Rory McIlroy to film crew: "Stay away from Erica and Poppy!"
Rory McIlroy has revealed the ground rules he made clear to Netflix producers before signing up to the golf documentary Full Swing.
Rory McIlroy needed some convincing to take part in the Netflix documentary Full Swing.
The four-time major champion had initially planned to watch the first season and then take it from there.
But after the emergence of the LIV Golf League, the Ulsterman, 33, was persuaded by the shows exec producer Chad Mumm that he needed to be involved.
That was after a year like no other in professional golf in which McIlroy took centre stage as the chief critic of LIV Golf.
McIlroy duked it out with Greg Norman. The PGA Tour panicked and started throwing more money at their stars.
Madness.
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Mumm recently told Mirror Sport that producers met with McIlroy several times and were told he wanted to focus on playing golf.
Then finally, McIlroy was in.
"We told him we needed his voice, there was no guarantee we could do this again and if he waits, people won't hear from him until 2024 at the earliest and now is the time," Mumm told the publication.
That being said, McIlroy had some ground rules.
Erica Stoll was a no go. Nor were they allowed to film his parents Rosie and Gerry. His daughter Poppy was also off-limits.
And he wasn't going to let the cameras inside his car.
McIlroy explained:
He continued:
Full Swing will be available on Netflix from 15 February.
"It looked like I didn't have a backswing"
McIlroy also added another impressive shot to his highlight reel at the PGA Tour's Waste Management Phoenix Open.
McIlroy explained that he hit a pitching wedge at the first full-field elevated event.
He said:
Ben joined the GolfMagic team in September 2021, initially as a content executive.
These days, he assumes the position of content manager.
