Netflix’s ‘Full Swing’ was filming as the news broke of the PGA Tour’s shock merger with LIV Golf

Golf fans will be desperate to tune into Season 2 of Netflix’s Full Swing after Tuesday’s announcement of the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf guaranteed a blockbuster storyline.

In a shocking move, the PGA Tour reversed its stance on the Saudi-backed series, revealed it and the DP World Tour had struck a deal with LIV to combine their businesses into a new, yet-to-be-named company.

The move sent shock waves across the sport, with social media going wild and those players who remained loyal to the PGA Tour saying they were outraged.

While the stars, including Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, remained in limbo over the seven-week negotiations, many reportedly turned against the commissioner during a ‘controversial’ players’ meeting at Oakdale Golf and Country Club ahead of the RBC Canadian Open .

And fans will be able to experience how it all went down.

Producer Chad Mumm confirmed on Twitter that cameras were rolling on season 2 Tuesday when the bombshell dropped.

“You better believe we were filming when this broke out. #FullSwing,” he wrote.

It’s likely they were filming content at the RBC Canadian Open – the same tournament held last year by the Tour on the same weekend as LIV’s inaugural event.

While it was unlikely the crew were in the room where it happened, to capture the players’ reaction to Monahan, which reportedly included a standing ovation for calls to resign, they are expected to be on hand to talk with the golfers talk. and witness their instant reactions.

Netlfix also teased the possibility of golf’s own soap opera in the second season of the golf docuseries.

“A timely reminder that there will be a Season 2 of Full Swing…,” the company’s account in the UK and Ireland posted, alongside an emoji to the side.

Munn also confirmed that it was a stroke of luck and that the show’s producers were just as in the dark about the news as the players.

Regardless of the level of coverage, the show was able to keep viewers glued to their screens with the players’ encounter being described as “controversial.”

Speaking to the Golf Channel, American pro Johnson Wagner revealed that the room erupted in a standing ovation when calls were made for new Tour leadership.

He added that there was “a lot of anger” in the room and that “90 percent” of the assembled players reacted negatively to the deal and Monahan.

Six-time PGA Tour winner Hunter Mahan had tweeted before the meeting, predicting his fellow pros’ feelings towards the commissioner.

He posted, “I wouldn’t be surprised if players explore their options to remove Jay. Or at least form a union.’

Australian golfer Geoff Ogilvy added that some players called the commissioner a ‘hypocrite’ at the meeting, but that Monahan ‘took it’.

After the meeting, Monahan told reports that he understood his actions would be viewed by some as hypocritical.

“I recognize everything I’ve said in the past in my previous positions. I recognize that people are going to call me a hypocrite,” he said. “Every time I said something, I said it with the information I had at the time.”

Some players didn’t even bother to come to the meeting, as Tommy Fleetwood reportedly shrugged and said he was practicing his game when asked why he skipped the showdown.

Ogilvy also suggested the Tour was forced to break the news on Tuesday ahead of an official announcement to players because it would be leaked.