Golf Course Finds Itself in the Rough Over Crass 9/11 Newspaper Ad

Nine holes for $9.11

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A Wisconsin golf course posted an apology on Facebook late Monday for a newspaper ad pledging to commemorate 9/11 with an offer of "9 holes with cart for only $9.11." The ad for Tumbledown Trails Golf Course, which reportedly ran in Monday's Wisconsin State Journal, offered the $9.11 rate (or $19.11 for 18 holes) only on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to honor the 12th anniversary of the terror attacks on New York and Washington.

As the ad spread online, critics came out in droves, sparking two apologies from the business on Facebook.

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