The Origin Story
Andy Johnson is the founder of Fried Egg Golf.
How He Started It
Johnson launched Fried Egg Golf in 2015 from a one-bedroom apartment in Chicago, backed by an investor friend, with a newsletter offering quick, thoughtful updates on golf. In 2018 he and Brendan Porath started The Shotgun Start podcast.
The Fried Egg
Andy Johnson founded Fried Egg Golf in Chicago in 2015 with one question: how do you make golf course architecture approachable? It began as a newsletter and grew into one of the game's most respected media brands, with podcasts, course reviews, events, and a membership club.