The PGA Tour Has Announced The Players Involved In Their New Netflix Doc Series And The List Is AWESOME

PGA Tour.com - Netflix has linked up with the PGA TOUR and golf’s major championships for an immersive documentary series following the lives and stories of top professional golfers across a season of high-stakes competition. 

For the first time ever, the PGA TOUR and the governing bodies that conduct men’s major championships -- Augusta National Golf Club, the PGA of America, the USGA, and The R&A – will provide entry into the sport’s biggest events including THE PLAYERS Championship and season-ending FedExCup, as well as the four majors: the Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U.S. Open Championship and The Open. With unprecedented access inside the ropes and behind the scenes, the series will capture the intensity of training, travel, victory, and defeat through the lens of a diverse group of players and their support teams.

Current PGA TOUR player commitments include (alphabetically): Abraham Ancer, Daniel Berger, Cameron Champ, Joel Dahmen, Tony Finau, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia, Harry Higgs, Max Homa, Viktor Hovland, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, Kevin Na, Mito Pereira, Ian Poulter, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, and Bubba Watson. Additionally, the world’s #1-ranked amateur golfer, Keita Nakajima, will participate as he plays in the first major championships of his career.

“This partnership with Netflix presents the PGA TOUR and the four major championships an opportunity to tap into a completely new and diverse audience,”  said Rick Anderson, Chief Media Officer of the PGA TOUR. “This documentary will give fans an authentic look into the real lives of our athletes, and what it’s like to win -- and lose -- during a season on the PGA TOUR.”

"We are thrilled to bring golf's leading organizations and players together for this first-of-its-kind partnership and unparalleled window into life on the Tour," said Brandon Riegg, Netflix Vice President of Unscripted and Documentary Series. "Our members will love getting to know the players and personalities as well as the iconic venues along the way. Even the most devoted golf fans have never seen the sport quite like this."

The series is produced by Vox Media Studios (Explained) and Box To Box Films (Formula 1: Drive to Survive). Executive producers are David Check (30 for 30, Four Days in October); Chad Mumm and Mark Olsen for Vox Media Studios; and James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin for Box to Box Films. Filming is underway now throughout 2022.

My golly this is so god dang good for the game. Absolutely cannot wait for this show to drop. This show was announced in early September before the Tour Championship and all signs pointed towards this being similar to the F1 Drive to Survive show that has wildly popularized that sport. Rumors were that some big names were going to be involved and the hype train was off and running. But never in a million trillion years did I think that it was going to be this jam packed with big time names. 5 of the current world's 7 best players are on that list, and countless other names that have been near the top of the mountain too. 

There's so many great storylines at play here:

- Spieth continuing his comeback tour as Augusta approaches

- Rickie trying to find some semblance of his former self

- Morikawa pushing Rahm for World #1 after a blazing start to his career

- Old farts Sergio and Poulter fighting to maintain relevancy in the back 9 of their careers

- Tour favorite personalities like Homa, Dahmen, and Higgs

- A potential inside look into Kevin Na's brain when he walks in putts

- World #1 amateur Keita Nakajima looking to make a name for himself

And obviously so much more. The only thing that would make this better would be to throw Tiger's comeback into the mix along with a side of Phil, but both of those guys know their worth and could carry any sort of documentary on their own. Which wouldn't surprise me if it's going on behind the scenes as we speak.

Regardless, this show is going to provide such a great look into just how good a position the game of golf is in these days. The talent level is at an all-time high and there are legit 20-25 names on Tour that you can look at and easily envision holding a major trophy this season. We're going to get the opportunity to watch all of that unfold as the Tour hits its best stretch of the season coming up here. I need it now.