x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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

sports golf

All Episodes

58:24

Seniors whipped in Wales, JT MCs in Minny, and...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/31

Brendan is back and he returns to an Andy podcasting not at 100 percent after eating too much at dinner. This episode is a ramble that covers all manner of important and inane golf topics, and several non-golf subjects like vacation, the show Shark Tank, and Burmese food. They begin with some thoughts on the Sticky Note Classic that quickly transitions to a Senior Open recap. Andy has had enough with the Paddy RC talk, Brendan has Woosie empathy, and they both have delight in the absolutely brutal

en

70:30

Jay Monahan's Memo, Sandals and SGS Golf Advice

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/27

CBS Sports' Kyle Porter joins Andy Johnson with Brendan Porath on vacation. The two start off discussing Kyle's aversion to sandals and potential solutions before diving into the recent Jay Monahan Memo to PGA Tour players. In the memo there is some clarity to how the Tour will bring together the Tour players and LIV players and Kyle wonders if LIV will keep going. Then a large conversation about the Tour's stance against the MLR ball rollback is discussed at length. The podcast ends with some SGS

en

43:12

Ryder Cup political maneuvers, Hoylake “blowing up”...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/25

Brendan is at the beach with family, covered in sand and Oars & Alps sunscreen, and looking for a break from the “vacation.” And Andy is ebullient about getting a new couch. So this is a punchy episode on a range of subjects -- the field list at the 3M Open including the scion of a Dockers enthusiast, as well as some bigger names grinding to make an improved playoffs cutoff. That includes Justin Thomas, who is covered in some detail vis-a-vis the Ryder Cup. The two majors, the Senior Open and Evian,

en

84:44

Sunday at the Open: Harman’s rout, Rory and Rahm...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/23

The last men’s major round of the year is in the books and Andy and Brendan reconvene to discuss some of the larger picture items and plenty of the stupid amusements. They begin with Brian Harman, his career, his dominance this week, and the notion that this was a bad major. Then they cover the chasers, from Rahm and Rory to Cam Young and some of the other backdoor Top 10ers. A winners and losers segment covers some of the boorish fans, the un-dramatic 17th hole, “Waggle Cam,” and a few other

en

47:50

Saturday at the Open: Contenders and Pretenders,...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/22

Andy and Brendan check in after an eventful Saturday at Royal Liverpool that may leave us with a relatively academic Sunday. Brian Harman leads by five, but they discuss his round and how the good conditions allowed for some scratchiness that could come back to bite him with Cam Young and Jon Rahm as the immediate chasers. They discuss those two, their low scores, and how the likes of Tommy, Rory, and Jordan couldn’t do the same. There’s some level of critique for all three, particularly on Rory’s

en

56:22

Friday at the Open: R&A gets soft, Billy Boy ejects...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/21

This was supposed to be a short one dammit! But Andy and Brendan got too worked up about both the sacred and inane from day two at the British Open. They begin with Brian Harman praise, and how his traits exhibit the best of what Hoylake demands, and some of the monotony and pitfalls of PGA Tour golf. There’s also a wide-ranging chat on some of the bigger disappointments, touching on DJ, JT’s delusions, and Scottie grinding to make the cut. Patrick Cantlay’s lay-up on 18 to do so is also put under

en

55:47

Thursday at the Open: Hoylake takes, Coverage...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/20

Andy and Brendan are fresh and chipper after watching 13ish hours of golf in the first round of the Open. They begin with some amusements from the day, including their own routines to wake up and dive right into what quickly became an abominable broadcast in the early morning hours. They react to how Royal Liverpool played in the first round, with particular admiration for the internal out-of-bounds and some skepticism for the new 17th hole. They reveal the “actual” leaderboard with some of the

en

79:41

An Open Preview: Hoylake issues, Rory’s return, Rahm...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/18

This Wednesday episode is a wide-ranging chat that also serves as the official British Open preview. Andy and Brendan begin with some debate that’s not really a debate on whether the Beatles are overrated. Then they jump right into the prime storylines on Royal Liverpool so far this week, namely the new 17th hole and the decision of an historic club to make such dramatic changes and for one architect to be the consultant for almost every course on the Open rota. They also discuss some early player

en

56:19

Rory, Big Shot Bob, and an all-time coffee golf...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/17

Andy and Brendan are worse for the wear but absolutely alive for this Monday episode recapping one of the great finishes to a tournament in some time. They discuss Rory McIlroy’s birdie-birdie close to edge an astounding 64 from Scotland’s own Bobby Mac at the Scottish Open. This discussion goes in myriad directions on Rory, Bobby, and how wind makes the best in the world have to actually think. They ponder how much better of a player Rory is now compared to past more one-dimensional days, a

en

53:17

Players have tough questions for Jay, Rory hits...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/13

It’s Friday and we are spinning the clock to the weekend and Open Championship week. Andy and Brendan begin with an unsubstantiated run-in with a Team Smash member on the recent workout drama. Then they get to the quote roulette of players reacting to the Senate hearings, including Xander, Spieth, and Scheffler suggesting some hard questions coming for Jay and a total lack of clarity. There’s a separate section on Xander’s standing in the game. They also discuss the mishmash of narratives pushed by

en

65:28

PGA Tour (but not LIV) go to Washington, Document...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/12

Well, it had been a long time since they forgot to hit the record button but all good streaks come to an end. This is a re-load after it was discovered the first 25 minutes of the first run were not being recorded. NEVERTHELESS, Andy and Brendan get right back on the horse and deliver this peppy, puzzled, enthusiastic, skeptical, and amused recap of the Senate committee hearings on the PGA Tour and PIF deal. They discuss some of the Senators’ antics, the performances of Ron Price and Jimmy Dunne,

en

53:08

Corpuz cruise and Pebble problems, My Two Monahans,...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/10

Andy and Brendan recap an eventful week in golf, but first there are some questions about the winning caddie now all of a sudden getting a trophy or award and how that is judged. This is a cause to talk about the massive weekend for Jay Monahans, one the winning caddie of the U.S. Women’s Open and the other returning from his leave of absence. They discuss Allisen Corpuz’s breakthrough win at that event, praising her and Charley Hull’s Sunday rounds. There is time dedicated to Annika’s sketchy drop

en

49:36

Some ‘terrible’ Pebble Beach setup choices, and...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/07

It’s Friday! After a brief geography dispute, Andy and Brendan get into some early reactions to the Pebble Beach U.S. Women’s Open. They discuss the “grow-the-game” impacts and have a new favorite player based on some up-close observation by Andy on site. Then they get heavily into the “terrible” setup choices and fairway narrowing for this championship that have them wondering about a fundamental misunderstanding of golf, or at least high-level women’s golf. It’s a wide-ranging chat on setup

en

61:42

The Pebble setup for USWO, PGA Tour document “leak,”...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/05

It’s a throwback worse-for-the-wear Wednesday episode following the July 4th holiday. Andy and Brendan begin with some wide-ranging insights on the Biker Club (Don’t call me a Gang) culture picked up during the holiday. Then they get to the ECCO Event of the Week, the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. They discuss some qualms they have with setup and rough at the classic course, but also how it will bring out the best in the women’s game and the course itself. Notables at the John Deere are given a

en

44:11

Sunday Funday with Rocket Mortgage Rickie, LIV’s slow...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/07/02

With the holiday this week in the USA and the early finish in Detroit, Andy and Brendan jump on the horn for this Sunday edition. They are overjoyed with Rickie Fowler’s playoff win at the 3-1-3 Classic, where he birdied the last and then did it again in extras against Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin. They discuss the absolute hot streak that the PGA Tour is on this year, even at the events that are supposed to stink. Andy has some props for Rickie vs. Just A Guy and a Ryder Cup prognosis. That

en

54:16

Players Rally around Cantlay, Phil’s Got Capes, and...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/06/30

A plan for Friday Summer hours and a brisk 20-minute episode goes awry. Instead, Andy and Brendan discuss some of the fallout from the eight hour PGA Tour Advisory Board meeting, from Peppy Peter’s interview with Golfweek on it to a handful of players posting a social media note defending Patrick Cantlay and his reported attempted coup. They also discuss the small matter of the PGA Tour providing little in the way of a leadership plan or status update on how things will be proceeding some two-plus

en

61:20

Law Professor Gabe Feldman on PGA Tour-PIF documents,...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/06/28

It’s an eventful Wednesday episode, beginning with the exciting development of Andy’s new standing desk, which he adjusts multiple times during recording to his own great amusement. Then they get into the actual “framework” document of the PGA Tour-PIF merger becoming public this week and what questions it answers, and which ones it precariously does not. Notables are back on the shhhhedule for the week, which touches on an amusing 3-1-3 challenge being done by some of the listeners. Then they

en

46:49

A radical PGA idea, Keegan’s “home game,” and Rory’s...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/06/26

This Monday episode begins with some internal confusion about upcoming Fried Egg events and Pro Shop merch. Then Brendan and Andy get on with reactions to the Women’s PGA at Baltusrol, which fizzled somewhat on the par-5s closing stretch, save for one clinching birdie from Ruoning Yin. They discuss Rose Zhang’s push as well before a radical idea is proposed and debated for the PGA. After an audio mishap during the ad read, and an incorrect URL, they get on to the Travelers Championship won by the

en

35:57

Burly Boy Invitational, A Korda encounter, and SGS...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/06/23

This Friday episode is a whiparound with some thoughts on the Ivy League, recent television releases, kids’ shows to avoid, and outrageous drone use by sports parents. Andy and Brendan begin with a mea culpa for missing the event of the week on Wednesday in the debut of the Burly Boy Invitational on the KFT. This leads to some further amateur golf chatter, including many messages about Christo and the recent Walker Cup adds for the USA side. There’s a Women’s PGA update, which is cause for Andy to

en

56:34

PGA Tour future without Monahan, Problems with the...

The Shotgun Start ·

2023/06/22

Andy and Brendan are back on the horse after some post-U.S. Open travel, and they come proper with this wide-ranging episode starting with the future of the PGA Tour, Jay Monahan’s role in it, and the abilities of the current interim powers in charge. Then they move to the news of big ratings for the LACC U.S. Open and the announcement of Riviera as the 2031 host, which leads to an extended chat on the somewhat bummer situation of that championship being booked until 2040. Schedule for the week

en

1,062 results

Similar Podcasts

Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast

Elan Dubrofsky and Brian Kom

Daily Fantasy Sports by Ship It Nation

Ship It Nation

Fantasy Football Today

CBS Sports, Fantasy Football, FFT, NFL,...

Bring The Pain

Heat00veride

ESPN SportsCenter Update

ESPN