Following on from Episode 1: Frenemies, episode number 2 of the highly anticipated Full Swing focusses on Brooks Koepka and cleverly compares him to Scottie Scheffler, who goes on a Koepka-like run in winning four times in six starts including a Major to reach the World No.1 spot.
It’s a true chalk and cheese comparison, from the guy who was, to the guy that is.
You can forgive golf fans for forgetting about Brooks Koepka. After all, he is winless on the PGA Tour since the 2021 Phoenix Open and is about as far away from the player he once was as he could be.
Injuries have scuppered him hugely. Both knees and his hip, he confirms in episode 2, that shows the fragility of a man struggling deeply with confidence following an almighty spell at the top of the game.
Brooks Koepka seen working out in the gym during Episode 2 of Full Swing
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Koepka is, after all, the player who defines this era – as Golf.com journalist Dylan Dethier quite rightly puts it, albeit forgetting to mention another four-time Major winner, Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy aside, he’s right. Koepka has won more Majors than Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson and every other man under the age of 52 who isn’t called Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson or Rory McIlroy.
Episode 2 follows him coming up just shy of successfully defending his Phoenix Open title and heading off home disappointed all the while Scottie Scheffler picks up his maiden PGA Tour win. By the time Augusta rolls round, Scheffler is a three-time PGA Tour winner, World No.1 and is just days away from slipping on the Green Jacket.
Win or Go Home documents Koepka’s near-miss at the 2022 WM Phoenix Open
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Koepka, followed by the cameras, misses the cut at Augusta National for the second-consecutive year and tells the producers that he didn’t watch the final round and then briefly can’t even remember who won.
Netflix follows him in what is one of the lowest moments of his career, as he seems lost with his game and self belief. The 39 minute episode reminds you of just how great he once was and also probably explains why he joined LIV Golf. He clearly needed a change of scenery and just something different to get his confidence and mojo back.
A huge fee obviously came with joining LIV and we get a look at the lavish lifestyle he and Jena Sims live. Jena reveals she “slid into Brooks’ DMs” and the pair were now set to get married. They own a custom built mansion, featuring two huge, symmetrical glass…
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