Topgolf Repairs Collapsed Net After Worker’s TikTok Comment Goes Viral

Topgolf wrapped up fixes on a collapsed net at its Auburn Hills, Michigan, spot after a construction worker's remark on TikTok grabbed more than 300,000 likes and snagged the company's attention. Logan Phillips, 23, dropped the remark on a video showing the net collapsing when a golfer smacked a ball into it.

The video posted by @810ladyboss showed a man swinging a golf club. He sent the ball straight into the net. The impact triggered a chain reaction that brought the entire netting down. The clip racked up over 9 million views.

Phillips spotted it while scrolling through social media. "They better have that fixed by January 9th — my work Christmas party is there," he wrote in the comments. The party is scheduled for that date.

The company responded. They added a video showing workers on a crane installing new netting. "new nets going up for logan's christmas party," the post stated. That clip got more than 3 million views and was posted on TikTok.

On Jan. 3, the venue followed up with another video confirming repairs were done. Workers stood atop a crane holding green and blue letters spelling "4 LOGAN." That post reached at least 10 million viewers, per PEOPLE.

Phillips, a construction worker from the St. Clair area, said he left the remark as a joke. "Originally i decided to comment as a joke because i figured Topgolf would have it fixed in a timely manner so they could open back up," Phillips told PEOPLE. "But when I seen the comment go viral I was honestly shocked one little comment got this much attention."

He visited the repaired spot before his work party. "The response from TikTok seems so unreal, and the way Topgolf embraced my comment and got the nets fixed as quickly as they did — I thought that was unbelievable," he said, as shared by PEOPLE.

The incident pushed Phillips toward a new business goal, as shared by PEOPLE: "Over the past few months, I've actually been wanting to open my very own indoor golf simulator business," he said. "So when I went viral from a situation involving a golf simulator/driving range, I took it as a sign that I should definitely do that. I'm trying to build an amazing life for my family and have something to pass down to my son."