Every successful TV series or movie trailer needs a great “hook” to capture attention. Netflix’s trailer for Full Swing Season 3, which dropped Monday, has the ultimate hook: Scottie Scheffler’s arrest by Louisville police at Valhalla Golf Club during the 2024 PGA Championship.
The incident stunned the sports world then, and the video and interviews in the trailer make it seem even more surreal almost a year later.
“First of all, I was freaking out because I somehow went from driving into the golf course to sitting in a jail cell, and I still don’t really know how that happened exactly,” Scheffler says in the trailer.
Full Swing Season 3 premieres Tuesday.
In addition to Scheffler, golfers featured in Full Swing Season 3 are 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, Neal Shipley, Nick Taylor, Sahith Theegala, Justin Thomas, Camilo Villegas, and Gary Woodland.
It’s not the first time the docuseries has capitalized on unexpected drama. During its first season, the Box to Box Films show covered the defection of PGA Tour stars to LIV Golf.
Scheffler’s arrest, one of the most bizarre moments in sports history, has provided plenty of entertainment value. In an appearance last year on ESPN’s College GameDay, Scheffler picked against Louisville in a game (“Not to bring anything personal into this …” he joked). Nikki Glaser roasted Scheffer’s driving during the ESPYs last year. Broadcasters in other sports even joked about the incident.
And the new season of Full Swing couldn’t have asked for a better hook to grab viewers.
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