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Netflix 's behind-the-scenes PGA Tour docuseries 'Full Swing' has finally hit TV screens, however there is one glaring omission from the show. Excitement around the programme has been building for months, after the series was initially announced just over a year ago.
The production is a highly-anticipated one, with the behind-the-scenes cameras catching one of the most turbulent years in the sport's history following the fall out between the PGA Tour and their new-found rivals LIV Golf.
Despite making the controversial move to the Saudi-backed series, and being suspended from the PGA Tour, a number of LIV players - including Dustin Johnson and Ian Poulter - feature in the show.
One man who plays no part in the eight-episode series though is Garcia, despite initially being named by the Tour as one of the players contributing to the show. Like Johnson and Poulter, Garcia too decided to join LIV midway through the 2022 season.
It is fair to say the Spaniard did not go quietly though after a number outbursts. Most notably Garcia was heard shouting: "I can't wait to leave this Tour," after clashing with a rules official at last year's Wells Fargo Championship, a month before his LIV debut at Centurion.
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Sergio Garcia was initially set to feature in the Netflix show (Getty Images)Garcia would have no doubt provided a fiery storyline to the eight-part series, but went on to play no role in the production. Following its release, Full Swing's executive producer Chad Mumm has explained exactly why the 2017 Masters champion did not make the cut.
Speaking exclusively to Mirror Sport, the producer revealed both the Netflix team and Garcia 'mutually' agreed for the Spaniard to play no part in the series, and he never took part in any of the show's filming in the early stages of the season, despite the initial agreement.
As mentioned, one LIV rebel who features heavily in the show is Garcia's European Ryder Cup ally Poulter. Amid the controversy surrounding his move, the Englishman used the Netflix series as a chance to explain why he made the Saudi switch.
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Despite Garcia's absence, Ian Poulter did feature in the show (PA)He said: "I treat my golf as a job, and I obviously want to maximise every bit of my potential over the coming years. I’m 46, I'm not getting any younger. It is a business decision. It is an opportunity so we will see. It is so hard to give a simple and quick explanation on how all of this works it''s way out.
"In the 25 years I have played on tour, I’ve played on the PGA Tour, European Tour, I’ve played on the Japanese Tour, I’ve played on the Korean Tour, as an independent contractor I’m doing nothing different to what I have always done. The hope in this is that we can all co-exist.”