*Warning: Contains some spoilers*
The eagerly anticipated second season of Full Swing has arrived, and the producers and crew once again had plenty of big stories and events throughout another busy year of golf to showcase to the mass Netflix audience.
Season one was a big hit, with the likes of Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Matt Fitzpatrick, Joel Dahmen and Tony Finau all starring, and season 2 focuses on some new faces along with some returning characters.
What this year’s Full Swing was blessed with was the Ryder Cup, and the show certainly leans on the huge USA vs Europe match with three dedicated episodes to golf’s greatest event – one on the wildcard picks and two on the event itself ensure a superb climax to season 2, which is a gripping watch throughout.
Rory McIlroy gets the season off to its start, with Full Swing painting him as a man who’s dealing with two big jobs – one as a golfer and one as a politician. We all know how that ends, with McIlroy quitting the PGA Tour board, although that isn’t covered in the series.
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McIlroy, as the second-biggest name in the sport behind Tiger Woods, is a good starter and gives plenty of juicy quotes throughout the series but we don’t get to visit him at home or at his home club like we do with some of the other stars.
There are some off-course nuggets, though, including him saying he needs a full reset in the locker room after his T7 at the PGA, and his reactions to the merger news. We get to hear from him in the car and discover what his favorite podcasts are but overall, this is a very professional look at his life. He’s given Netflix plenty of time and access, but clearly keeps the crews at arms-length.
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And on the merger, we hear the words “what the f***” quite a bit from a few players but perhaps unsurprisingly we hear very little on it. The players clearly had no idea it was coming and very few seem to share their real feelings on how the news went down and what they think of Jay Monahan’s surprise deal.
Dustin Johnson comes back in episode 2 and we get to hear from his wife Paulina Gretzky, who reveals the couple received death threats after joining LIV Golf. It’s interesting to hear from her as a wife of one of LIV Golf’s biggest signings and we get to see a look into their life together, and DJ in his natural habitat – out fishing on his boat. Johnson is a very welcome return back to Full Swing, but there’s no return for Ian Poulter, who had…
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