The Shotgun Start
Episodes
A U.S. Open Live Show from Downtown Boston
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a recording from SGS’s live gathering at the USGA’s 19th Hole at High Street Place Food Hall in Downtown Boston. It features a recap from ...
A U.S. Open preview and the LIV undercurrents at Brookline
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Brendan are live from the Precision Pro House in Boston, where they’re on site after a full day at the U.S. Open. They begin with Brooksy g...
Rory the Warrior Prince, Jay Monahan surfaces, and LIV London fades out
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. Open week has arrived but there’s plenty to dispense with from a monumental weekend in the professional game. Andy and Brendan begin first with...
The LIV debut, the PGA Tour response, and Andy’s Majesticks
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode jumps right into a whirlwind day that may be the start of fundamentally changed pro golf landscape. Andy and Brendan react to the ...
Phil returns, LIV’s got team names, logos, and a crooked draft
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An episode trying to cover and make sense of the absolute firehose of absurdity that hit all of us on Tuesday. It begins with frustration that the fir...
Minjee and Billy run away, Kevin Na resigns
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Monday episode begins with tales from the red-eye road and the line at the bagel shop. Then it’s on to the second women’s major winner of the...
Scores too low for a U.S. open, LIV momentum, and #FBF on Cristie Kerr
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode begins with some early reaction to the U.S. Women’s Open, where Mina Harigae made nine birdies in her opening round. This prompt...
The LIV London List Arrives: DJ, Phil, and the PGA Tour’s next move
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This bonus episode comes after LIV Golf at long last released its field list for the first event in London, which is in just more than a week. Andy an...
LIV list delays, Women’s Open returns to Pine Needles, and NCAA coaches in bunkers
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Monday plus Wednesday episode begins with a mea culpa after the first episode of the week relied on information that the LIV field list was comin...
Flashback Friday on the “greatest NCAAs ever” with Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a slightly different Friday show, as an entire Precision Pro FBF segment turns into an episode. Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine recently rese...
Thirsty Chuck Schwab, Appliance corruption, and LPGA schedule snafus
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode comes a bit delayed with Andy on the road fleeing the morose Chicagoland area still dealing with Fitzy’s fade. Brendan prompt...
Sunday at the PGA: JT’s charge, Mito’s mistake, and Rory’s disappointment
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another major is in the books, and Andy and Brendan begin this episode discussing how this was one you had to really work for to get some action. It w...
Saturday at the PGA: Mito hangs on, Rory abdicates, and Tiger WDs
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Saturday night episode begins with an apology for our horrible Contender/Pretender predictions, a simply unacceptable performance for a gambling ...
Friday at the PGA: Contenders, Pretenders, and Tiger crossing the line
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode begins with more cat talk, but this one’s all about Tiger Woods dragging his decrepit body and rusty game across the cut line fo...
Thursday at the PGA: KVV joins to assess “housecats” and create a new taxonomy
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Well it’s a unique Thursday episode after the first round of the PGA Championship, where ESPN’s Kevin Van Valkenburg is on the ground and writing ...
PGA Preview: Tiger feeling it, Rory’s drought, and the cost of one’s thirst
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another major week, and one that has both Brendan and Andy buzzing thanks to a great venue with a host of player storylines that could come to ...
Phil’s PGA absence, Tiger’s and Bryon’s?! arrival, and the Craig Ranch Massacre
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Monday episode begins with tales of Andy’s attempt to fill his POD before an upcoming move. Then it’s over to someone who is not on the move,...
PGA Tour denies LIV waivers while Greg Norman flops to and fro
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a somewhat different SGS episode focusing on a singular story, diving right into the eventful week in the continuing drama between the PGA Tou...
The PGA gets a “Manningcast” while LIV gets nothing
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode begins with an NBA Playoffs minute after Andy’s trip north to take in the Bucks-Celtics. On golf, Bio Kim gets a shoutout for...
The Homa ascent, Sergio’s LIV Golf tantrum, and a Keegan defense
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a punchy Monday episode full of energy after a Sunday spent with moms. Andy and Brendan get into the test of TPC Potomac against a middling fie...
LIV incursions, and Shane Ryan on his Ryder Cup book and the match’s future
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode begins with some questions on who asked for a Robert Allenby image rehabilitation tour. Then Brendan and Andy get to the latest on...
US Open media day, A Rory contradiction, and Shark tales about Phil’s comments
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode begins with some Andy and Brendan notes from their day at The Country Club in Brookline, site of this June’s U.S. Open. They ...
Use Golf Facts accuses Tiger of tainting the PGA, Rahm scratches a W in Mexico
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a first-of-the-month recording, which immediately puts Andy in a good mood for this Monday recap. First, however, Brendan begins with a Sunday ...
The Thicc Boi Brigade gets a new recruit, LIV’s marketing gets worse, and Jesper tales
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode begins with new video of Phil Mickelson surfacing, and the close inspection of it that followed and what that might have yielded a...
Mickelson sorta surfaces, LIV heads to Trump Doral, and a dumpy field in Mexico
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode is full of pep, beginning with a concern Brendan raises about Andy using a ridiculous peppy phrase in an email, which prompts a...
The Xander conundrum, a Coetzee Zone threat, and ClubCorp Classic thoughts
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan returns for this Monday episode, which begins with a quick popping of the Zurich Classic before diving into an extended debate about the resum...
DJ Pie and Walk Up Music
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No Laying Up's DJ Piehowski joins the pod to fill in for Brendan who remains on vacation both physically and mentally. DJ and Andy discuss the Zurich ...
Where is Oklahoma? Sean Martin attempts to clear the air
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Brendan on vacation, the PGA Tour’s lead editor Sean Martin joins Andy to discuss the week in golf. The two start with a rousing conversation o...
Spicy thoughts on Spieth, the Frittelli penalty, and chum
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Brendan are back on the horse! This Monday episode is slightly delayed, but it’s here and what it lacks in substance, it makes up for in am...
Bubba headed to Saudi’s LIV and Masters clean-up with Kyle Porter
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode was delayed as Andy and Brendan get back from Augusta trying to pick up the pieces, which Andy is still in the process of doing...
Sunday at the Draddy Cabin: Scheffler’s win, Rory’s charge, and Tiger’s power
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Masters week comes to a close at the Draddy Cabin in Augusta, where Andy and Brendan record one last time on Sunday’s conclusion to the Masters. The...
Saturday at the Draddy Cabin: Scheffler steers it in, Tiger fades, and Augusta swings
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are 18 holes left to go at the 2022 Masters, and a giddy Andy and Brendan set things up for Sunday from the Draddy Cabin in Augusta. They review...
Friday at the Draddy Cabin: The magic is back at the 15th
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Friday night in Augusta and Andy and Brendan talk Masters at the midpoint from their Draddy Cabin before a big night out on the town. They begi...
Thursday at the Draddy Cabin: Tiger returns
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Brendan are live at the Draddy Cabin in Augusta for this first round reaction episode at the Masters. They begin with Tiger, hailing his retu...
Wednesday from the Draddy Cabin: A Masters preview
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Brendan are live together in Augusta at the Draddy Cabin for what will be the start of a daily run of episodes. This one is a preview, which ...
Tiger arrives in Augusta, Did ANWA kill the Dinah, and Kupcho’s major moment
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Brendan are reunited in person at the B. Draddy Cabin in Augusta as they prepare for a full week of podcasting from the Masters, which starts...
Masters intel and memories with 2008 winner Trevor Immelman
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode features a discussion with Trevor Immelman, a Masters winner and currently an analyst with NBC/Golf Channel and CBS, calling both ...
Tracking Tiger's jet and Masters plans, and ANWA with ESPN’S Kevin Van Valkenburg
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SGS is graced by the presence of ESPN Senior Writer Kevin Van Valkenburg for this Wednesday episode, which begins with the hysteria around flight trac...
Is getting to World No. 1 now equivalent to a major, and Tiger walks
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Monday episode begins with reaction to the WGC Match Play finale, where Scottie Scheffler ascended to OWGR No. 1. Andy and Brendan consider wheth...
Bryson’s break, Aimpoint angst, Sun sleeve scoop, and a Tiger Flashback
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Friday, so this episode begins with a bit of whimsy on some intel from Austin about the practice attire of a certain local. Then Andy and Brend...
Is Mickelson canceled, fleeing Westy Island, and Bryson’s hamate bone
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode begins with troubled times on Westy Island, where things may need to be on an official pause due to some disconcerting Twitter ...
Bermuda Burns, a marketing theory on the FedEx Cup, and Greg Norman’s media blitz
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a victory Monday of sorts for Andy, who went out on limb with his one and done pick this week at the Valspar. He and Brendan get into ...
Saudi’s LIV Golf has a schedule & courses, and USGA comments further on distance
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode reviews a few days full of significant news both on the disruptor league attempts to the PGA Tour and the USGA’s latest update o...
Snake pits and overcooked storyline cliches, and also Henrik Stenson
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you need gambling advice for the Valspar Championship, this is the show for you. Andy and Brendan spend one whole minute offering their one and don...
Cam’s breakout, Saturday’s massacre, Redesigning the 17th, and requiem for Gold Boy
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Monday night episode reacts to the wild, interminable 2022 Players Championship. Andy and Brendan begin with Cameron Smith’s biggest career win...
Questions about “Gold Boy”
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Friday and where else would Andy and Brendan begin if not for Gold Boy. That’s our sweet little mixed reality boy that came into our lives pr...
Monahan on legacy vs. leverage, Phil discipline, and PGA Tour gambling questions
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode serves as a Players Championship preview, but there’s not much on the instant event until late in the second half of the reco...
Bay Hill bromides, Rory’s ‘punch drunk,’ and ample Pillow Talk
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a Victory Monday of sorts at the Shotgun Start, which begins with some college basketball chatter. From there, it’s quickly into Bay Hill, wh...
PIP reactions and KVV with #FBF on Phil Mickelson’s deluded pro baseball tryout
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ESPN Senior Writer Kevin Van Valkenburg joins this early “Friday” episode with some delightful insights on golf news past and present. The trio be...
Thicc Boi’s affliction, the PR detritus, and Captain ZJ’s picks
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s an early Wednesday episode celebrating the arrival of March, a good if not great month. Andy and Brendan begin with a discussion on Bryson’s ...
The Phil cancellation, Lowry’s “stolen” Honda, and Todger tales
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Well, it’s take two for this Monday episode after the original was lost to the technology trouble dustbin. Andy and Brendan, however worse for the w...
We’ve surely come to jest
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Document Review Friday on the Shotgun Start, and Andy and Brendan begin with Norman the mailer sending yet another letter out into the void, ad...
Honda down and out, and Brad Faxon chats the PGA Tour of the past (and putting)
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode begins with The Town Crier making some official proclamations about Phil Mickelson and his potential Ryder Cup captaincy future...
Chopped and screwed SGL, whither Phil, and an 81-shot spread
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Monday episode begins with Brendan down in the swamp pledging to go to The Woods Jupiter and Andy struggling to diversify his wardrobe in San Fra...
Mickelson’s lost his marbles, ‘the kids’ rebuke the SGL, and “The Tugboat”
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a packed Friday episode and yet another one where the actual golf has receded into the background as the Saudi Golf League rumors continue at a...
A Saudi cloud over the PGA Tour’s best event, and the Bryson media kerfuffle
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode begins with Andy and Brendan lamenting all the off-course rumors and maneuvering dominating the conversation yet again at what ...
Scottie, Sahith, and Cannon Fodder Charley
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a wild and eventful weekend, this Monday episode naturally begins by discussing the worst, most nonsensical holidays on the occasion of Valentin...
Influencer invasion, DLF canceled, and a chat with CBS lead producer Sellers Shy
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode begins with some amusing anecdotes from the ground about the influencers overrunning the Phoenix Open this week. Brendan calls for...
Thirsty in the desert and the Howell predicament
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This early recording previews the upcoming week at the golf influencer Super Bowl known as the Phoenix Open. Andy and Brendan discuss the strong field...
Tommy Tables beats the house, Saudi gets a sportswash, and Thicc Boi breaks down
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Monday episode begins with some investigative reporting on Andy “stumbling into controversy” out on the West Coast. Then it’s on to the Peb...
Phil wants his rights, Westy’s got an NDA, and the Saudi League’s still all smoke
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a punchy Friday episode with an extensive discussion on, what else, the latest rumblings from Saudi Arabia, the new home of golf. But first, th...
Grow the game week
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This bubbly Wednesday episode begins with delight of a 2/2/22 recording. There’s ample talk about the Pebble Beach Pro Am, which is wounded but not ...
Zalatoris putting angst, Rory boots it away, and the Hovland trajectory
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s an early and worse for the wear recording for Andy and Brendan, who begin with the Saturday night finish on the PGA Tour. They discuss the husk...
Broken glass everywhere
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can we interest you in a double-scoop Flashback Friday on two people who probably could not have led more different lives? That’s right, this episod...
Aussie enthusiasm, Impotent ponds, and a new Bob Rock campaign
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a Wednesday Jr. edition with this week’s PGA Tour event moving up a day, which, to be clear, was not by choice but rather the NFL putting the...
THommy wins it for Illinois, centerline angst, Amex “drama,” and Orlando fake winter
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s victory Monday for Andy, who’s happy about Illinois’ own Thomas Pieters getting it done in Abu Dhabi as well as the Packers not getting it ...
The Akshay ascendancy, YAAAAS winds, and FBF returns
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode begins with some tales of Andy’s travels behind enemy lines at the end of this week. Then it’s on to the one result we already...
Apologies, Big boy catnip, and both letter economy and vowel eradication
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode begins with an apology from Brendan after a frazzled recording on Monday led to an oversight or two. Then it’s on to discussi...
Hideki gets on his horse, Na beef, and Bryson’s Netflix altruism
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This holiday Monday episode reacts to what will likely be one of the best finishes of the year on the PGA Tour, as Hideki chased down Henley at the So...
A chat with the producers of Netflix’s new golf series
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Martin of Box to Box Films and the executive producer of Netflix’s “Drive to Survive” and Chad Mumm, Head of Entertainment at Vox Media Stu...
Halas Hall happenings, Backboard comebacks, and an all-time shhedule for the week
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This lively Wednesday episode begins with a Chicago sports minute that turns into five or six minutes on the turnover at Halas Hall and the larger coh...
Cam’s “regression,” Birdie fest brouhahas, and the Memphis blender
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a peppy Monday episode celebrating the return of golf in 2022. Andy and Brendan react to Cam Smith’s outrageous play, remarking on his #gainz...
Putting the P in PXG, ESPN’s curious calculations, and Bryson’s cap
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode is a bite-sized reaction to the first official PGA Tour round of 2022. Andy and Brendan delight in the re-introduction to PGA Tour...
Hemisphere debates, carbon drivers, and asking the tough questions on Kapalua field
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The PGA Tour is back and this Wednesday episode is a rambling discussion focused mostly on the return to golf at Kapalua, one of our favorite annual t...
PIP Paranoia and a 2022 Prospectus
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Shotgun Start is off and running in 2022 with this Monday episode. Andy and Brendan review some of their New Year’s weekend exploits, and ponder...
Year in Review Part 10, presented by Precision Pro Golf
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There was never a doubt! The Year in Review concludes with Part 10 covering the Olympics up through the final tournament of the PGA Tour season that d...
Year in Review Part 9, presented by Precision Pro Golf
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, the year is rapidly winding down and so is the Year in Review. In this installment, Andy and Brendan pick up with some post U.S. Open fallout, ri...
Pondering the PNC, Tiger & Charlie, and the R&A’s flex
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This peppy Monday episode reacts to the Tiger and Charlie show in Orlando on Sunday. Andy and Brendan begin first with some subtle but notable thirsty...
Year in Review Part 8, presented by Precision Pro Golf
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Brendan close out the week with a PUNCHY Year-in-Review episode covering the stretch from the Kokheads Colonial triumph through “Rahmbo’s...
Year in Review Part 7, presented by Precision Pro Golf
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The three-man weave and the Year in Review roll on, with Kyle Porter author of the recently released book, A Normal Sport, back joining to review the ...
Year in Review Part 6, presented by Precision Pro Golf
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a three-man weave for the latest installment of the Year in Review, with Kyle Porter of CBS and author of the recently released book, A Normal ...
Year in Review Part 5, presented by Precision Pro Golf
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Year in Review continues and this part takes on the 2021 Masters, from Woosie’s valiant bid to make the cut, Ollie’s successful and emotional ...
Tiger’s taking cuts and a Hovland harbinger
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We interrupt the Year In Review for a Monday episode that reacts to the Hero happenings down in the Bahamas. Andy and Brendan discuss some of the chip...
Year in Review Part 4, presented by Precision Pro Golf
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Year in Review continues with the GOLD STANDARD, a “big event,” the purest test in golf, and the leadoff hitter in the Season of Championships...
Year in Review Part 3, presented by Precision Pro Golf
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Year in Review rolls on, with Part 3 swinging us from the West Coast over to Florida. This part picks up with the succinctly named and amply enter...
Tiger talks, Bryson oils up, and the Asian Tour pokes the bear
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This late Monday episode was planned as another installment of the Year in Review, but Andy and Brendan could not shut up about some of the recent dev...
Year in Review Part 2, presented by Precision Pro Golf
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Black Friday edition of the Year in Review is a quick companion piece to Wednesday for your Thanksgiving holiday travels, and it’s brought to y...
Year in Review Part 1, presented by Precision Pro Golf
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The annual Year in Review series is back, and earlier than normal this year thanks to sponsor Precision Pro. This episode begins with some quick comme...
The Tiger activation, Dubai Drama, the Ko show, and some other spicy takes
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Monday episode is an amusing jaunt through a surprisingly full weekend of golf news. Andy and Brendan begin first with the Tiger Woods swing vide...
Embracing the fall series, and writing a Ryder Cup book with Shane Ryan
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by the estimable Shane Ryan for this Friday episode. Shane is at the RSM Classic this week in Sea Island, and jussssst finished a 40-day...
The worst day of the week, and the Town Crier rings his bell in Dubai
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Wednesday episode begins with a tale of Andy claiming he just played golf in the worst weather he’s ever experienced on the course. Then he and...
The Lambo Open, The Anchor Cup, and the Oil Man
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy and Brendan are back from the weekend in one piece -- barely, as one host did fall off the back of a moving truck. They begin by talking Houston ...
Slugger re-surfaces, Euro Tour re-brands, and Ben Rothenberg on tennis
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode begins with some quick discussion around Slugger White joining up with Greg Norman and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Investments, as w...
A coffee shop quibble and ‘the Reagan Memorial
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy is in Brendan’s neck of the woods for this episode and he is plagued by Brendan-levels of execrable wifi, so this one runs short. They begin wi...
Hovland’s Cave, Nakajima’s next, and the Alker Quandary
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Victory Monday episode begins with an appreciation of Cleveland and Illinois weekend sports success, but not of Bert Bielama’s coaching tactics...
A November night’s AMA
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode begins with some quick thoughts on the Mayakoba actually not being that bad. Then it’s on to questions from the audience, rangin...
The Butterfield Boys, An Enlightened Prince, and a Saudi Shark
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This hybrid Monday episode delights in a first of the month recording, which prompts both a recap of Halloween and an assessment of November and where...
Saudi shuffling and the annual SGS golf Halloween costumes brainstorm
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Friday episode begins with the news of the week, perhaps month, and perhaps year, that greater movements are afoot with the Saudi Golf League, an...
Is this the worst field in PGA Tour history?
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a light schedule for the week, but that does not mean there’s nothing to talk about on this Wednesday episode of the Shotgun Start. Andy and ...
A wide-ranging chat on garage sales
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This delayed Monday episode is full of life, extracting every ounce out of a global golf weekend on multiple tours. But first, there are ample details...