Callaway Golf Company urges consumers to be aware of counterfeit clubs, bags and accessories. Counterfeits have been particularly common on Internet sites. These bogus products are often cosmetically attractive—making it difficult for the average person to readily identify them as low-quality fakes with inferior technology.

How can you protect yourself from being a victim of counterfeiters? Here are some questions you should ask as you prepare to purchase genuine Callaway Golf products:

1. Am I purchasing from an authorised Callaway Golf retailer? If the answer is "no," your chances of purchasing counterfeits increase greatly. For a list of authorised Callaway Golf retailers, and those authorised to sell genuine Callaway Golf clubs, bags and accessories on the Internet, see our Retail Locater. Your best protection against counterfeits is to purchase only from an authorised Callaway Golf retailer. If you have questions, contact Callaways Customer Service team or call 0800 096 4591.

2. Are the products touted as being "brand new" and being offered for sale on an Internet auction site? If yes, beware. Why would brand new clubs be up for auction? Many consumers who have purchased counterfeit clubs have been victimized by Internet auction sellers. The best insurance against being victimized by counterfeiters is to buy only from authorised Callaway Golf retailers.

3. Are the clubs a full set, including woods, irons, wedges, a putter, a bag, and possibly even an airport travel bag (with wheels), an umbrella, and/or a shoe bag? If so, it is highly likely that they are a counterfeit set purchased overseas for less than $300. But beware: some counterfeiters are breaking up these full sets and selling counterfeit irons, woods, and bags separately.

4. Does the seller explain his willingness to part with the clubs at a bargain-basement price by claiming that he "won the clubs” in a tournament or raffle, or that they were "a gift” that he doesn’t need? Sellers of counterfeit Callaway Golf clubs on the Internet often use these and other reasons to deceive their victims.

5. Do the clubs have serial numbers on the hosel of the driver and #3 wood, and on the hosel of the #8 iron?  If the answer is "no," there is a very high probability that the clubs are counterfeit.  If the answer is "yes," but the clubs being offered fit other warning signs in this bulletin (such as a suspiciously low price), be cautious.  Some counterfeiters are putting bogus serial numbers on clubs.

6. If the clubs include Hawk Eye VFT Irons, Hawk Eye VFT or Great Big Bertha II Drivers or Fairway Woods, does a magnet cling to them?  If it does, the clubs are counterfeit.  Authentic Callaway Golf Hawk Eye VFT Irons, Hawk Eye VFT and Great Big Bertha II Drivers and Fairway Woods are titanium, not steel.  A magnet will not cling to them.

7. Have the clubs been inspected at an authorised Callaway Golf retailer in a side-by-side comparison? If you have access to the clubs before purchase, don’t fail to do this. Most counterfeits do not withstand such a comparison. 

8. If you are in doubt about the authenticity of the clubs being offered, you can always contact Callaway Golf and asked for assistance.  If you do so, your chances of being victimized decrease significantly.

Here is an Example of A Fake 'Callaway Club' compared to a Authentic Callaway Club



There are some subtle differences between the two and as you can see the fake club has a brighter shade of red and the number of the club is subtley different to the Authentic Club.The Big Bertha lettering on the fake is also slimmer and not as black. The White line goes all the way down to the bottom on the fake club but on the Autentic Club it stops with some of the club head beneath it. Luckily you can see these differences through the use of a picture! with this knowledge combined with the ebay shop you are looking at you should be able to tell if the clubs they are selling are fakes or Authentic.

Always look for this logo on the site the Callaway products are being sold