Netflix series Full Swing cast members are top PGA Golfers. The lives of Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, and Cameron Young are documented.
Full Swing documentary has limited the number of players to be followed on the series to 14, but we can expect other big names to make an appearance as well. They have not sat down for a one-on-one interview but will be seen on the course.
Some of the top players who are part of Full Swing, according to their PGA ranking as of January 16, 2023, are:
1. Rory McIlroy
Rory Mcllroy is currently number one in the PGA ranking. He will be one of the stars in Full Swing on Netflix.
Mcllroy is a Northern-Irish professional golfer playing in both European and PGA Tours. He was born on May 4, 1989, to his parents Rosie McDonald and Gerry McIlroy in Hollywood, Northern Ireland. Rory became a member of Hollywood Golf Club at 7, their youngest member of all time, after being introduced to the sport by his father at a very young age.
The 2 times PGA Champion Rory had an impressive Amateur career with wins at the 2005 and 2006 West of Ireland Championship and the Irish Amateur Close Championship. He also won the 2006 European Amateur Championship. Mcllroy turned professional on September 18, 2007.
In his professional career, Rory has won 2 PGA Championships in 2014 and 2014, US Open in 2014, The Open Championship in 2014, and placed second in Masters Tournament in 2022.
2. Scottie Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler is currently number two in the PGA ranking.
Scheffler is an American professional golfer playing on the PGA Tour. He was born on June 21, 1996, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States of America. Scottie was born to his father Scott and mother Diane, his father was a stay-at-home dad, and his mother worked as COO at Thompson & Knight law firm.
He developed an interest and passion for golf after his parents gifted him a plastic golf set with clubs and balls at the age of 3 years old. He trained at Royal Oaks Golf Club under instructor Randy Smith and had successful junior years. Scottie won 75 times in PGA junior circuit.
Scottie turned professional in 2018 and has since won Masters Tournament in 2022, attainted T4 position in the 2020 PGA Championship, T2 in the 2022 US Open, and T8 in 2021 The Open Championship. He was the number one player in PGA ranking for 30 weeks starting from March 27, 2022.
3. Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas is currently at number eight on the PGA ranking.
Thomas is an American professional golfer playing on the PGA tour. He was born on April 29, 1993, to his parents Jani Thomas and Mike Thomas. Justin is the third professional golfer in his family, and his father Mike is Justin's PGA coach as well. His grandfather Paul played at the US Open in his prime.
Growing up around golf, Justin won the 2010 Terra Cotta Invitational and the 2012 Jones Cup Invitational in his amateur career. He also played at Wyndham Championship in the 2009 PGA Tour making him the third youngest player at the championship. Thomas turned professional in 2013.
Since turning professional, Justin has won 2 PGA Championships in 2017 and 2022. He placed fourth in the 2020 Masters Tournament, T8 in the 2020 US Open, and T11 in the 2019 Open Championship. The former number one attained his highest position in the PGA ranking on May 13, 2018, and remained in the position for 5 weeks.
4. Matt Fitzpatrick
Matt Fitzpatrick is an English professional golfer currently at number 9 in the PGA ranking.
Fitzpatrick was born on September 1, 1994, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, to his parents Susan Fitzpatrick and Russell Fitzpatrick. Matt also has a brother named Alex in his family who is also a professional golfer, Alex turned professional in 2022.
Matt's first amateur victory came in the 2012 Boys Amateur Championship. He then made the cut at the 2013 Open Championship finishing at 294. In 2013, he won U.S. Amateur propelling his fame and career. The victory also earned him a conditional invitation to the 2014 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and Open Championship.
He turned professional in 2014 and played his debut professional tournament at the 2014 Irish Open. Since turning professional, Matt has won the 2022 US Open, attained T7 in Masters Tournament in 2016, T5 in the 2022 PGA Championship, and T20 in The Open Championship in 2019.
Other Players Featured In Full Swing Netflix
- Collin Morikawa PGA Ranking 11
- Tony Finau PGA Ranking 12
- Jordan Spieth PGA Ranking 15
- Cameron Young PGA Ranking 17
- Sahith Theegala PGA Ranking 41
- Dustin Johnson PGA Ranking 43
- Mito Pereira PGA Ranking 44
- Brooks Koepka PGA Ranking 53
- Joel Dahmen PGA Ranking 86
- Ian Poulter PGA Ranking 146
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