China Customs Impound Rory McIlroy’s U.S. Open Trophy.

I'm not sure if you saw this in the papers yesterday but its absolutely ridiculous.

McIlroy, 22, had been hoping to show off the prestigious silver jug at his final six tournaments of 2011.

It was shipped to Shanghai ahead of the big WGC-HSBC Champions event there at the start of November.

But because nobody was at the course to receive the trophy it was impounded by hardline port officials — who have steadfastly refused to hand it back to the world number two.

Now his agents, Dubai-based Horizon Sports, are desperately trying to retrieve the historic trophy — which dates back to 1895 when it was won for the first time by Englishman Horace Rawlins.

Spokesman Conor Ridge said: "We have tried to send someone to Shanghai so they can be handed the trophy in person but Chinese customs are just not releasing it. We have now got the US Golf Association involved."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3975814/Rory-McIlroys-US-Open-trophy-is-impounded-by-the-Chinese.html

Would it have happened under ISM...?