Matt Kendrick

What happened to Matt Kendrick? Why did Matt Kendrick leave Good Good and step down?

Matt Kendrick left Good Good on September 2, 2026, when an internal memo told employees he had decided to step down as CEO, effective immediately, per Front Office Sports and Awful Announcing. The memo, from CFO and COO Alex Puchala, said “Matt helped build something extraordinary that exceeded all expectations,” and president Joe Flannery left the same day. Neither the memo nor Kendrick gave a reason on the record; he did not respond to Front Office Sports’ request for comment. What is public is the timing: it came days after Callaway ended its partnership with Good Good over a co-branded driver ad that showed Garrett Clark pushing creator Alexis Miestowski to the ground, and after his own X post blaming Callaway, which is the next question. The full sequence of the ad fallout is on our Good Good page.

What did Matt Kendrick say about Callaway?

Matt Kendrick posted on X early on August 28, 2026, the day after Callaway cut ties with Good Good, that “@CallawayGolf asks us to make an ad then approves it then asks us to take the fall,” then “drops us in a coordinated media blitz and covers it up by giving a million dollars away,” per GOLF.com, which reported on September 3 that the post had about 8.8 million views and was still up. OutKick on Fox News reported that he also replied that he was “not opposed” to suing Callaway, then deleted that reply. He later told Front Office Sports the post was “reactionary” and that he had not seen or approved the ad before it was posted, per GOLF.com. Days earlier, on LinkedIn, he had written that the ad was meant as a parody of a scene from the movie Obsession, that “The execution missed the mark” and “We got this one wrong,” per GOLF.com on August 25.

Was Matt Kendrick fired from Good Good? Why was Matt Kendrick fired?

Matt Kendrick was not described as fired by Good Good: the September 2, 2026 memo said he “decided to step down,” per Awful Announcing, which cited Business Insider’s report of the memo. Golf Digest wrote only that he and Joe Flannery were “no longer with the company,” and CBS News headlined it as a resignation. As of November 2026 we found no report from a major outlet that he was fired, and he has not described his exit in public. The people Good Good did fire over the ad were its VP of brand and marketing and one other employee, per Front Office Sports.

Is Matt Kendrick still with Good Good? What is Matt Kendrick doing now?

No, as of November 2026 Matt Kendrick is not with Good Good, and he has not announced a new job or venture in anything we could source. Board member Nahid Giga, an early investor, became interim CEO on September 2, 2026, and Front Office Sports still described Giga as interim CEO on October 5, 2026, with Alex Puchala running day-to-day operations. Kendrick’s Grass League profile lists him as the owner of the league’s Dallas Horsemen team, rostered through 2026, and still carries the line that he is Good Good’s CEO. If he announces what comes next, this entry will add it.

Is this the Matt Kendrick from the Claret and Blue podcast? Why did he leave Claret and Blue?

No, this entry is about Matt Kendrick, the former CEO of Good Good Golf, not the Aston Villa podcaster. The Claret & Blue podcast from Reach Podcasts lists a host spelled Mat Kendrick on its Apple Podcasts page, while the same page’s About section, as of November 2026, names Dan Rolinson and John Townley as the hosts. We found no statement from the show about his role, and that story is outside this entry.

Does Matt Kendrick play golf?

Yes, Matt Kendrick plays golf: as of November 2026 he plays in the Grass League, which calls itself “the world’s first High Stakes Par 3 Golf league,” per his player profile and the league’s site. The profile, as of November 2026, lists his Grass League debut in 2024, starts in its GL Championship and Grass Clippings Open events through 2026, a best listed finish of 40th at a GL Championship, and his home club as Oak Tree National. It lists no handicap, and we found none published elsewhere.

What did Matt Kendrick do before Good Good?

Matt Kendrick previously oversaw Googan Squad, the fishing channel on YouTube, per D Magazine in April 2024, which also reported that he had held the Good Good company name since his college days. Golf Digest dates his time at Good Good to 2020. We found no sourced account of his earlier jobs beyond that.

How old is Matt Kendrick?

Matt Kendrick has not published a birthdate, and we found no Famous Birthdays page for him, so as of November 2026 we do not list an age.

What is Matt Kendrick’s real name?

Matt Kendrick is the name he goes by and the name used for him by GOLF.com, Front Office Sports and CBS News. We found no other name published for him.

Where can I watch or follow Matt Kendrick?

Matt Kendrick does not have his own video channel; as of November 2026 his public account is on X as @mattkendrick, the account OutKick linked for his August 2026 Callaway post. He was an off-camera executive, so Good Good’s YouTube channel is not a place to watch him. His Grass League results are on his player profile.

What is Matt Kendrick’s net worth?

Matt Kendrick does not publish a number and neither do we.

What about Matt Kendrick’s family or his wife?

Not something we cover.

Who represents Matt Kendrick?

As of November 2026, no agent, manager or new employer is named publicly for Matt Kendrick; he left Good Good on September 2, 2026 and has not announced his next role. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because people following Good Good’s September 2026 shake-up keep asking what happened to its CEO, and the public record answers most of it. If that changes, this entry will say so.

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