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Half Thoughts on Full Swing

I cannot tell you how excited I was when I first heard we were going to be getting an inside look at the PGA Tour and then to find out the docuseries was being produced by the same folks who produce Drive to Survive, I was beyond excited. I have some thoughts and feelings about the first season of Full Swing and since my family and friends are sick of hearing them, I figured I'd write them all down. My one lingering thought is simple though: Can't wait for Season 2!


Frenemies

  • Jordan and JT’s friendship is literally everything

  • I need more information on Jordan’s best man speech

  • Please interview Michele Greller!

  • Can we come up with a better jacket for the RBC heritage? The plaid just isn't doing it

  • Would I be a professional golfer if my dad was Mike Thomas?

  • I’d do anything to be in a practice round with these two

  • Honestly, what a turn of events for Phil

  • Confused as to why the LPGA doesn’t acknowledge the Saudi money they get or why this issue isn’t brought up in the F1 Drive to Survive series

  • JT at CVS self-checkout is the MOST relatable thing ever

  • Jordan yelling at himself is also extremely relatable and makes me laugh

  • The cardigan is classy JT

  • Mike Thomas is a literal gem

  • Tied for 34 and leaves with over $60k, not too bad if you ask a civilian like me

  • Just remembering how great JT’s charge truly was and how devastating Mito’s 18th was

Win or Go Home

  • How much of a pat on the back is Brooks looking for within these first three minutes?

  • I can’t deal with his hair choice - Will he be wearing a Justin Timberlake all-denim outfit next?

  • Don't love Jena’s “I slid into Brooks’s DMS” comment

  • I’m once again left speechless at Harry Higgs on the 16th

  • Brooks’s “Like a real sport” comment needs to be unpacked further

  • “It’s frustrating 'cause I’m a professional golfer” … what does that even mean?

  • The 3rd place payout is far greater than my annual salary

  • I'm suspicious of those who don’t think they can learn from their losses

  • Scottie Scheffler saying playing on the PGA Tour is "very fun" is everything

  • Scottie and Meredith are so cute

  • The Arnold Palmer sweater is simply adorable

  • Brooks’s trophy wall is wild…lots to unpack there

  • Augusta is simply GORGEOUS

  • The green jacket is obviously fire

  • Tiger’s confidence is unparalleled

  • I need to know what players make through endorsement deals even when they miss the cut because we all know $0 isn’t fully accurate if you take into account other forms of income

  • I need to go to the Masters

  • Ted Scott’s pre-round pep talk to Scottie was very sweet

  • Brooks totally gave LIV “some thought” by the time he was asked this question

Money or Legacy

  • I also need to go to the Ryder Cup

  • Poulter laughing at his caddy falling is just like me laughing when my best friend falls, making sure she’s okay and then laughing hysterically while praying someone got it on camera

  • Grown men talking about Instagram and Twitter followers is hysterical

  • LIV golf just isn’t golf in my opinion

  • Rickie is a nugget

  • Does anyone have more plaid pants than Ian Poulter?

  • If my dad was a professional golfer how much better of a golfer would I be?

  • “A walking gender reveal party” hahahahah

  • That throwing tantrum was uncalled for on so many levels

  • I think Poulter’s expenses were covered just fine as he left the tournament by flying private to his mansion in Orlando

  • I’m just going to point out that having a bunch of sponsors on your gear means you’re not working for free Poulter…

  • That press conference was WILD

  • I also just need to point out that there are a bunch of American companies that have offices and do business in Saudi Arabia…why haven’t there been more discussions surrounding that?

Imposter Syndrome

  • Harry Higgs and Joel Dahmen on the 16th was just wild…let’s never repeat that

  • Someone take me to Torey Pines

  • I love Geno, “There’s an early flight I can get on”

  • I love Geno’s mom even more, how freaking cute is she that she keeps all that stuff

  • THE EMAIL, my whole heart

  • We will remember you, Joel

  • White Claw please sponsor Joel

  • Imagine trying to qualify for the US Open and then a tour player is your playing partner

  • Hey Tiktok influencers, Joel Dahmen has a Stanley water bottle, your work has paid off

  • Geno is the greatest hype man one could ever ask for

  • I have never had 1,207 text messages at once, EVER

  • Lona and Joel are so wholesome

American Dreams

  • Matt Fitzpatrick is the role model every kid needs - wears sunscreen, has braces, plays golf

  • I find myself rooting for Fitzpatrick like I don’t know the outcome of the PGA Championship

  • Well, we’ve learned that $74 million isn’t enough for DJ

  • “Playing less and making more money” - At least DJ is honest.

  • Mr. Wayne Gretysky Paulina is still mad at you for missing her birthday

  • The “Ice cream solves everything” sign has my whole heart

  • How can Matt not laugh when Dan asks him questions? I’d be dying laughing. It’s like hearing your friend's work voice, but way worse.

  • All the LIV guys are pissed to be asked LIV questions at Brookline, cry me a river

  • The smirk from Zalatoris when someone yelled “You’re in his head”

  • I know how this ends and I’m so on edge anyway

  • His caddie, his family, Rory, I can’t

  • I’m so emotional

Don’t Get Bitter, Get Better

  • Tony’s dad getting his sons into golf, aka the sport he calls “the dumbest game ever” turned out well

  • The Rory/Collin back-to-back hole outs on 18 were simply crazy

  • I love the insight into apparel meetings, I’d like to see more

  • Do the players who have the same sponsors fight over which clothes they where? What if two players both want to wear the same shirt on the same day? How does that work? Who gets priority and why?

  • St. Andrews is GORGE

  • “I had a pretty amazing mom” I'm crying

  • I cannot, Tony is too sweet for this world, we do not deserve him

  • The welcome-back posters are too much for my heart

Golf is Hard

  • Calling Mito Pereira at 27 years old - I feel personally attacked

  • I want to buy Sahith a laundry basket, does anyone have his address?

  • “I better not suck in front of all these people” Sahith at WM, me on a daily basis

  • Sahith’s Phys Ed teacher following him is too cute

  • Sahith’s family during the WMO

  • I couldn’t handle the screams on the 16th, the boos are too much

  • If you don’t hear mitochondria and think “powerhouse of the cell” we have to talk

  • “You’re my hero” I'm emotional

  • Mito’s fall during the PGA Championship truly was devastating to watch

  • Can’t believe Mito and Joaquin Niemann left to go to LIV

Everything Has Led to This

  • What I would do to be on a range with Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus

  • I know how this ends, but I still have hope Rory wins the 150th Open

  • Little Rory is too cute

  • Despite Tiger’s golf success, he is a complicated individual and that isn’t discussed enough

  • I love the small smirk Rory’s caddie gives him when he holes out from that deep bunker

  • Someone, please cut off Cam Smith’s hair

  • How much was a room at Rusacks Hotel during The Open?

  • The evasion from Cam Smith during the press conference was suspect at best

  • Please, I’m begging someone, cut his hair!

  • Yes to the girl who beat Rory!!

  • The players-only meeting is still so fascinating to me, it’s like the Avengers gathering

  • Where did the PGA Tour get the money to increase the purses?

  • “We’ve all just gotten a little soft” Rory with the truth

  • I love the group Physio

  • $18 million is crazyyyyyyyyy but if anyone deserves it, it is Rory

  • Scottie’s family is too cute

  • Rory is the leader the PGA Tour needs

 

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