Garrett Clark is a 20 year old kid that has loved the game of golf since he was born. Garrett played in junior events since he was young and played all the way through high school. He eventually got college offers, but instead of pursing collegiate golf he fell in love with YouTube. He started doing trick shots at a young age with his cousin Micah and they became very good. They started posting their golf trick shots to YouTube and began to have a following. Eventually the brand Gm Golf was born. When Garrett graduated high school he told his parents he wanted to start making money off of YouTube instead of golf in college. His parents who were hard working accountants did not agree at first but eventually gave him the OK. Garrett is driven by his love for the grind of filming and the game of golf. His channel has grown more and more every day since he started it. Him and his bestfriends go and make unique golf videos and challenges that no one has seen before. And the golf world is loving it. His channel sparked a flew of new golf lovers onto the scene to follow in his footsteps and make golf on YouTube. I think his channel is so amazing because there was never a golf side of YouTube and he created it all himself.
All these stories of how different people used such a widely used platform around the world to become successful entrepreneurs. Sometimes the help of another platform can be all the difference in the success or failure an entrepreneur experiences. Garrett Clark took a skill in golf, combined it with making trick shot videos, and then used Youtube to get his name out there.
The big thing that stands out to me about Garrett is how he, and people like him have created a new golfer. Before this new YouTube way of Golf, it was viewed as a preppy, proper sport that only rich people played, and this group of young people have changed that perception. Now teenagers can get into the game of golf a fun way, with different activities as well as having fun with your friends on the course it can be a great way to get others involved and beginning to love the sport of Golf. I find it inspiring that he chose to pursue YouTube instead of Golf, and sometimes find myself wishing I had taken a different path other than school too. I will continue to watch Garrett as he improves as a golfer and a man.