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A deeper level of golf: conversations and stories about golf course design, professional golf, and more from the team behind TheFriedEgg.com
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
A serious golf show that connects tournament results, Ryder Cup setup, travel destinations, and player storylines through a course-literate Sports lens.
The Fried Egg Golf Podcast belongs in Sports as a golf show for listeners who hear the game through courses, not just leaderboards. Andy Johnson moves between tournament weeks, travel-minded course talk, and interviews, with episodes on the Players Championship with Sean Martin,…
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A measured golf conversation about Australia, the calendar, and why a strong week still matters.
Jeff Ogilvie gives this Fried Egg Golf conversation three clear threads: the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, golf played around the world, and Presidents Cup talk from the captain's side next year.
A measured Masters-adjacent golf conversation that treats January form as a clue, not a verdict.
The episode folds a Masters-adjacent golf conversation into a wider pro-golf check-in, with the hosts returning to form, patience, and the danger of reading too much into January results.
A measured, useful interview about how a top pro stays organized and focused around the ball.
Stuart Sink lays out the habits that keep elite golf steady over a long career: a repeatable pre-shot process, careful yardage choices, the pressure of the scorecard, and the way certain tools can complicate focus instead of sharpening it.
A sharp Ryder Cup conversation about captaincy, pairings, and the pressure on the U.S. team.
Andy Johnson and Johnson Wagner use the Ryder Cup to open out into a wider look at captaincy, pairing logic, and the pressure placed on top players.
A relaxed golf conversation that uses Koepka, Fleetwood, and Chris Godderup to frame the 2026 season.
Andy Johnson's conversation with Kevin Van Valkenburgh and Joseph LaMagna settles into a calm, informed preview of the 2026 season after opening on Brooks Koepka's return to tour.
A thoughtful comeback chat about injury, perspective, and the pull of major-championship golf.
Will Zalatoris’s return anchors this conversation, which keeps circling back to injury, perspective, and the work of getting back on the PGA Tour after time away. Andy Johnson lets him speak at length, and that choice pays off.
A year-end golf conversation that keeps returning to a sharper question: what counts as elite now?
Andy Johnson, joined by Kevin Van Valkenburg and Joseph LaMagna, uses a year-end golf discussion to move from 2025 toward 2026 without losing the point of the conversation.
A clean split between fall form, 72-hole rules, and England golf talk.
Friday Golf works because it gives the fall watchlist and the England travel talk real space to breathe. Joseph LaMagna covers five players to keep an eye on, along with the new live rules and regulations, including the move from 54 holes to 72.
Host Andy Johnson interviews Henry Schimpf, a former Stanford golf champion, about his experience playing with pre-2004 golf equipment for the first time.
Andy Johnson opens on the Players' Championship.
Andy Johnson sits down with Stuart Sink for a wide-ranging career conversation.
Andy Johnson opens with the old fried-egg joke.
Andy Johnson sits down with Will Zalatoris for a broad golf conversation.
Andy Johnson hosts a monthly pro-golf check-in with Kevin Van Valkenburg and Joseph LaMagna.
Andy Johnson brings Kevin Van Valkenburg and Joseph LaMagna on for a year-end golf conversation.
Andy Johnson sits down with Jeff Ogilvie after his three-week stint playing professional golf in Australia.
Kevin Van Valkenburg joins the podcast to discuss big questions in golf, including AI's impact, a potential ball rollback schism, cheating scandals, participation trends, and the search for the next superstar.
The episode features a Ryder Cup debrief with Joseph Lamania and Garrett Morrison, analyzing Bethpage Black's setup and its impact on the competition, followed by an interview with US Mid-Am champion Brandon Holtz about his basketball background and amateur golf journey.
Host Andy Johnson interviews Geoff Shackelford about the upcoming 2025 Walker Cup at Cypress Point, discussing the course's design, the impact of technology on play, and key players to watch.
Host Andy Johnson and guest Garrett Morrison discuss the Walker Cup at Cypress Point, praising its pure golf experience and criticizing modern distance issues, then analyze Bethpage Black as a Ryder Cup venue, highlighting its strengths and flaws in design.
Andy Johnson and Johnson Wagner analyze the 2023 Ryder Cup at Bethpage, discussing Europe's victory, key player performances, and controversial course setup.
Andy Johnson and guest Garrett Morrison answer listener questions on golf architecture, covering topics like ownership models, course ratings, nine-hole courses, manufactured features, and technology's impact.
This episode introduces new Fried Egg Guides on the website, covering golf destinations like Northern Ireland, Sand Valley, and Pinehurst.
Andy Johnson marks Fried Egg Golf’s 10-year anniversary by tracing the company back to the first newsletter he sent on December 9, 2015, after writing it the night before at a previous employer.
Andy Johnson and Kevin Van Valkenburg preview the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, discussing key players like Matt Fitzpatrick, Rory McIlroy, and Bryson DeChambeau, team strategies, and the potential impact of crowd behavior.
The episode features two segments: first, Joseph LaMagna discusses five rising golf players to watch from the fall season, focusing on their skills and career trajectories.
Blake Conant and Andy Johnson spend much of this Fried Egg Golf Podcast episode on golf architecture, including Old Barnwell, Tom Doak, and the role of berms, bunkers, and green surrounds.
Andy Johnson opens with a joke about missing greens and finding the dreaded fried egg lie.
Andy Johnson opens with a tease for Amazon Prime's March 30 documentary, Rory McIlroy: The Master's Weight, and says Dre Cooper built it around Rory's 2025 Masters win and the final round at Augusta National.
This episode features interviews with Mark Rolfing, who discusses the water crisis at Kapalua and its impact on professional golf in Hawaii, and Don Cross, who shares insights on golf course maintenance changes over his 47-year career.
Andy Johnson interviews U.S.
Rory McIlroy says he is still sorting out what motivates him at 36, and he frames the answer around legacy, a possible second career Grand Slam, and lessons from dinner with Roger Federer.
Trevor Immelman tells Andy Johnson that getting back into the CBS booth at the Farmers Insurance Open feels rusty because live golf can flip instantly if Scottie Scheffler makes a hole-in-one or chips in for eagle.
Andy Johnson and PJ Clark use a Thanksgiving-week mailbag to jump from golf rankings to favorite clubs, PGA Championship venue requirements, and listener questions about daily routines on tour.
Andy Johnson frames the episode around rumors of a smaller PGA Tour schedule, with a February-to-August season, roughly 20 to 25 top-tier events, and only 100 to 120 exempt players.
Andy Johnson opens with a joke about the “dreaded fried egg” lie, then brings on Shane Bacon for a wide-ranging golf conversation.
The hosts discuss Rory McIlroy's second Masters win and Scottie Scheffler's runner-up finish, analyzing the tournament and McIlroy's legacy.
Host Andy Johnson and guest Gabby Herzig discuss the U.S.
Host Andy Johnson discusses the US Amateur Championship at Olympic Club with two competitors, Mason Howell and Andrew Bailey.
Host Andy Johnson interviews legendary caddie Jim 'Bones' McKay about the golf season and the upcoming Ryder Cup.
Host Andy Johnson interviews Chris Tritabaugh about turf maintenance at Hazeltine National and previews the US Amateur at Olympic Club.
Host Andy Johnson and guest Joseph LaMagna debrief the men's major championship season and discuss golf course design.
Host Andy Johnson interviews developer Michael Kaiser Jr.
An interview with golf course architect Tom Doak discussing listener questions and his experience building Stone Eagle golf course.
Host Andy Johnson interviews Jason Mearsman, Director of Grounds at Patterson Club, discussing golf course maintenance, design, and a renovation project.
An interview with golfer Dodo Molinari about golf analytics and a discussion of Braden Thornberry's performance in the Corn Ferry Tour Finals.