some truly horrific TV ratings from Sunday’s PGA Tour event, which were beaten by LIV’s own paltry ratings. Then they get to a Bloomberg report that talks between the PGA Tour and PIF might be held up on the notion that LIV players must return or forfeit their money from that enterprise, along with Joel

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78:03

Rory’s RCD heartbreak, Solheim streak snapped, and...

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2024/09/16

An awesome weekend of September golf has Andy and Brendan in great spirits for this Monday episode. To start, Brendan downplays a Browns Victory Monday in the Swag Sports Minute, but Andy is riding high after a great day at the ballpark and delivers the news that Andrew Price won the Crump Cup. After that, the two dive into a loaded weekend of golf, starting with the Irish Open at Royal County Down where Rasmus Hojgaard chased down Rory McIlroy and the Great Manassero for the win. Andy and Brendan

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65:07

Solheim Cup dramas, Champs Tour takes South Dakota,...

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2024/09/12

A late Wednesday recording leads to a Thursday release for this episode, as three events tee off on a Friday-Sunday schedule this weekend! Brendan attempts to start this episode with a Solheim Cup preview, but excludes the Champions Tour’s Sanford International from the Friday-Sunday schedule and leaves Andy aghast. This turns into a lengthy edition of Champions Tour Minute with Producer PJ, as the three look to stay hot with their picks for the big weekend in South Dakota. It’s then revealed that

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46:38

PGA Tour and Saudi PIF meet, Royal County Down vs....

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2024/09/11

This Wednesday episode previews a beefy week of golf, with tournaments of interest taking place across the world from Northern Ireland, to Napa, to Virginia, to Bolingbrook, Illinois. Andy and Brendan begin with some early LIV talk as the league's Individual Championship makes its way to Bolingbrook Golf Club. Brendan reads through the pre-tournament notes, with some editorializing from Illinois local Matt Rouches as well as Andy's personal experiences. They discuss Phil Mickelson's appreciation for

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31:41

Victory Monday, Football disasters, and Kevin...

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2024/09/09

It's a quick Victory Monday episode as Andy is riding high after wins by the Illini and Bears this weekend. Brendan is also celebratory as the BC Eagles are ranked, but is licking his wounds from a Browns blowout loss to start the NFL season. The two break down the much-anticipated debut of Caleb Williams, Illinois storming the field after beating Kansas, and Producer PJ joins to preview the Jets on Monday Night. Champions Tour minute leads the golf portion of the show, as the pre-eminent Champs

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57:40

Will the LIV vs. PGA Tour match end the dysfunction...

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2024/09/06

It's a birthday episode of golf's preeminent birthday podcast as the show turns six! A Friday whimsy episode starts with an Andy story from his final fantasy football draft of the year before Brendan asks how he's feeling about the debut of Caleb Williams on Sunday. After Andy runs through the graveyard of Chicago quarterbacks, the two do actually talk about some golf news. Sun Day Red unveils a new line designed for "focus" and "limiting distractions," causing Brendan to wonder who these brand

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50:21

JT and Billy Ho left off P Cup roster, Internationals...

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2024/09/04

It's the first true offseason episode of 2024 and nearly all attention has turned to the upcoming Presidents Cup. Andy and Brendan begin this episode with a Victory Tuesday celebration for Brendan's Boston College Eagles after a Top 10* road win at Florida State on Monday night to open the season. They then discuss the breaking news of the day, captain's picks for the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal. Mike Weir decided to go heavy on the Canadians, selecting Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners, and

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52:50

Scottie wins Low Net (and lots of cash) at Snoozy...

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2024/09/02

It’s Tour Championship Monday, a holiday here in the United States as everyone recovers from the excitement and celebration that was the season finale of the FedExCup in Atlanta. Andy and Brendan convene to chat about Scottie Scheffler’s “dominant” performance to cap off a truly dominant season. They, uh, may have a quibble or two with the format that had Scheffler win low net but not low gross, and the Tour throwing a bunch of “records” in our face that indicate a win. They also discuss the Curtis

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58:19

Jay Monahan speaks, YouTube Golf is played, and Golf...

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2024/08/30

It's an early Friday episode recorded before the Tour Championship teed off, but Andy and Brendan are back to break down the 2024 Creator Classic and Jay Monahan's "State of the Tour" address. The episode starts with Andy remarking that this is a new day in golf, the first day in the Post-Creator Classic era. Producer PJ chimes in to recap the event, including multiple finalists playing through the 10th fairway on East Lake's 18th hole - which is out of bounds for the Tour Championship - and an ask

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65:16

Tour Championship protests, East Lake grumbles, and...

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2024/08/28

Andy and Brendan are AMPED for the finale of the FedExCup season at East Lake. They ramble all over the place talking about the 2026 Presidents Cup and TPC Craig Ranch renovations before they get there though. At East Lake, they discuss some early player grumbles about Andrew Green’s restoration work for the home of the Tour Championship. They discuss the FedExCup Starting Strokes format now five years into the experiment. They make some picks for East Lake AND the Creator Classic, which is

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71:10

Triumph and disaster at St. Andrews, Playing-Captain...

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2024/08/26

Andy and Brendan are back on a Victory Monday for the Ballfrogs to talk Castle Pines and the golf year's final major. They start at St. Andrews, where Lydia Ko pulled off the win to add to her Olympic gold from earlier this month. The two discuss whether Lydia won the Women's Open or if it was really Nelly Korda who lost it, the pace-of-play issues that plagued the tournament, and other odds and ends from a week at the Home of Golf. After that, the Swag Golf Sports Minute debuts, with Andy wondering

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62:39

Brutal pace at the Old Course, Startling FedExCup...

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2024/08/23

It is …Friday! Andy and Brendan are buoyant as they head into the weekend, discussing a smattering of topics including Bears strategy and a too-good-to-pass-up offer for Browns fans going to the Jags game to play at TPC Sawgrass. Then they get to Mr. 50, Keegan Bradley, leading the BMW, which is cause for sharing a mind-blowing FedExCup Fact of the Day that has Andy nostalgic for a prior era of the playoffs. Then they get to the Women’s Open and its snail-like pace of play in some delectable

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57:27

The Old Course in August, Rocky Mountain FedExCup...

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2024/08/21

It's week two of the FedEx Cup Playoffs and Andy and Brendan are ready for Denver! This episode starts with a celebration of fall temperatures in August before some back and forth about where folks in town for the DNC are playing golf in the Chicago area. After the debut of "Lobbyist Minute" concludes, the two discuss the not-so-great TV ratings from last week's playoff event at TPC Southwind and wonder why the PGA Tour's "most consequential" tournament happens in Memphis in the heat of August. The

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60:12

Dueling finishes on LIV and PGA Tour Playoffs and a...

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2024/08/19

Andy and Brendan recap an absolutely loaded weekend of golf with tournaments coming down to the wire across all levels of the game. Andy leads off this Monday episode by waxing poetic about Caleb Williams and his performance in Week 2 of the preseason, becoming far too excited about the Bears on August 19th. After an extended Caleb Minute, the golf recap begins with the FedEx St. Jude in Memphis as Hideki Matsuyama stayed afloat on the back nine to hold off a charging "Mr. August" Viktor Hovland and

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