Parents' Guide to

Full Swing

By Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

PGA golf stories have cursing, logos, drinking.

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Full Swing TV show poster: Golf ball on a brown tee with blurred spectators and green in background.

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

  • Full Swing TV show: Tony Finau leans forward on kitchen counter with wife in background and toddler to the right of screen.
  • Full Swing TV show: Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth sit on private jet and talk to camera.
  • Full Swing TV show: Collin Morikawa walks on green during tournamnt with spectators in background.

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What's the Story?

FULL SWING is an eight-episode docuseries about a handful of notable golfers associated with the 2022 PGA tour. Produced by the same folks who created Formula 1: Drive to Survive and Break Point, it follows well-known golfers, newcomers, and those trying to qualify for the PGA physically and mentally negotiating the challenges of the sport to improve their standings, earn money, and win major championships. Cameras follow folks like Rory Mcllroy, Justin Thomas, and Chilean players Mito Pereira and Joaquín Neimann as they train, process in golf club locker rooms, and interact with friends and family. Interviews with the golfers' caddies and partners help round out each narrative. Some installments also follow events surrounding the new and controversial LIV Golf League, which was founded by Saudi Arabia in the spring of 2022.

Is It Any Good?

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This is a voyeuristic look the lives of professional golfers who are trying to make money and a name for themselves by winning PGA circuit tournaments. Full Swing follows younger, top-ranking players like Collin Morikawa and Tony Finau, who were inspired by Tiger Woods, and are learning to find a balance between golf and family that works for them. It also features golfers trying to stay in the game among a new generation of players, including Ian Poulter, who ultimately decided to leave the PGA and sign on with LIV Golf to continue making a living. Full Swing offers compelling background stories about the players, but most golf enthusiasts won't learn much more about the inside world of the game. Meanwhile, lesser fans of the sport probably won't be enthralled by the tournament footage. Nonetheless, if you stick with it, you'll be rewarded with interesting conversations about the culture of the PGA, and the different challenges players will face throughout their careers as part of it.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about golf. Did you know that it dates back to 15th-century Scotland? How did it become a global pasttime?

  • Golf has a long tradition of being being played primarily by White men. Does Full Swing suggest that this is changing? What message does it send about how men's professional golf culture will evolve over time?

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