Is Pebble obsolete for the pros, Spieth Island’s dire times, LIV’s OWGR boost in Adelaide
The Shotgun Start
Fried Egg Golf
4.7 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Andy and Brendan are together in Chicago for this Wednesday episode, bringing a jolt of in-person energy for the first Signature Event of 2026. To start, the two tie up some loose ends from Phoenix, discussing Hideki's "chair-gate" in the playoff and some distressing tweets from Spieth Legion. There's plenty of discussion about the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, with one-and-done picks, Andy's "5 Guys to Monitor," and a new game that we'll be following for every Signature Event. They also debate whether Pebble Beach is now obsolete for PGA Tour pros following the debut of a new tee on the sixth hole for this week's tournament. LIV is back for a second straight week, jumping from Riyadh to Adelaide for the league's biggest non-U.S. event. Aussie Elvis Smylie is riding high following his win and was rewarded with a big OWGR boost for his troubles! Speaking of world ranking points, Andy and Brendan also react to Chris Gotterup reaching No. 5 in the world following his win at the WM Phoenix Open. They briefly recap Monday's TGL match, featuring three players that aren't on the rosters of the teams that played, and PJ suggests there's a new conspiracy afoot in the SoFi Dome. Everyone is ready to roll for a full week in Chicago ahead of Thursday night's event at SPACE.
Join us in Chicagoland for an SGS Live Show on Thursday, February 12! We'll be hanging out at SPACE in Evanston, Illinois for a night of Q&A, Champs Tour Minute, and plenty of Bears chatter. Check out https://www.ticketweb.com/event/the-shotgun-start-space-tickets/14054084?pl=space for more details.
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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. Gridents and welcome to a Wednesday edition of the Shotgun Start. |
| 0:43.3 | It is February 11th. |
| 0:45.3 | Andy, how we doing? |
| 0:46.5 | Brendan, I'm doing fantastic. |
| 0:49.9 | Not only am I in the sweet home Chicago, the city of Chicago with you fellows. |
| 0:57.3 | I also just had something great come across my desk. |
| 1:00.6 | I learned, you know, it was a really informative piece on social media about how to be a guest at a country club that I really enjoy it. |
| 1:08.1 | You're figuring it out. |
| 1:09.0 | You're learning your way around. |
| 1:10.3 | You know, that's where you go. I didn't know I needed it, but I, you know, I watched it through and learned a couple of pointers about how I should be. The content you didn't know you need it, right? Don't take a leak and raise Creek. I mean, what other other rules are there? I think the thing I learned the most is like just just don't talk. That |
| 1:28.2 | seemed to be the overriding message. Don't talk. Don't be yourself to ensure you get invited back. |
| 1:34.9 | There's probably people who need it is the sad, you know, is this the real part. We're in Chicago. |
| 1:41.2 | It's exciting. We're here. We've got a full, almost a full week. |
| 1:44.4 | And then we have the live show come Thursday. |
| 1:46.2 | Tickets still available. |
| 1:47.5 | We need to procure some instruments so we can deliver on that, you know, electronic, alternate, whatever sound that the AI bots have promised. |
| 1:56.6 | What are you thinking for stage present? |
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