Last month, the U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group (known as The Golf Group), coordinated four criminal raids in China and seized more than 105,000 pieces of counterfeit golf equipment. Since 2004, The Golf Group (comprised of most major brands) has seized more than three million fake golf products.

PGA Show In Orlando

The trade show started in 1954 as a small gathering in a Florida parking lot for golf professionals to buy merchandise. It moved from various South Florida locations before settling in Orlando in 1975 (indoors at Disney’s Contemporary Resort) and then the Orange County Convention Center in 1985.

A Social Media Powerhouse

A couple of interesting facts about LinkedIn…It has 1.1 billion members with 234 million listing the United States as there “home” country. Demos: 43.6% are female, while 56.4% are male. It was founded before Meta (originally Facebook) and X (originally Twitter).

Elite Company

Each year, Golf Inc. ranks the most powerful people in golf. Their rankings…Once again, management companies dominate the field. Troon CEO Tim Schantz retains the top spot, guiding the world’s largest golf management firm through another year of strategic growth. Close behind are Steve Skinner, CEO of KemperSports and David Pillsbury, CEO of Invited, who continue to modernize the private-club experience and set the standard for service, culture and innovation.