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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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40:48

Phoenix debauchery gone too far?, Career Money...

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2024/02/12

This Monday recording was hastily arranged during halftime of the Super Bowl so apologies for the rambling nature. Andy and Brendan begin with some great golf that probably no one watched to finish off a very stop-and-start Phoenix Open. They discuss Charley Hoffman nearly winning on a career money exemption and whether that’s proof of its usefulness or proof it absolutely needs to be abolished ASAP. Then they discuss all the social media clips of all the debauchery throughout the Phoenix Open

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64:22

Equity grants, Saudi threats, “Overrated” Spieth, and...

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2024/02/08

It’s Friday! Here’s hoping you can get outside and enjoy some improving weather and listen to some easy tunes from revered artists like Dick Post. Andy and Brendan get to their plans for the weekend before hitting on all the latest golf news that has nothing to do with actual golf: Saudi threats of imprisonment and PGA Tour grants of equity. They ponder how this might all actually work in theory and in practice and if it starts to level the playing field at all for those who stayed and remained

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51:42

LIV TV ratings, Tour tries for Phoenix boost,...

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2024/02/07

The weather has calmed a bit in Northern California, but things could be looking mucky for the influencer-palooza at the Phoenix Open. They begin with some clean up from Monday, where Pebble was called, Wyndham was declared the winner, and then he offered some candid quotes about weighing a LIV decision in the offseason. They ponder the current state of pro golf with these decisions and some of the payouts going to middling players for middling finishes. This is cause to discuss the hullabaloo

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51:31

LIV’s big weekend during a PGA Tour Pebble washout,...

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2024/02/05

With high winds repeatedly blowing open the shed door, and no golf on the PGA Tour, many wondered whether this Monday episode would exist. But it’s here, and Andy and Brendan discuss the PGA Tour’s weather mess at Pebble Beach, where Wyndham Clark shot a course record but no golf was played on the first football-free Sunday since August. They discuss Clark’s 60 under preferred lies and the off chance that it will be the last and final round for this edition of the Pebble Pro Am. With no PGA Tour

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77:53

PGA Tour’s new billion dollar deal, PIF and LIV’s...

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2024/02/02

This beefy Friday episode begins with some amusements from Andy’s time at Pebble Beach, watching and betting on the hapless Ams trying to play the 17th hole in brutal winds. Eventually Brendan steers the ship onto the major news of the week, the PGA Tour’s announcement of a new company with $1.5 billion in investment from SSG and the impacts of a new for-profit entity with player equity. They have some amusing inside intel from Jay’s meeting with PGA Tour staff, the players Zoom call, and reaction

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53:20

Pebble’s Signature debut, LIV’s return, and PIF deal...

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2024/01/31

This Wednesday episode begins with some Brendan positivity and a check-in from Andy in Pebble Beach, where he spent the day gathering #scuttlebutt. They discuss Jon Rahm’s debut with LegionXII(i) in LIV, his frame in the new uniforms, and an unsubstantiated rumor on his Carl Petterssen problem. They give their thoughts on Pebble getting that sweet Signature status, and Brendan has a follow-up to some of the field composition gripes. There are some critical one-and-done picks amidst further debates

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54:08

PGA Tour’s sluggish start, Pavon stomp-gate, and...

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2024/01/29

Andy and Brendan get together in the middle of NFL conference championship Sunday to debrief on the weekend that was in golf. They bounce around on a variety of subjects both related and unrelated to golf, including the Ravens, Nelly Korda vs. Lydia Ko, the LPGA’s stringent Hall of Fame regulations, and more. Then on Torrey, they discuss the lumbering start to the PGA Tour season that now counts Mathieu Pavon among its winners. They discuss a troubling social media video of Pavon appearing to stomp

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56:38

Anthony Kim back!?, LIV signings and bunglings, and...

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2024/01/26

Andy and Brendan have left Orlando so they reconvene from separate coasts for this Friday edition of the Shotgun Start. They ramble around at the top about some PGA Show observations as well as Aldrich Potgieter’s big KFT win before jumping into the larger (but less burly) news item that Anthony Kim is planning a return to professional golf. It’s unclear where exactly that golf will be played, either LIV or the PGA Tour, but the return is predicated on a guaranteed payout upfront so they wonder how

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47:08

A new The Match, CBS returns, World Tour debates, and...

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2024/01/24

Andy and Brendan are together again in Orlando and they begin with some unsubstantiated rumors gleaned from their travels -- one about the TGL and another about a new TV show focused on golf. Then they get to some PGA Show expectations and anticipation before transitioning to the schedule for the week, which focuses on the Farmers, its field, and its future. This leads to another brief World Tour discussion and a drive-by of delusional Keith Pelley. There’s also excitement over the return of CBS

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51:42

Dunlap makes history, Rory wins in Dubai, and Thirst...

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2024/01/22

What a weekend in professional golf! Andy and Brendan get together for their usual Monday episode recapping it all, starting with an amateur winning on the PGA Tour for the first time in 33 years. They discuss Nick Dunlap’s win at the American Express and if they were more surprised it happened or that it took this long. They also debate whether he should turn pro right now or play out his spring season with Alabama. Other AmEx recap subjects include JT’s performance and Brandel’s performance in the

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52:45

Rahm in Palm Springs, Zatch fights back, and pros...

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2024/01/19

Andy and Brendan send you off to the weekend with a fun 50 minutes on … a wide range of subjects. They begin with some reaction to Zach Johnon jamming right in their faces with an opening round 10-under 62. Then they somehow get on the subject of the proper way to cut grilled cheese, parents who email the school too much, and Coco Gauff’s pasta endorsement. There’s more discussion on some Palm Springs matters, like Jon Rahm allegedly being in town and playing in some games, Nick Dunlap’s impressive

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60:00

The Tour’s Yasir Al-Rumayyan problem, Jay goes to...

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2024/01/17

Andy and Brendan fire it up for this Wednesday episode on the heels of a report in The Athletic that Yasir may face a lawsuit for some bad things he is alleged to have carried out on the instruction of Saudi Crown Prince MBS. Is this a golf and PGA Tour problem now and just the beginning of many? Also, it comes out while Jay Monahan is reportedly in Saudi Arabia trying to hammer out a deal. Andy and Brendan concede there is probably no choice now but how could this have gone differently than where

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57:49

A ‘virtually certain’ crooked drop, Sketchy...

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2024/01/15

Andy and Brendan are back for a very much *not* Victory Monday episode during the holiday in the States. They discuss the Browns blowout playoff loss, the Packers success, and the Bulls fans booing a widow. They eventually get to Grayson Murray’s win at the Sony, but not before first addressing a complete sham of a free drop given to Carl Yuan, who was in contention at the wire. Elsewhere on Sony, Grayson’s “redemption”, Ben An and Keegan’s finishes, and Will Zalatoris alarm are all discussed. Over

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50:05

Pelley and Slumbers out, Phil demurs on Ryder Cup,...

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2024/01/11

Andy and Brendan get one more unexpected recording together in the Swamp before departing for the week. They offer a few reactions from their time down in Florida, which included a pass by of the famed Abacoa. They transition to a Swamp denizen who is playing on the Euro Tour this week and may set a new record for the “the spread” in a no-cut Dubai event. Then they get to the many shake-ups at the executive level in pro golf, with Marty Sleeps leaving the R&A and Keith/Scott Pelley leaving the

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47:10

Rory’s proposes “World Tour,” Rookie screwjob at...

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2024/01/10

Andy and Brendan are happily reunited in the Jupiter swamp for this Wednesday episode and they have some reactions to their rental home’s putting green architect, as well as its robot toilets. Then they transition to the controversial field composition for this week’s Sony Open, the first “regular” event under the new/old schedule in the Signature Event era. Has the Tour completely bumbled it and screwed the rookies out of their debut? Should DP World Tour players be given priority over KFT grads

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49:49

A historic win in Hawaii, Kisner’s TV debut, and...

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2024/01/08

With Andy traveling, and Brendan scheduled to early Monday morning, this is a podcast recorded and completed on the run in some of the most dire circumstances in this podcast’s ramshackle history. A first attempt from the baggage claim in a swamp airport is scuttled and transferred to the rental car shuttle and eventually the rental car. Needless to say, they cover Chris Kirk’s win in Kapalua, Spieth’s final round of “bad breaks,” more low scores and 400-yard drives, and the Kevin Kisner experiment

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68:22

Warm Kapalua glee, Norman and Phil react to Rory’s...

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2024/01/05

Andy and Brendan are back for their first Friday episode of the year and it’s a joyous scramble. They begin with what Andy terms as one of the funniest and bizarre articles he’s read and stumble around on a few random non-golf topics. Then it’s on to one of the best watches of the year: the first round, primetime golf from Kapalua. They react to some sponsorship shuffling on hats and feet, sadly with one Sepptic Tank. They discuss Scottie Scheffler’s opening round, Sahith Theegala’s early lead, and

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67:34

PGA Tour returns with a LIV-impacted THE Sentry and...

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2024/01/03

Andy and Brendan are back in 2024 and they’re starting a little worse for the wear but enthusiastic and encouraged for another year. They discuss some quick resolutions and the PGA Tour’s opening event at Kapalua, including a variety of Catnip subjects and a field that is not its strongest coming out of the gates. The Rahm-to-LIV impact is felt pretty quickly and they discuss this as well as some Mac Hughes comments on Tuesday in the press room. They also have some fun with the caddie revolving door

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76:36

Answering Listener Questions and Year-end Golf Advice

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2023/12/28

Andy and Brendan reconvene after the holidays to catch up on all they missed during the break and settle up with a few listener queries before the end of the year. They opened up the floor for SGS Golf Advice as well as an AMA on Twitter, so they bounce around on many subjects related to the podcast, golf, Tour golf, themselves, and golf courses past, present, and future.

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171:37

The 2023 Year in Review, Part 9 - FIN

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/12/21

Andy and Brendan are back for the finale of the Year in Review, picking up with the PGA Tour’s visit to Congress for a hearing on its “merger” with the PIF and going all the way through to the last low gross championship of the PGA Tour season. Before YiR, they begin quickly with some amusements from an article on recent LIV transactions, some Q-school thoughts, and a dispatch from the ground watching El Pato’s return to golf after getting out of jail. Then it’s another beefy Year in Review session,

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