Good Good Golf co-founder sorry for ad depicting violence against woman
Summary
Good Good Golf, a popular golf YouTube channel, apologized for an ad that showed a man pushing a woman and telling her not to touch his golf club. The ad caused public upset for appearing to make light of violence against women, and the company removed it and issued apologies. Some sponsors and retailers have cut ties with Good Good Golf because of the controversy.Key Facts
- The ad featured Good Good Golf co-founder Garrett Clark shoving Alexis Miestowski and telling her, “Do not touch my new driver.”
- The ad was made to promote a golf driver created with the Callaway brand.
- People criticized the ad for seeming to condone violence against women.
- Good Good Golf took down the ad and apologized publicly on social media.
- Some sponsors, like Golf Channel, delayed shows, and retailers, such as Dick’s Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy, stopped selling Good Good merchandise.
- Good Good Golf is the title sponsor of a PGA Tour event in Austin, Texas, and the PGA Tour is monitoring the situation.
- Garrett Clark made a personal apology video and shared behind-the-scenes footage showing he did not actually hit Miestowski.
- Good Good Golf’s CEO said the ad was a mistake and explained it was meant to spoof a horror movie.
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