Can there be a Medinah Miracle at the Presidents Cup?

hosts

Andy Johnson

Brendan Porath

guests

Joseph LaMagna

Andy and Brendan convene after a couple days at Medinah taking the temperature of the 2026 Presidents Cup, and getting some troubling intel on Andy’s youthful indiscretions in Chicago. They react to the Day 1 lineup cards and the strategizing by each captain’s room as they set Four Ball for Thursdays. They react to some of the pairings, matchups, and highlight where the USA could be vulnerable and what needs to happen for the Internationals to have a chance come Sunday. There’s ample scuttlebutt from the grounds, including Andy being mistaken for an International team staff member, Brendan providing bulletin board material, and much more. They Boys join in with their notes from the ground and three things they’re especially excited about for this P Cup, which includes lots of chatter on the golf course. Medinah’s renovation, re-routing, and conditioning are put in the cross hairs. Lastly, they make some predictions and prognosticate how this could go well for the Internationals and the potential weak spots for the USA if so.

POdcast

The Shotgun Start

Presidents Cup

About the Hosts

Andy Johnson

Founder Andy Johnson started Fried Egg Golf in 2015 by answering his own question: What if we made golf architecture approachable? In looking at an entire golf course holistically, Fried Egg Golf brings another dimension to the game and fills a gap in golf coverage.

Brendan Porath

Brendan Porath has spent more than a decade in digital golf media in multiple roles as a manager, writer, editor, podcaster, and contributor to television programs. He built and expanded Vox Media's golf coverage into one of the most popular destinations on the Internet at SB Nation. He's also written for the New York Times and contributed to Golf Channel programming, most often for the live studio show, Morning Drive. He founded the Shotgun Start podcast with Andy Johnson, and joined The Fried Egg full time as an editor, writer, and manager overseeing content.

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