Bryson DeChambeau passed on Full Swing Season 3 (REPORT)

Full Swing Season 3 has officially hit Netflix. The first two seasons gave fans unprecedented access to some of their favorite golfers. In 2024, Bryson DeChambeau was undeniably one of the biggest parts of the sport. Not only did he win a Major, but he was and continues to be instrumental to the sport’s growth.

His YouTube channel has sparked a social media revolution for the sport, and his battle with Rory McIlroy at the US Open was a major storyline. Unfortunately, while that storyline is still present, the golfer is not on Full Swing.

Bryson DeChambeau didn’t do Full Swing, executive producer reveals

You can’t tell the story of golf in 2024 without mentioning Bryson DeChambeau. Full Swing executive producer Chad Mumm knew that, but he had to try to do it without actually including the golfer, who passed on participating.

Via the New York Post, Mumm said, “[We] hoped that he would sort of tell it in his own words, but his story is so relevant to where golf is right now in general, and this marriage of content culture and obviously creators and pro golf.”

Mumm said DeChambeau is “an amazing foil for Rory McIlroy in many ways,” noting that that specific episode culminates in their duel at Pinehurst during the 2024 US Open. That was where McIlroy’s late bogeys opened the door for DeChambeau to come back and win his second career Major title.

“I’m not saying I’m glad that Bryson didn’t sit down, I just think he produces so much media that he curates about his image and who he is and his personality, that we were able to kind of assemble what I think is a pretty real portrait of who he is,” Mumm continued. “And I think if he would have sat down it would have been, he would have said the same thing he always says in press conferences, and I think the way he puts himself forward with his content he creates, it’s also like this great opposite of Rory.”

Mumm said McIlroy would’ve been much harder to do without because he lives such a private life. In fact, the Irishman disappeared from the public eye for a bit in the immediate wake of the loss to DeChambeau. The opposite is true of the LIV star, who has “no shortage of material” for Mumm and the showrunners to work with.

Though it’ll be very hard to top the iconic US Open win and how impressive DeChambeau was in many ways last year, the door is still open for Full Swing. Mumm said he’d love to have DeChambeau on the show if he ever wants to in the future.