McIlroy saves latest lightweight Netflix series that exposes golf’s stark divisions 

Full Swing has its moments but key absences and a lack of detail mean it mirrors a muddled game.
McIlroy saves latest lightweight Netflix series that exposes golf’s stark divisions 

SAVING GRACE: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland shows his ball after making a birdie putt. Pic; Marta Lavandier, AP

The second series of Full Swing has its moments. The trouble is, anybody seeking deep insight into the civil war/kiss and make up/civil-war status of elite golf will be left frustrated by the latest release of the Netflix documentary. 

While it is easy to blame producers for this, it must be remembered the golf world is horrendously muddled. It is not that people choose not to speak with certainty, they just find themselves unable to.

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