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.
Latest episodes
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Presidents Cup MVPs, LVPs, ‘dead’ crowds, and a JT surge!
Andy and Brendan return from their day out at the Presidents Cup with some scuttlebutt, amusements, and insights with the USA leading the Internationals 3-2 after the fir
Sep 25 53 min
Can there be a Medinah Miracle at the Presidents Cup?
#2 trending · Golf
Andy and Brendan convene after a couple days at Medinah taking the temperature of the 2026 Presidents Cup, and getting some troubling intel on Andy’s youthful indiscretio
Sep 23 1 h 19 min
Live from Chicago: Brad Faxon tales & 2026 Presidents Cup Draft
#15 trending · Golf
What a way to kick off Presidents Cup week in one of America's two cities! Andy and Brendan were live at SPACE in Evanston, Illinois for a night of fun, discussing the re
Sep 22 1 h 24 min
J.J. Spaun calls out US Team snub after winning Wentworth, Pebble gets some work, & Chicago sports chaos
#43 trending · Golf
Suddenly, the 2026 Presidents Cup may have some juice! Andy and Brendan reconvene before Monday night's live show at SPACE in Evanston to clean up two highly-relevant res
Sep 21 1 h 09 min
The Preferred Lies Super Bowl, Solheim Cup ratings tank, & FBF on the Best PCup Ever
This Friday whiparound episode covers the hottest topics in golf: AI announcers "coming to fruition," PGA Tour Comms tweets, and the latest in RATINGS! after last weekend
Sep 17 1 h 27 min
A new Tour order, but a meritocracy? PGA Tour points overhaul, and Ryder Cup Europe scouting
Where were you when Duff Foreman made his historic debut in the golf commentary booth at the New Mexico Open? Andy and Brendan dissect the performance of Mr. Foreman, who
Sep 15 1 h 20 min
Another U.S. team failure in match play, Shane Lowry’s home win and viral mic moment, and NFL minute(s)
Welcome back to another fall of Victory Mondays! Andy is on cloud nine after his Bears put up 59 points in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season while Brendan took in another pit
Sep 14 1 h 02 min
Blockie buys a car, Solheim Cup preview, & a Presidents Cup FBF with KVV
We can promise this is the most in-depth discussion of the Michael Block memorabilia market that you'll find anywhere on the internet. With Brendan out for this Friday ep
Sep 10 1 h 20 min
LIV Golf files for bankruptcy, Irish Open enthusiasm, & Jon Rahm speaks again
As Andy says in the middle of this Wednesday episode, "golf gets really good in the fall." After a weekend focused almost solely on the Walker Cup, the Schedule for the W
Sep 8 1 h 01 min
Incredible Walker Cup finish delivers watch of the year: Reactions, praise, and blame on Lahinch matches
Andy and Brendan react to an all-time Walker Cup as Great Britain & Ireland took down Team USA with a birdie from Josh Hill on the final hole of his match against Tyler W
Sep 6 52 min
A reinstated amateur farce, Walker Cup preview, and flashback on Phil shenanigans
Andy and Brendan are excited for Labor Day weekend and bring the energy for this Whiparound Friday episode ahead of the holiday. They begin with Mike Sposa's win at the U
Sep 3 56 min
Jackson Koivun makes Presidents Cup USA team and other selection shockers, Reinstated Am debate reignites, and re-dawn of Don?
Unlike the made-for-TV special announcing the final twelve players at this year's Presidents Cup, this Wednesday episode is not a full hour long... but Andy and Brendan d
Sep 2 53 min
Scottie wins the FedExCup again, Blockie backlash on Champs tour, and P Cup pick projections
Sure, the PGA Tour's "Super Bowl" was this weekend, but you knew this Monday episode could only start in one specific way. Andy and Brendan immediately kick things off wi
Aug 31 46 min
The Good Good ad reckoning expands, How to set up the new PGA Tour playoffs, and Golf Advice
This Friday episode begins with some cleanup from earlier in the week on both the LIV Golf and PGA Tour fronts. Andy shares a forgotten story from The Boys' week in India
Aug 28 1 h 03 min
PGA Tour Madness!? Brian Rolapp reveals new Tour Champ and season finale (not a playoffs!)
Andy and Brendan jam together early on the heels of Brian Rolapp’s press conference at the Tour Championship in Atlanta to discuss the latest wave of news in the continue
Aug 25 55 min
LIV’s last days in Indy with The Boys, Wyndham bests Rory at BMW, P Cup qualifiers
Despite a packed weekend of golf across all levels of the game, this Monday episode begins with a good old-fashioned Sports Minute about the Cleveland Browns. Andy can't
Aug 24 1 h 15 min
Bellerive Blues, LIV’s last plea, and The Boys join from Indy
Get excited for some weekend viewing consisting of the (formerly) Western Open and a Majesticks Miracle in Indianapolis! Andy is off to the races to start this Friday epi
Aug 21 1 h 08 min
LIV descends into chaos: Rahm rumors, Lawsuits, Unpaid players, and a makeshift finale in Indy
Summer may be coming to a (merciful) end for Andy and Brendan soon, but not before LIV Golf will finish its 2026 season and maybe entire existence! The two dive into all
Aug 19 54 min
Sheriff Scottie rolls in sweaty Memphis, Debating the Merion exam at U.S. Am, and Spieth “runs out of time”
Against all odds, The Sheriff has returned to the winner's circle on the PGA Tour. Andy and Brendan discuss a loaded weekend of golf, recapping a rainy U.S. Amateur final
Aug 17 1 h 11 min
Resigned over Rahm, Merion madness, and Spieth signs of life
An "invigorated" Brendan kicks off this Friday episode with some observations from two days at Merion Golf Club as the 2026 U.S. Amateur has now reached the match play ro
Aug 13 1 h 09 min
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A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.
It’s a great show overall, but it tends to dip when he gets on a soapbox. If Andy weren’t such a curmudgeon and know-it-all, the show would be better.
Porath carries it with the content, insight, and humor. He keeps things grounded, and the show is especially strong when it’s just him with a guest.
jtitusg · Jun 2026
By far the best golf podcast out there. Best combo of golf analysis and humor without taking themselves too seriously.
PJ has been a great addition and excited about KVV.
NotInterestedInFighting · Sep 2025
Been listening to this show since pre- pandemic, my favorite podcast. They offer great views on the state of pro golf with some great insights but also do not take themselves too seriously. It's the perfect combination of information and entertainment. The addition of PJ has elevated the pod even higher. Who doesn't love a little champs tour content. Great work gents.
Johnny foxtrott · Sep 2024
I’m a fan of several golf podcasts — NLU, the Chipping Forecast, Rick Shiels, RGC — and have samples all of them. Started listening after Full Swing revealed that Rory is a listener, and honestly — didn’t like it at first. But listened to a couple of more looking for why Rory was listened,
And now I can’t miss a pod. Brendan is a tremendous host — organizing what appears to be a chaotic mess into a subtly well-organized series of funny but incredibly insightful discussions of all things PGA Tour and majors-related, and hilarious running gags and bits. Andy is, I have come to realize, the singular best analyst of golf today. They both have encyclopedic knowledge of courses the world over and golf architecture— and it’s amazing how much better you understand the game after learning about all of the details that you didn’t pay attention to before, but that make golf the game it is with challenges changing from course to course.
Really couldn’t recommend The Shotgun Start and the related Fried Egg Golf podcast (and Get a Grip) more highly. Just give it a chance even if you don’t love it at first — you’ll be glad that you did.
MASNYCLI · Jul 2024
As a long-time listener, I’ve witnessed the cringeworthy degeneration of this podcast from a delightful blend of humor and insightful golf discourse to a frustratingly elitist echo chamber. The over-the-top fake rage Brendan displays for such trivial things is the very thing he decries when he sees it in others—and if it’s authentic rage, then we’re even further gone than I thought. I know, I know—it’s a “free” podcast that offers a money back guarantee. While I agree monetarily it is free, it has absolutely cost me the quality time it takes to listen that I will never get back. I know the next suggestion from fanboys and even the hosts alike will be “just don’t listen.” I agree. I will not be listening, but I wanted to voice this to possibly save some unsuspecting soul from devoting time to this reprehensible podcast and its miserable hosts. I’ll end by saying I wish the hosts would take this criticism—along with the other criticism they constantly complain about— reflect, and get back to what made them a popular podcast in the first place. But I know they won’t. If they do see this review, it will be the butt of one of their rants about how they could never be wrong and shouldn’t be questioned. They’ll disguise it with their usual fake self-deprecation and claim they’re just “idiots”. I know they won’t actually take it in and act on it—lazy and arrogant people don’t do that. And that’s exactly who these hosts are.
Rbgreene04 · Nov 2024
Podcast is unlistenable these days. All the hosts do is offer 3rd grade level football analysis while not talking about golf. Hosts don’t prepare at all for the show, and after a while you realize you haven’t heard them talk about anything interesting. If you want to actually hear about golf, listen to No Laying Up. Very strange to see shotgun start completely sabotage their own brand and actively ignore their listeners’ complaints about too much non golf talk. Completely arrogant, but makes sense since one of the hosts is a stay at home dad who really doesn’t need this job. Complete joke of a golf podcast. Go elsewhere if you’re looking for any actual analysis on the game you love.
Fratmonster · Oct 2024
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