Netflix’s ‘Full Swing’ will not be getting full entry to the Ryder Cup staff rooms

By Associated Press

The Netflix golf documentary collection “Full Swing” gained’t have full entry on the Ryder Cup.

US captain Zach Johnson says he spoke to all 12 gamers on his staff when issues have been raised a couple of movie crew within the staff rooms, and so they unanimously determined to maintain sure areas off-limits.

“Netflix is going to be there,” stated Seth Waugh, CEO of the PGA of America. “I would say all things involving the team we leave to the team and the captain. I think there’s a sanctity to the team room, and the experience is important to them. It’s part of being a team, right? Netflix has been great for the game. They’re doing great things. The team collectively decided there are areas of privacy that need to be respected.”

Netflix is in manufacturing for its second season of the collection that has been widespread with golf followers and even those that didn’t pay a lot consideration to the game. Nielsen Media Research evaluation in US markets confirmed 60% of viewers are between the ages of 25 and 54, and 63% of viewers watched the PGA Tour within the two months following the collection’ debut.

The Ryder Cup, which begins the week of Sept. 25 exterior Rome, presumably can be a giant a part of the upcoming season of “Full Swing.”

But there have been sufficient issues from a couple of gamers about letting Netflix into the staff room at Marco Simone that Johnson polled his gamers and so they selected to maintain the staff room personal.

“It was one of those where we all gathered, I talked to every individual and laid out scenarios,” Johnson stated in a phone interview. “And they all felt like it was best to navigate that week of the tournament in a manner which the sanctity and sacredness of Team USA is preserved. We’re eliminating scenarios.”

A Netflix spokesperson declined to remark. Netflix usually doesn’t talk about potential content material for a collection presently in manufacturing.

Stefan Schauffele, the daddy of Xander Schauffele, stated he first was conscious of the Netflix presence when he acquired a participant participation and advantages settlement in July, a month earlier than Ryder Cup qualifying had ended.

“Apart from the fact the guys don’t get paid, you cannot make a deal with a third party that we are not a party to for rights into eternity,” stated Stefan Schauffele, who stated his son didn’t signal the settlement with out adjustments to the language.

The Americans and Europeans have a staff room on the golf course and on the host lodge for the Ryder Cup that traditionally are off limits to the media and different VIPs indirectly concerned within the matches.

Netflix has had in depth entry to the gamers it has profiled from the “Full Swing” collection, at their properties and through journey to tournaments. The first season was shot throughout 2022 as golf was torn aside by defections to LIV Golf.

The PGA Tour launched outcomes of a normal inhabitants survey that confirmed 42% of those that watched at the very least a few of the Netflix collection spent extra time watching golf on TV, and 36% spent extra time partaking with professional golf on social media.

Justin Thomas, one other captain’s choose who has taken half within the Netflix collection, stated it was a straightforward determination for Johnson to eradicate any supply of distraction.

“I just think there was maybe a couple of people a little sceptical, and it really was not even a conversation,” Thomas stated. “We’re all a team this week. All 12 were on board, so it doesn’t really matter.”

The Netflix golf documentary collection “Full Swing” gained’t have full entry on the Ryder Cup.

US captain Zach Johnson says he spoke to all 12 gamers on his staff when issues have been raised a couple of movie crew within the staff rooms, and so they unanimously determined to maintain sure areas off-limits.

“Netflix is going to be there,” stated Seth Waugh, CEO of the PGA of America. “I would say all things involving the team we leave to the team and the captain. I think there’s a sanctity to the team room, and the experience is important to them. It’s part of being a team, right? Netflix has been great for the game. They’re doing great things. The team collectively decided there are areas of privacy that need to be respected.”googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

Netflix is in manufacturing for its second season of the collection that has been widespread with golf followers and even those that didn’t pay a lot consideration to the game. Nielsen Media Research evaluation in US markets confirmed 60% of viewers are between the ages of 25 and 54, and 63% of viewers watched the PGA Tour within the two months following the collection’ debut.

The Ryder Cup, which begins the week of Sept. 25 exterior Rome, presumably can be a giant a part of the upcoming season of “Full Swing.”

But there have been sufficient issues from a couple of gamers about letting Netflix into the staff room at Marco Simone that Johnson polled his gamers and so they selected to maintain the staff room personal.

“It was one of those where we all gathered, I talked to every individual and laid out scenarios,” Johnson stated in a phone interview. “And they all felt like it was best to navigate that week of the tournament in a manner which the sanctity and sacredness of Team USA is preserved. We’re eliminating scenarios.”

A Netflix spokesperson declined to remark. Netflix usually doesn’t talk about potential content material for a collection presently in manufacturing.

Stefan Schauffele, the daddy of Xander Schauffele, stated he first was conscious of the Netflix presence when he acquired a participant participation and advantages settlement in July, a month earlier than Ryder Cup qualifying had ended.

“Apart from the fact the guys don’t get paid, you cannot make a deal with a third party that we are not a party to for rights into eternity,” stated Stefan Schauffele, who stated his son didn’t signal the settlement with out adjustments to the language.

The Americans and Europeans have a staff room on the golf course and on the host lodge for the Ryder Cup that traditionally are off limits to the media and different VIPs indirectly concerned within the matches.

Netflix has had in depth entry to the gamers it has profiled from the “Full Swing” collection, at their properties and through journey to tournaments. The first season was shot throughout 2022 as golf was torn aside by defections to LIV Golf.

The PGA Tour launched outcomes of a normal inhabitants survey that confirmed 42% of those that watched at the very least a few of the Netflix collection spent extra time watching golf on TV, and 36% spent extra time partaking with professional golf on social media.

Justin Thomas, one other captain’s choose who has taken half within the Netflix collection, stated it was a straightforward determination for Johnson to eradicate any supply of distraction.

“I just think there was maybe a couple of people a little sceptical, and it really was not even a conversation,” Thomas stated. “We’re all a team this week. All 12 were on board, so it doesn’t really matter.”