UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

						
Form	8-K	
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 06, 2021

			
Acushnet Holdings Corp.	
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)	

									
Delaware	001-37935	45-2644353	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	(Commission
File Number)	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	

333 Bridge Street	Fairhaven,	Massachusetts	02719	
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)	

(800) 225‑8500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common Stock - $0.001 par value per share		GOLF		New York Stock Exchange	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 6, 2021, Walter Uihlein notified Acushnet Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) of his intent to retire from the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective as of December 31, 2021. The retirement is not the result of any disagreement with the Company. Mr. Uihlein was the Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer, joining Acushnet Company in 1976 and appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 1995. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in May 2016 until his retirement as of January 1, 2018. Mr. Uihlein served as a member of the Board of Directors of Acushnet Company from 1984 to October 2016 and has served on our Board of Directors since October 2016. In 2005, Mr. Uihlein received the PGA of America's Distinguished Service Award, the organization's highest honor. The Board and management of the Company thank Mr. Uihlein for his 45 years of dedicated service.

SIGNATURES
 
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

									
	ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP.	
		
	By:	/s/ Roland Giroux	
	Name:	Roland Giroux	
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	
 
Date: December 10, 2021