9/11 promotion gone wrong

The management of the course posted an apology and on a recorded message on the courses main phone line.

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A golf course in the US,offering nine holes of discounted golf for 9.11 to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks,has apologised after the advertisement turned into a public relations disaster on social media. The management of the golf course in Verona,Wisconsin,said the idea was to remember the victims of the September 11,2001,attacks. TumbleDown Trails Golf Course also received death threats,CNN reported. The ad quickly began circulating on social media,and the golf courses Facebook page was flooded with angry comments. The management of the course posted an apology and on a recorded message on the courses main phone line. Please accept our sincere apologies, the recording said.

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