Court Filing Reveals Garrett Clark Shoving Scene Was Never In Approved Good Good Script

According to court documents, the approved script for the Callaway driver commercial was intended as a comedy twist where creators playfully competed to hold the club, with no scene involving Garrett Clark shoving Alexis Miestowski.

That revelation sits at the heart of a major civil lawsuit now unfolding in Texas.

Jeffrey Lefkovits, the former vice president of brand and marketing at Good Good Golf, filed the action on Oct. 29.

The complaint was submitted in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas.

Lefkovits is suing both Good Good Golf and its former chief executive officer, Matthew Kendrick.

The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in monetary relief for alleged defamation.

At the center of the dispute is a commercial meant to promote a co-branded Callaway driver.

The promotional video sparked massive public backlash immediately after its online release in August.

Viewers watched Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark sprint toward female creator Alexis Miestowski.

Clark shoved Miestowski directly to the ground in the clip.

He then stood over her and delivered a threatening line.

"Do not touch my new driver," Clark said in the advertisement.

The commercial quickly ignited widespread outrage across the internet.

Critics argued that the physical altercation made light of domestic violence and depicted casual hostility toward women.

Now, court filings offer a starkly different account of how that controversial moment made it onto screens.

THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT

Lefkovits alleges that the original concept looked nothing like the finished product.

Good Good content creator Sam Stamey wrote the initial advertisement script approximately one month prior to filming.

Lefkovits reviewed and formally approved that promotional outline.

In the court filing, Lefkovits describes the project as a lighthearted parody script.

The advertisement was meant to spoof the supernatural horror movie "Obsession."

The creative premise revolved around an individual becoming irrationally obsessed with a high-performance golf club.

The script was designed to show Clark spiraling into humorous madness over the new equipment.

According to the lawsuit, the narrative ended with a comedy twist where group members playfully competed for the club.

Crucially, the approved script contained no physical shoving scene between Clark and Miestowski.

Miestowski is an accomplished golfer who competed on the Epson Tour.

She also regularly appeared in content created for the Good Good Girls channel.

Yet the production took an unexpected turn once cameras began rolling.

CHANGES ON THE SET

Lefkovits alleges that he was out of the office on the day the commercial was filmed.

Because of his absence, he did not witness the production in person.

The lawsuit asserts that the controversial physical confrontation was created spontaneously during filming.

"On set, and without Lefkovits’s knowledge or participation, the team decided to film a shot in which Clark runs at Miestowski, shoves her to the ground, and, standing over her, says, ‘Do not touch my new driver,’" the filing states.

The complaint maintains that the violent scene was conceived of and approved directly on set.

Lefkovits emphasizes that he had no role in designing or directing the physical altercation.

He claims the finished advertisement was embraced by Good Good’s own performers and owners.

Furthermore, the lawsuit states the finished cut was submitted to Callaway for formal review.

Callaway reportedly approved the advertisement in writing before it was published.

Lefkovits claims he signed off on the revised cut only after Callaway had already granted its approval.

THE COMMERCIAL FALLOUT

When the advertisement premiered on social media, the public reaction was swift and intensely critical.

Good Good rapidly removed the video from its platforms.

The company issued a public apology for the imagery.

Callaway also issued a formal apology acknowledging the failure.

Both organizations conceded that the actions shown in the commercial conflicted with their core brand values.

Callaway chief executive officer Chip Brewer acknowledged that his company approved the ad before publication.

Brewer admitted that Callaway's internal review process was inadequate and failed.

He committed Callaway to investigating its approval procedures to avoid similar breakdowns.

Despite the apologies, the commercial controversy caused immense commercial damage.

Callaway officially terminated its lucrative, long-standing partnership with Good Good.

Retail giants also reacted swiftly to the public backlash.

Major retailers including Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods removed Good Good merchandise from store shelves.

Other media and commercial partnerships collapsed in the days that followed.

The sudden loss of corporate relationships rocked Good Good's business operations.

THE LEADERSHIP SHAKE-UP

The crisis prompted immediate departures at the highest executive levels of Good Good.

Matt Kendrick stepped down from his position as chief executive officer and chairman.

Joe Flannery, who served as company president, also departed in the wake of the controversy.

Prior to the scandal, Good Good was considered one of the creator economy's premier success stories.

The YouTube collective had built a massive following through entertaining, high-energy golf challenges.

The group secured extensive merchandise deals and raised $45 million in funding last year.

The commercial disaster abruptly stalled that business momentum.

In the immediate aftermath, Kendrick publicly addressed the failure.

Kendrick publicly declared, "I own it," taking responsibility for the company's output.

He initially assured staff that final accountability rested on his shoulders as chief executive.

SHIFTING BLAME AND TERMINATION