Ian Poulter confirms Netflix snub for LIV Golf stars

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Ian Poulter has revealed he and his fellow LIV Golf stars will not be featuring in season two of Netflix’s PGA Tour docu-series ‘Full Swing’. Poulter was a huge part of the first season of fly-on-the-wall show, which covered a whirlwind year for the PGA Tour.

The Englishman became one of the main focuses with viewers, after controversially joining the LIV Golf Series part way through the PGA Tour campaign and filming. In the first season, Poulter documents his reasons behind his Saudi switch, as the cameras continued to follow him after his PGA Tour ban.

And the Ryder Cup stalwart was not the only LIV star to feature in the show, with Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka all playing their part heavily throughout the eight episodes. It remained to be seen whether those who made the controversial move would appear in the show amid the ongoing rivalry between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

However, producers stuck to their word and documented both sides of golf’s feuding civil war. The Netflix cameras have returned to the PGA Tour for season two after their initial successes, but it seems Poulter and co were not invited back.

Speaking to fans on an Instagram Q&A session, the Englishman was asked whether he would be appearing in the upcoming season following his previous appearances. Confirming he and his fellow rebels had been snubbed, he responded: “Unfortunately I won’t be in season 2…”

Hinting the omission was down to his LIV allegiances, he added: “I will let you work out why that would be… It’s not hard.” Poulter’s update comes just months after it was reported that the LIV quota feared the worst in regard to a season two appearance.

Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, an unnamed LIV player said: “The LIV stuff was the best thing about Full Swing and it’s far from run its course, as you can see by all the headlines this league is still grabbing. But it looks like it’ll just be Tour players getting the airtime now.

“You’d think the Tour would want to back its product and make hay from the high profile the sport currently has. And you’d have to ask yourself why this is? Maybe Netflix will just feature the LIV guys at the majors.”

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