The Cauley Comeback, Can the USGA ‘lose’ Shinnecock again, PJ’s VICTORY MONDAY!
6/15/20261 hr 2 min
It is an all-time Victory Monday at the Shotgun Start, where a member of the podcast can truly celebrate a world championship. PJ Clark sat down for this episode after being awake for 36 straight hours, roaming the celebratory streets of New York like a nomad. PJ details his evening around Manhattan and the emotions of watching his Knicks win the championship. Then Brendan and Joseph turn to the golf in Canada, where Bud Cauley got his first PGA Tour win after turning pro some 16 years and many, many health issues prior. The Cauley round and story are given its due on a Tour that is increasingly difficult to win on in 2026. There’s also some great delight in Tosti getting in the mix with what may be the highlight clip of the year so far. They discuss Brooks Koepka’s injury with some concern and melancholy. On early U.S. Open chatter, the three discuss some juicy early weather reports and how the USGA could get into any trouble again at Shinnecock and if the past will have fans approaching the week with some level of bloodlust. Zach Johnson’s “dreams” being realized with a Champions Tour win are also discussed, as well as a medical exemption dilemma, the Curtis Cup, Juli Inskter bursting through the Cochran zone, and much more.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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. All right, all right, all right.
Joseph LaMagna· Panelist0:19
Gentlemen, start your engines.
Brendan Porath· Host0:27
[upbeat music] Greetings. Welcome to a Monday edition of the Shotgun Start. It is June 15th. PJ, how we doing?
PJ Clark· Panelist0:47
Brendan, it is victory Monday. [laughs] Zach Johnson has won the Principal Charity Classic.
Brendan Porath· Host0:57
[laughs] [laughs] Ah. You are, you are... If you're not watching this on YouTube, it might be a good visual meme. If you're holding up a turnover chain, that's the Larry O'Brien Trophy, Knicks logo, 2026. You've got the hat, NBA Champions edition. You got the T-shirt, NBA Champions edition. Um, I know you, like I occasionally texting with you today. I, I knew you were in the city. Didn't precisely know your movements