A 2026 U.S. Open Preview from Shinnecock Hills
6/17/20261 hr 54 min
Andy and Brendan are live from Southampton and bursting with enthusiasm for what may be the major championship of the year, the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. They begin with some initial reactions to the golf course setup and conditioning after a couple days on the ground, discussing a potential clarity and change in approach for the USGA at this venue that has produced controversy the last two times around. They review the stars and “guys to monitor” from Scottie to Rory to Bryson and more. They rip through their favorite tee times and nominate a “worst” tee time as is custom for every major preview episode. They bring in KVV and Joseph late for a Flashback on a past rules controversy, some further thoughts about the course setup, and their picks across the board to win.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 1· Soundbite0:00
Now, the Shotgun Start in golf is full of mathematics. Um, there's a lot of, a lot of setup work that we have to do in order to make a tournament work. So I'm gonna demonstrate to you just exactly how we do a Shotgun Start here.
Brendan Porath· Host0:13
And here we go.
Andy Johnson· Host0:16
All right, all right, all right. [cheering] Gentlemen, start your engines.
Brendan Porath· Host0:28
[upbeat music] Greetings, and welcome to a Tuesday edition of the Shotgun Start. It is June 16th. Andy, how we doing?
Andy Johnson· Host0:46
Brendan, I'm, uh, I'm a little confused. I, I thought we, we always podcast, uh, a day in the future.
Brendan Porath· Host0:55
[laughs] It's, uh ... You wanted me to say Wednesday- Yeah ... June 16th? Sorry. Well, I'm confused as to why you're wearing a golf glove- [laughs] ... right now, and podcasting with a golf glove. Um- Well, it's, it's a very co- cozy golf glove.
Andy Johnson· Host1:07
It's- What kind of glove?
Brendan Porath· Host1:08
Maxfli?
Andy Johnson· Host1:09
It's Maxfli.
Brendan Porath· Host1:10
Maxfli golf glove. Uh, which i- it's just an occasion to just hammer right off the top. [laughs] Maxfli has been a leader in golf equipment for over 100 years, and this episode- Well, right out of the gate here ... is brought to you by Maxfli. Let your game do the talking. We got Maxfli balls just subtly put here in the middle- [laughs] ... of the table for everyone to see.