YouTube golf stars Good Good have issued a groveling apology and deleted a brand new Callaway advert that confirmed one in every of its hosts shoving a feminine golfer to the bottom.
The weird clip, titled ‘The Driver’ – was launched this week to advertise Callaway’s new Quantum Driver, however sparked an enormous backlash on social media for its violent content material.
Within the clip, Good Good star Garrett Clark could be seen racing in the direction of feminine colleague Alexis Miestowski and violently shoving her to the bottom after noticing that she was attempting to take his golf club from his bag.
After she has yelped in ache, Clark stands over her to sternly say: ‘Don’t contact my new driver.’ Maybe unsurprisingly, each manufacturers have now deleted the clips from their social media, and Good Good launched an announcement on its social media accounts on Saturday.
It learn: ‘We posted a video to our channels that finally depicted actions that aren’t aligned with our values as a model.
‘Now we have since taken that content material down, and sincerely apologize. Good Good has all the time stood for making the sport of golf extra inclusive to all, and we’ll proceed to make sure that is our mission shifting ahead.’
Garrett Clark is seen sprinting in the direction of a feminine golfer at first of the Callaway advert
He then shoves the feminine – fellow Good Good creator Alexis Miestowski – to the bottom
As quickly because the clip was first posted on-line to Good Good’s hundreds of thousands of followers, the backlash started, with many calling it ‘tone deaf.’
Even the apology obtained a robust response, with one fan remarking: ‘There have been conferences concerning the content material. You and your employees had been in it and it was filmed, went by manufacturing after which obtained the sign-off to be launched for publication… the place did the misalignment occur?’
One other added: ‘Too Late Late @CallawayGolf. I am out and my daughter agrees.’
When the preliminary video was posted, and subsequently deleted, on Friday, golf reporter Kevin Van Valkenburg posted: ‘It simply takes so many silly selections for this to make it into the world, it is nearly breathtaking that nobody alongside the best way was like “hand up, not attempting to be uncool, however is there a greater solution to promote this driver?”
Claire Rogers from Skratch Golf, in the meantime, had mentioned: ‘To not make it into this Massive Factor however what on earth are younger women purported to suppose after they see one thing like this?’
Good Good was based in 2020 and has change into one of many largest YouTube channels within the sport, with greater than 2.1 million subscribers.
Lately, it has prolonged means past making golf movies for social media, releasing clothes ranges and even partnering with the PGA Tour.
Final October, it was introduced that Good Good could be the title sponsor for an upcoming 2026 Fall Collection occasion, the Good Good Championship in Austin, Texas.
Clark is among the largest faces of Good Good Golf, and has beforehand performed with Kai Trump
The Callaway link-up was supposed to advertise the model new Quantum Driver however fell flat
In response to a request for remark from Golf Digest on Saturday, a spokesperson for the PGA Tour mentioned of the Good Good video: ‘The PGA Tour believes in golf’s capability to deliver folks collectively and create a welcoming setting for all.
‘We don’t condone violence in any type, and the since-deleted video doesn’t replicate our values or dedication to inclusivity and respect.’
Good Good is made up of 12 creators, eight males and 4 girls, who compete in competitions and challenges on-line.
In 2025, the corporate raised $45 million in funding capital, and up to date reviews claimed that the model generates greater than $50,000 in month-to-month promoting income.
