Full Swing is live on Netflix, as the craziest year in golf gets documented with footage from the 2022 PGA Tour season and all of the four men’s Majors.
The docuseries follows some of the sport’s biggest names and gets to see them like never before, from exclusive interviews to car and private jet rides, home visits, behind-the-scenes access at tournaments and much more.
Each episode focusses on certain players and there’s some excellent, insightful and just downright hilarious quotes throughout. Here we list some of our favorites from the series, in order of the episodes…
“This sport is freaking brutal. How quickly you can fall off and just not be who you were anymore.”
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Justin Thomas comes out with this great line following his poor third round at the PGA Championship where he nearly played himself out of the tournament. Luckily for him, it goes full 180 the next day where he comes back from a seven-stroke deficit to win his second Major title.
It goes to show, though, that the pros sometimes struggle with their games just like us mere mortals.
Justin Thomas – Episode 1: Frenemies
“He’s [Jordan Spieth is] one of my best friends, we’re always gonna pull for each other but at the same time, I hope that I beat him in every single tournament that we play in for the rest of our life”
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Thomas perfectly sums up the episode title of ‘Frenemies’ when describing Jordan Spieth as one of his best friends but also revealing he wants to beat him in every single tournament for the rest of their careers.
He says it with a smile on his face but he means it, and it’s a great look at the ruthless mindset you need to be to success at the elite level.
“Golf’s so crazy because when you have it, you feel like you’re never gonna lose it. And when you don’t have it, you feel like you’re never gonna get it.”
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Brooks Koepka‘s episode shows him in the midst of a crisis of confidence where he is desperate to get back to winning again after a period of injuries and poor form.
He sums it up very well with this quote that all golfers who have been through good and bad patches of form can relate to.
Brooks Koepka – Episode 2: Win or Go Home
“That kid, I guarantee if you ask him what he’s thinking about, he goes: ‘Nothing.’ The best player in the world doesn’t have any damn thoughts in his head, so why would you, right? You’re trying to be the best player in the world, so if Scottie ain’t doing it, why the hell am I doing it?”