3 hours ago
Good Good Golf CEO Matt Kendrick and president Joe Flannery have been removed after the company's recent involvement in a controversial ad, according to multiple reports.
Callaway Golf, one of the more notable brands, decided to end its partnership with the YouTube Golf Group, which recently produced the ad in late August.
Good Good co-founder Nahid Giga will serve as the interim CEO, according to Business Insider.
The ad proved to be controversial as a man was shown shoving a woman to the ground as she was attempting to grab a golf club from her bag. The advertisement was meant to serve as a parody of the movie "Obsession."
The ad received backlash because it drew parallels to domestic violence and abuse.
#flannery #callaway
Callaway Golf, one of the more notable brands, decided to end its partnership with the YouTube Golf Group, which recently produced the ad in late August.
Good Good co-founder Nahid Giga will serve as the interim CEO, according to Business Insider.
The ad proved to be controversial as a man was shown shoving a woman to the ground as she was attempting to grab a golf club from her bag. The advertisement was meant to serve as a parody of the movie "Obsession."
The ad received backlash because it drew parallels to domestic violence and abuse.
#flannery #callaway
6 hours ago
Good Good Golf CEO Matt Kendrick and president Joe Flannery have left the brand in the wake of their advertisement with Callaway that generated massive backlash in recent weeks.
Kendrick and Flannery left the company this week, according to multiple reports. An internal memo, via The Athletic, stated that early investor and co-founder Nahid Giga is planning to step in as the company's interim CEO. Both Kendrick and Flannery, according to the memo, left the company of their own accord.
Their departures are just the latest after the Good Good Golf-Callaway advertisement that was released last month. The company released an ad that showed one of its co-founders, Garrett Clark, shoving a female employee to the ground as she attempted to touch the driver in his golf bag.
The ad was removed the next day, and both Good Good and Callaway have since apologized. Callaway eventually ended its partnership with Good Good, and announced that it would donate $1 million to charities aimed at preventing domestic violence. Callaway director of content and production Alex Upegui is leaving the company.
The PGA Tour has since split with Good Good, too, and the Good Good Championship this fall will have another ******* le sponsor.
#company #golf #memo
Kendrick and Flannery left the company this week, according to multiple reports. An internal memo, via The Athletic, stated that early investor and co-founder Nahid Giga is planning to step in as the company's interim CEO. Both Kendrick and Flannery, according to the memo, left the company of their own accord.
Their departures are just the latest after the Good Good Golf-Callaway advertisement that was released last month. The company released an ad that showed one of its co-founders, Garrett Clark, shoving a female employee to the ground as she attempted to touch the driver in his golf bag.
The ad was removed the next day, and both Good Good and Callaway have since apologized. Callaway eventually ended its partnership with Good Good, and announced that it would donate $1 million to charities aimed at preventing domestic violence. Callaway director of content and production Alex Upegui is leaving the company.
The PGA Tour has since split with Good Good, too, and the Good Good Championship this fall will have another ******* le sponsor.
#company #golf #memo
16 hours ago
The top pro pitching prospect in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England has been revealed, and he hails from Connecticut.
Wallingford native Shaun Flannery Jr., a 2026 graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall, was selected for the award, according to a Tuesday morning release from the FCBL. Flannery, who is enrolled at UConn and will play baseball there, was the closer for the Norwich Sea Unicorns.
Flannery finished the game in a league-leading 15 of his 17 appearances, ranked second in saves (five) and wound up with a 3-2 record and 3.00 ERA. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound right-hander recorded 22 strikeouts in 21 innings during the regular season, then threw 4 ⅔ innings and yielded a single hit, picking up the win in his lone postseason appearance.
Flannery is the fourth UConn pitcher to get the top FCBL prospect honor, joining Ben Casparius and Reggie Crawford (both 2020), and Garret Garbinski (2025).
It's the second big award for Flannery in recent months. He was also the Founders League Player of the Year as a senior at Choate, where he was 3-0 with 36 strikeouts in 26 innings on the mound and batted .429 with 24 hits, a .549 on-base percentage and a 1.210 slugging percentage.
#choate
Wallingford native Shaun Flannery Jr., a 2026 graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall, was selected for the award, according to a Tuesday morning release from the FCBL. Flannery, who is enrolled at UConn and will play baseball there, was the closer for the Norwich Sea Unicorns.
Flannery finished the game in a league-leading 15 of his 17 appearances, ranked second in saves (five) and wound up with a 3-2 record and 3.00 ERA. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound right-hander recorded 22 strikeouts in 21 innings during the regular season, then threw 4 ⅔ innings and yielded a single hit, picking up the win in his lone postseason appearance.
Flannery is the fourth UConn pitcher to get the top FCBL prospect honor, joining Ben Casparius and Reggie Crawford (both 2020), and Garret Garbinski (2025).
It's the second big award for Flannery in recent months. He was also the Founders League Player of the Year as a senior at Choate, where he was 3-0 with 36 strikeouts in 26 innings on the mound and batted .429 with 24 hits, a .549 on-base percentage and a 1.210 slugging percentage.
#choate
26 days ago
One of King Charles'most senior staff members, Bernie Flannery, is to stand down this weekend after being by the monarch's side for 40 years.
The news was revealed by royal author Robert Jobson on his Substack page. "Bernie Flannery leaves the King's personal staff this weekend," he wrote. "The loyal butler is the latest of His Majesty's team to leave his side, after more than forty years at his beck and call."
Bernie joined Charles' staff in the early 1990s after serving aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia. He clearly made an impression on both Charles and his then-wife, Princess Diana, as when the royal couple split, it was revealed that both wanted him to continue serving them. Bernie chose Charles on the royal's insistence.
Robert concluded his post by saying: "He is the most loyal of the loyal. Happy retirement Bernie. I raise a glass to you."
During his years with the King, Bernie has mostly stayed out of the headlines, although in 1999, he was involved in a car crash after picking up a new car for the Royal Household.
#loyal #weekend
The news was revealed by royal author Robert Jobson on his Substack page. "Bernie Flannery leaves the King's personal staff this weekend," he wrote. "The loyal butler is the latest of His Majesty's team to leave his side, after more than forty years at his beck and call."
Bernie joined Charles' staff in the early 1990s after serving aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia. He clearly made an impression on both Charles and his then-wife, Princess Diana, as when the royal couple split, it was revealed that both wanted him to continue serving them. Bernie chose Charles on the royal's insistence.
Robert concluded his post by saying: "He is the most loyal of the loyal. Happy retirement Bernie. I raise a glass to you."
During his years with the King, Bernie has mostly stayed out of the headlines, although in 1999, he was involved in a car crash after picking up a new car for the Royal Household.
#loyal #weekend
