meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Shotgun Start

Rory rolls at Pebble for PGA Tour booster week, Charley Hoffman pens letter, and DLF intel

The Shotgun Start

thefriedegg.com

Sports, Golf

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Andy and Brendan went live on YouTube late Sunday night to recap Rory McIlroy's win at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, his 27th career victory on the PGA Tour. They dive into what was a quality weekend of golf on the PGA Tour, providing a much-needed boost to the product after a sleepy start to the season. The two unpack Rory's dominating performance driving the ball, including the ridiculous line he took on the 14th hole which lead him to an eagle on Sunday to practically seal his win. Andy and Brendan also compliment the CBS broadcast, which elevated the event even more than its "signature" status. They discuss what turned out to be a packed European Ryder Cup leaderboard, with strong performances from Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, and Sepp Straka. TGL superstar Tom Kim was also a factor, finishing in a tie for seventh after being put on the clock for slow play (again). In addition to Rory, Scottie Scheffler also made his first start of 2025, finishing in a tie for ninth. After wrapping up with more discussion about why venues matter on the PGA Tour, Andy and Brendan turn their attention to perhaps their favorite venue, DLF. Ollie Schniederjans won for the first time in nine years, blowing out a LIV-heavy field in India. Andy shares some intel from someone who's played DLF about the course and why Bryson was perhaps not the biggest fan of the greens there. A Lim Kim won the LPGA's Tournament of Champions, which ended right in the coverage gap for Pebble Beach, outlasting a late charge by Nelly Korda on Sunday. In golf news from the weekend, Brendan shares a letter written by Charley Hoffman that was shared with PGA Tour members on Sunday night. Hoffman is suggesting that top players need to show their support for the Tour by playing in more events, despite taking time off to play overseas or in TGL matches on Mondays and Tuesday nights. To wrap this episode up, Andy, Brendan, and PJ react to the Luka Doncic trade in an NBA-focused Sports Minute.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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 Monday edition of the Shotgun Start.

0:43.6

It is February 3rd.

0:45.7

Andy, how we doing?

0:47.5

Brendan, I'm doing great.

0:50.1

I got to say, things are looking up.

0:53.5

Outside of my technical issues, I have, I had some issues with my computer.

1:00.6

This is a long story.

1:02.2

I'm going to make it short.

1:03.1

I had to get a new one, and I cannot get my podcast, Mike, to connect to it.

1:08.1

So I'm going old school headphones.

1:10.4

Apologies for the audio.

1:12.2

Don't apologize for anything.

1:14.2

Don't apologize for anything.

1:16.0

The people of this podcast don't come for the audio quality.

1:19.7

And they've been through, they've been in the trenches with us now for what?

1:23.2

Like seven, six years?

1:24.7

They've been much worse, much worse, including multiple moving vehicles.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from thefriedegg.com, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of thefriedegg.com and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.