2024 was an absolutely wild year in golf, and Full Swing Season 3 captures some of the sport’s highest highs and lowest lows. However, the latest installment of the sports series from Pro Shop Studios, Box to Box Films, and Vox Media Studios may surprise fans — particularly those who were enthralled by the high-level melodrama of Season 2, which largely focused on the PGA Tour’s fight against LIV Golf and the league’s growing threat.

“The events that unfolded in Season 2 of Full Swing demanded a much more linear approach,” executive producer Chad Mumm tells Tudum. “There was a big, season-ending event in the Ryder Cup, where every player was kind of jockeying for a position all year long to kind of make that team. Then there was this massive, disruptive announcement of a potential merger between the PGA Tour and LIV, and that affected every single character in different ways.”

This time around, Full Swing is returning to more interpersonal, character-driven story lines, similar to the filmmaking team’s approach in Season 1. 

“We wanted to get back to that character focus … less intense macro drama of the world politics of golf, and who owns what tour, and who’s getting paid gazillions of dollars to do what,” Mumm says. “[We’re] back to being in people’s homes and meeting their spouses and their friends, their sisters or whatever. Those human interest stories that, when you contrast them with pro golf, really puts in [perspective] that this is just a sport.”

Of course, focusing on individual stories doesn’t mean there’s less drama, per se. In many ways, this season’s pro golfers are the drama. Season 3 chronicles Scottie Scheffler’s history-making run (and his run-in with the law); Rory McIlroy’s emotional roller coaster in and out of competition; Bryson DeChambeau’s evolution from anti-hero to fan favorite; and Keegan Bradley’s quest to write his own redemption arc from last year’s dramatic letdown. Other notable moments include: Sahith Theegala making a choice that will cost him millions, Gary Woodland fighting to return to the sport after battling a brain tumor, and Presidents Cup assistant captain, Camilo Villegas, rallying an international team in the wake of his own family tragedy. 

And then, of course, there are the newcomers. Mumm says the fresh faces in Full Swing Season 3 bring a fresh new dynamic — and perhaps even a dash of Nordic hunkiness — to the show. 

Olivia Peet and Full Swing newcomer Ludvig Åberg.

“In terms of new faces — and new extremely attractive faces — there’s Ludvig Åberg, the Swedish player that burst onto the scene two years ago as a highly-touted college player,” Mumm says. “He has been called a golfing robot, but I think with our cameras around him, you really get to know him and his personality. He’s got an amazing smile, he’s funny, he’s self-effacing, and just as cool as they come.”

Despite his smoldering good looks and enviable swing, Åberg isn’t the only new golfer that will leave a mark on fans. Neal Shipley, a recent Ohio State University graduate, may seem like an affable, unassuming frat boy, but Mumm says he’s positioned to become one of the greats.

Neal Shipley Sr. and Neal Shipley at home.

“[Neal] is such an authentic person. There’s no artifice, there’s no years of media training stacked up between you and him,” Mumm says. “He’s extremely funny and relatable. You see him in his dorm room playing Xbox, propped up on some cases of beer, and yet, he makes his way into the Masters, and is the only amateur to make the cut and finds himself paired with Tiger Woods. I don’t even know if Neal was alive when Tiger won his first Masters.”

Mumm says that brother-sister duo Min Woo Lee and Minjee Lee are also a memorable part of the new season — Min Woo is an Australian golfer on the PGA tour, his sister Minjee is one of the most accomplished golfers on the LPGA tour. The pair has had the same coach since they were children. 

“Min Woo has a lot of swagger,” Mumm says. “He’s got a very popular social media account, he’s got a whole fan base, he’s got a nickname — they call him ‘The Chef’ and ‘let him cook’ is his tagline. And then you’ve got his sister, who’s as quiet and reserved and intense as possible — and she’s just a way more accomplished pro golfer than he is.”

Min Woo Lee.

Minjee Lee

Combine all these personalities with the already memorable returning favorites and, well — Full Swing Season 3 is off to a good start on the green already. See the full list of players, and a guide to the episodes, below. 

Scottie Scheffler lines up a shot. 

Which golfers are featured in Full Swing Season 3?

Season 3 follows a diverse group of professional golfers — returning favorites from Full Swing Season 2 and new faces — on and off the course during a relentlessly competitive PGA Tour. Mumm says each of the golfers is very different, but they all share a confidence and swagger that’s not uncommon on a professional course. 

“They’re all so Type A despite their very different personalities,” Mumm says. “They all have different approaches mentally, but they’ve also got this kind of inherent alpha cockiness that kind of simmers below the surface and … comes up in different ways.”

Here’s a complete list of the returning and new golfers featured in Full Swing Season 3:

• Ludvig Åberg
• Keegan Bradley
• Joel Dahmen
• Bryson DeChambeau
• Wyndham Clark
• Tony Finau
• Rickie Fowler
• Adam Hadwin
• Min Woo Lee
• Minjee Lee
• Shane Lowry
• Rory McIlroy
• Justin Rose
• Scottie Scheffler
• Neal Shipley
• Nick Taylor
• Sahith Theegala
• Justin Thomas
• Camilo Villegas
• Gary Woodland

Amanda Balionis interviews Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry.

Full Swing Season 3 EpisodeS

This season of the series features all four of golf’s major championships: the Masters, the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, and the Open Championship. Full Swing Season 3 will also include the Presidents Cup for the first time. See more information about each episode below. 

Ludvig Åberg.

“A Brave New Game”

Scottie Scheffler is the man to beat at the masters — but newcomer Ludvig Åberg is hot on his heels.  Amateur Neal Shipley tries to prove himself.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry walk side by side.

“Through Thick and Thin”

Rory McIlroy gets his mojo back playing alongside best friend Shane Lowry.  Canada’s own Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin aim to make the Presidents Cup.

Rory McIlroy.

“Don’t Call It a Comeback”

Bryson DeChambeau faces off against a resurgent Rory McIlroy at the US Open.  The sports world is sunned by the arrest of a top golfer.

Scottie Scheffler and Ted Scott.

“Carrying the Burden”

Every great pro needs a great caddy.  As Scottie Scheffler and Sahith Theegala compete in the Tour Championship, their caddies step into the spotlight.

Min Woo Lee takes a swing.

“Two Tickets to Paris”

With the Olympic Games coming up, Gen Z star Min Woo Lee hopes to qualify for the Australian team.  Wyndham Clark gets a visit from Mark Wahlberg.

Gary Woodland.

“Last Shot”

Gary Woodland faces a difficult comeback after major brain surgery, while Justin Rose dreams of  securing a winning legacy at the Open Championship.

“Rebirth”

The Presidents Cup offers Team USA a chance to shake off its Ryder Cup loss. Camilo Villegas helps lead the international team after a personal tragedy.

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