The thing Netflix’s “Full Swing” series did so well in its first season is encapsulated again in a moment in Episode 7 of the second season, which debuts on the streaming service today.
Zach Johnson, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, is calling the six players whom he has selected to join the automatic qualifiers heading to Rome for the 2023 match, and several of those conversations are captured on both ends.
Brooks Koepka takes it as you might expect: happy and matter of fact. Jordan Spieth is pumped. The relief hits Rickie Fowler like a warm shower.
Then there is the call to Keegan Bradley.
Bradley has talked at various times through the second season about how desperately he wants to make the Ryder Cup team, and his desire is palpable. When he gets the call from Johnson telling him that he didn’t make it, everyone watching can feel the depth of his disappointment.
It’s moments like this one – viewers can see Bradley’s name displayed on Johnson’s phone, and Bradley’s young son is bouncing a ball in the house while his father takes the call – that do what a series such as “Full Swing” is intended to do: Take us places we can’t otherwise go.
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