Justin Thomas wonders if Netflix “knew something we didn’t” after its forthcoming documentary captured the within story of probably the most dramatic season ever in males’s skilled golf.
The PGA Tour confirmed in January final 12 months that the streaming service would have unprecedented behind-the-scenes entry to its tournaments, in addition to the sport’s 4 main championships.
That means the collection – entitled Full Swing and launched on February 15 – will function Thomas successful his second US PGA Championship and Matt Fitzpatrick’s US Open triumph, however, most intriguingly, the explosive fall-out from the launch of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf collection.
“Maybe they just knew something that we didn’t,” Thomas joked to the PA information company.
“It is mindblowing when it started at the beginning of the year and the amount of storylines just through players and what they’re trying to accomplish. I don’t think anybody could have been sitting here at this time last year and said what was going to happen.
“I’m excited to watch and it couldn’t have really drawn up a better year or situation as to what happened throughout the course of the year.”
Quite a lot of gamers signed up for the documentary earlier than becoming a member of LIV Golf, together with Ian Poulter, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka.
At one level in a recently-released trailer for the collection, Poulter is proven throwing a golf membership within the locker room on the WGC-Dell Match Play, though the explanation why is unclear.
It is mindblowing when it began initially of the 12 months and the quantity of storylines simply by means of gamers and what they’re attempting to perform. I do not suppose anyone may have been sitting right here presently final 12 months and mentioned what was going to occur
Justin Thomas
“I saw my episode and know there’s a lot of things that I shot or did and you never know if they’re going to be in other things, when are you going to pop up here or there,” Thomas added.
“Everyone’s going to have it the same way, like ‘Oh wow, I forgot I did that, I can’t believe that’s in there’, or ‘We spent so much time on this, I can’t believe that’s not in there’.
“It’s kind of crazy to say but as a golf fan I’m excited to watch it. I know what (footage) I shot, but I don’t know what Tony Finau shot, or what Rory (McIlroy) shot. It’s going to be interesting and cool.
“I see these guys more than maybe you would if you go to a tournament and they’re standing on the third tee or whatever, but I’m still going to see things that I’ve never seen so you and I and everyone else who’s a big golf fan will enjoy that side, whereas other people that has maybe never heard of even par before will learn what that is. I think that’s what’s very unique about it.”
Asked why he agreed to join the collection, Thomas mentioned: “The main reason was to try to create and grow the audience and fanbase in terms of the Tour and the game of golf.
“If the game of golf can become a bigger and better place from this then all of us benefit.
“It’s just a good opportunity for some of us to show our personalities or our week to week life, daily life, our travel – just stuff like that people would never see unless we gave some kind of access like this.”
