J.J. Spaun calls out US Team snub, Pebble gets some work, & Chicago sports chaos | The Shotgun Start

Suddenly, the 2026 Presidents Cup may have some juice! Andy and Brendan reconvene before Monday night's live show at SPACE in Evanston to clean up two highly-relevant results ahead of this week's festivities in Chicago. First, Andy has to recover from two of Chicago's sports stars - Alex Bregman and Caleb Williams - going down with injuries on Sunday afternoon and the Bears' quest for 17-0 being stopped in its tracks by Carson Wentz. To make things worse, PJ's Jets lost to the Packers in almost impossible fashion, robbing Andy of the satisfaction in an 0-2 Packers start. At least Deshaun Watson looked good for the Browns, though! The golf talk begins with Brendan assigning a new meaning to "Manny Being Manny," following Manuel Elvira's 72nd hole collapse at the BMW PGA. His double bogey on the final hole cleared the way for J.J. Spaun to get his second win of 2026 and deliver some of the best quotes of the year after he was left off this week's PCup team. Andy and Brendan debate whether Spaun should be in Chicago over the likes of Patrick Cantlay and Justin Thomas and Andy concludes that "The Boys Club" as alive and well. Unlike Spaun, Jacob Bridgeman will be in Chicago fresh off a win as he took down the Biltmore Championship despite a strong first three quarters from Ohio State's Neal Shipley. The biggest news, however, is the latest Tosti Tale following Alejandro's caddie giving up halfway through Thursday's round. The two briefly touch on the KFT and Champions Tour results from the weekend before previewing Monday night's LIVE show (featuring Brad Faxon) and an exciting week ahead in one of America's two cities.

0:00-9:51 - Football Minute(s)
09:52-1:07:59 - Golf!

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