'Full Swing' won't get full access to Ryder Cup team rooms - ESPN

The Netflix golf documentary series «Full Swing» won't have full access at the Ryder Cup.

U.S. captain Zach Johnson says he spoke to all 12 players on his team when concerns were raised about a film crew in the team rooms, and they unanimously decided to keep certain areas off limits.

«Netflix is going to be there,» said Seth Waugh, CEO of the PGA of America. «I would say all things involving the team we leave to the team and the captain. I think there's a sanctity to the team room, and the experience is important to them. It's part of being a team, right? Netflix has been great for the game. They're doing great things. The team collectively decided there are areas of privacy that need to be respected.»

Netflix is in production for its second season of the series that has been popular with golf fans and even those who didn't pay much attention to the sport. Nielsen Media Research analysis in U.S. markets showed 60% of viewers are between the ages of 25 and 54, and 63% of viewers watched the PGA Tour in the two months following the series' debut.

The Ryder Cup, which starts the week of Sept. 25 outside Rome, presumably would be a big part of the upcoming season of «Full Swing.»

But there were enough concerns from a few players about letting Netflix into the team room at Marco Simone that Johnson polled his players and they chose to keep the team room private.

«It was one of those where we all gathered, I talked to every individual and laid out scenarios,» Johnson said in a telephone interview. «And they all felt like it was best to navigate that week of the tournament in a manner which the sanctity and sacredness of Team USA is preserved. We're eliminating scenarios.»

A Netflix spokesperson declined comment. Netflix