A new boss at the PGA, Phoenix struggle busses, and Reed’s Middle East run
The Shotgun Start
Fried Egg Golf
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🗓️ 6 February 2026
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
The police siren is in use for this Friday episode following a Thursday 73 from Scottie Scheffler that left him visibly angry on PGA Tour Live! Andy and Brendan discuss an uncharacteristic over-par round from the World No. 1, as well as Brooks Koepka's tough day at a course he's won at in the past. Not everyone is on the struggle bus: Chris Gotterup has the first round lead with fellow young stars Pierceson Coody, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, and both Højgaards on his heels. In other PGA Tour news, they are once again starting up the "fifth major" debate around The Players Championship with a new promo that says "March Is Going To Be Major." Andy is ready for this weekend's Super Bowl after a week of hype in the Bay Area, but there's a brief preview of some events preceding next week's live show in Chicago. Somehow, this conversation ends with PJ challenging professional athletes to play him for an SGS season of "Pros vs. Joes." Patrick Reed could use someone to challenge him on the DP World Tour as he's once again right in the mix in Qatar. Brendan and Andy suggest any number of Euro stalwarts that could potentially become the "P Stopper" but it remains to be seen if anyone will step up. While Brooks is struggling in Phoenix, Smash GC is winning the team contest at LIV Riyadh, with some wondering if Talor "Sam Presti" Gooch has turned things around for good. The back half of this episode is dedicated to the PGA of America hiring Terry Clark as its new CEO, with Andy and Brendan both highlighting areas of need for the governing body now that it is under new leadership.
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| 0:00.0 | Now the shotgun start in golf is full of mathematics. |
| 0:04.0 | There's a lot of setup work that we have to do in order to make a tournament work. |
| 0:09.0 | So I'm going to demonstrate to you just exactly how we do a shotgun start here. |
| 0:14.0 | And here we go. |
| 0:17.0 | All right, all right, all right. |
| 0:27.0 | Gentlemen, start your engine. Greetings and welcome to a Friday edition of the Shotgun Start. |
| 0:43.4 | It is February 6th. |
| 0:45.1 | Andy, how we doing? |
| 0:46.8 | Brendan, I'm doing all right. |
| 0:49.2 | I'm ready for the Super Bowl, you know? |
| 0:53.1 | You're ready for the Super Bowl. |
| 0:54.6 | All right. |
| 0:55.4 | Who you think is going to win? |
| 0:57.6 | I don't know. |
| 0:58.9 | I'm kind of hoping for the Hawks, the Seahawks. |
| 1:01.9 | Sports fans everywhere. |
| 1:03.4 | Just taking in a great mark. |
| 1:04.8 | I feel like Seattle's easy to root for. |
| 1:10.3 | Yeah, I wouldn't dispute that notion. |
| 1:12.4 | I think probably some people in the NFC West would. |
| 1:14.6 | Your neighbors, friends and neighbors in San Francisco area might. |
| 1:19.4 | Los Angeles people. |
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