<SUBMISSION>
<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0001209191-04-033978
<TYPE>4/A
<PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>1
<PERIOD>20040623
<FILING-DATE>20040701
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>HANSON JOHN M JR
<CIK>0001235590
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>4/A
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>001-14547
<FILM-NUMBER>04895891
</FILING-VALUES>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>3773 CHERRY CREEK DR NORTH
<CITY>DENVER
<STATE>CO
<ZIP>80209
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
<ISSUER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>ASHWORTH INC
<CIK>0000820774
<ASSIGNED-SIC>2320
<IRS-NUMBER>841052000
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1031
</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>2765 LOKER AVE WEST
<CITY>CARLSBAD
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>92008
<PHONE>7604386610
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>2765 LOKER AVENUE WEST
<CITY>CARLSBAD
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>92008
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
<FORMER-COMPANY>
<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>CHARTER GOLF INC
<DATE-CHANGED>19920703
</FORMER-COMPANY>
</ISSUER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>4/A
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>doc4a.xml
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4/A SUBMISSION
<TEXT>
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2004-06-23</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2004-06-25</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000820774</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ASHWORTH INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ASHW</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001235590</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HANSON JOHN M JR</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>3773 CHERRY CREEK DR. NORTH</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DENVER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80209</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-06-23</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>200</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>8.03</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>39700</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This amended Form 4 is filed to correctly report that the Reporting Person purchased 200 shares of Common Stock, not 500 as originally reported.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This amended Form 4 is filed to correctly report that the purchase price was $8.03 per share of Common Stock, not $8.01 as originally reported.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This amended Form 4 is filed to correctly report that the Reporting Person beneficially owns 39,700 shares of Common Stock following the reported transaction, not 40,000 as originally reported.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Halina Balys as attorney-in-fact for John M. Hanson</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-07-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

</XML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
