My father's first job out of college was a salesmen's position at a large electric company in Cleveland, selling large power generators. Although he made good money at it, he left the company a few years later. He felt it was very difficult to be completely honest in his customer relationships. A customer asks a question, "Can the generator do this?", and it would be hard to say no, thus separating the customer's best interests from his own selfish desire to make the sale and commission.
He then went on to a long and successful career working at a physics laboratory, which only paid modestly, but gave him great personal satisfaction. As a result of his own experience, he encouraged me to pursue a career in science instead of business. I took the advice to heart, and muddled through a modestly successful career as an engineer for many years. However, I inherited the strong desire to live with a clear conscience and be truthful.
I love funny commercials, but I despise any sort of deception in marketing. The world is so full of deceptive (and insidious) advertising these days. In my mind, the real moral deterioration in American society is the extent which capitalistic greed has taken over. It's getting hard to trust anybody who tries to sell you something.
For instance, almost everybody thinks glucosamine/chondroitin helps relieve the pain of osteoarthritis. It doesn't work.
To clarify, whether Greg Norman or, more likely, the ad wizards, decided that Greg's work at Cornerstone is worthy of comparison to Michelangelo, it's stupid modern bullshit advertising.
The most compelling aspect of GolfClubAtlas, and virtually all of its members, is the honesty.