Koepka and Johnson's Netflix roles as LIV Golf stars return to Full Swing
Both Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson returned for season two of Netflix's Full Swing, with the duo the only two LIV Golf stars heavily involved in the new episodes.
Season one of the show was filmed during a year of chaos in the world of professional golf, with the best players on the planet split across two tours following the rise of LIV. Koepka and Johnson were two of the biggest names to head to the breakaway circuit, with their moves coming mid-filming with Netflix.
It remained to be seen whether any LIV player would be included for season two of the fly-on-the-wall series, but following Wednesday's release, Koepka and Johnson were both involved.
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Koepka's involvement came as no surprise, after the American's near-miss at the Masters, followed by his fifth major victory at the PGA Championship were both well-documented. Away from the golf course, the LIV star's appearance on the BS/with Jake Paul Podcast was captured, providing a behind-the-scenes look on his filming day with YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul.
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One of the biggest moments on the show also came away from the course following Koepka's PGA victory at Southern Hills. In the aftermath, Rory McIlroy - one of LIV's biggest critics - was seen chasing down the American in the car park, before the pair embraced in a hug while the PGA Tour star congratulated Koepka.
The last two episodes of the eight-part series capture the drama of last Autumn's Ryder Cup, which of course Koepka was apart of. The Smash GC captain was one of Zach Johnson's six wildcard picks, and the moment the skipper called up Koepka to deliver the good news was captured by the Netflix cameras.
Koepka's victory at the PGA Championship was captured (Netflix)One man who was not in Rome but did feature earlier on in the season was Johnson. The former Masters champion was infamously honest about his decision to join LIV, and he once again gave his thoughts on the state of professional golf amid the pending merger deal between the Saudi league on the PGA Tour.
Johnson was quizzed on whether he felt PGA Tour players were owed some sort of compensation if LIV players were to return, to which he responded: "No, I don’t. The guys who went to LIV, we took a lot of criticism. We’re the ones who took the risk for everything so why should they be compensated. Obviously, if this merger comes along, there’s going to be a lot of guys who wish they would’ve signed."
The two-time major champion also featured alongside his wife Paulina Gretzky, who was seen avidly supporting Johnson during last year's US Open in Los Angeles. Gretzky also opened up on how their life had changed post-LIV move, admitting they had even received death threats following Johnson's decision.
"There were people sending death threats and awful, awful, awful things," she said. "People were aggressive, that’s for sure, but that’s when I shut it down for a little bit and I was like, 'I don’t need to look at this, everyone has an opinion on it and fine'."
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