Golf club apologises as 9/11 promotion leads to death threats

An American golf course has been forced to apologise after it created a grossly insensitive 9/11 discount promotion.

The Tumbledown Trails in Wisconsin rapidly went from proudly unveiling its new promotion — with an ad it placed in a local paper — to threatening to close altogether on Sept 11 after a predictably vicious backlash.

Close to 3,000 people died on Sept 11, so it was not remotely surprising that the following promotion sparked outrage and upset many.