Growth! Counterfeit Golf Seizures Up in '11!

And who says the golf industry is shrinking...reports P.R. Newswire:

The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group announced today that it seized more than 95,000 counterfeit golf products in 2011, nearly four times the amount seized in the previous year. The significant increase demonstrates the group's improved ability to cooperate with law enforcement agencies around the world to identify and eliminate counterfeit operations. In addition to raids and seizures, 2011 saw the group launch an educational website which provided visitors with information on how to avoid purchasing counterfeit clubs. The Golf Group also took considerable legal actions against counterfeiters in China and the U.S., including successfully securing a court order to shut down a number of websites allegedly selling counterfeit clubs.

"The Golf Group remains committed to shutting down as many counterfeit operations as it possibly can," said Don Reino, Vice President of Legal Operations for Cleveland Golf. "The Golf Group's cooperative efforts, in combination with the continued support of Chinese law enforcement agencies, allowed us to send an even stronger message to counterfeiters around the world last year."