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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Ashworth, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
33-92580, 333-51730, 33-35516, 33-41455, 33-47502, 33-54206 and 33-66040) on
Form S-8 of Ashworth, Inc. of our reports dated January 9, 2004, with respect to
the consolidated balance sheets of Ashworth, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October
31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of income,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three
year-period ended October 31, 2003, and the related consolidated financial
statement schedule, which reports appear in the October 31, 2003 report on Form
10-K of Ashworth, Inc. and subsidiaries.

                                             KPMG LLP
San Diego, California
January 29, 2004

