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A.  2006 Outside Director Compensation Plan<br>    <br>    On October 26, 2005, the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Committee" or "C&HRC") of the Board of Directors of Ashworth, Inc. (the "Company") approved the 2006 Outside Director Compensation Program including: (i) an annual cash retainer of $30,000 for each outside director, (ii) an additional annual cash retainer of $10,000 for the Audit Committee ("AC") Chairman, $7,500 for the C&HRC Chairman, and $5,000 for each of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee ("CG&NC") Chairman and the Lead Director, (iii) $1,000 for each in-person attendance at a Board or Committee meeting, (iv) $500 for telephonic attendance at a Board or Committee meeting, (v) $500 for attendance at any other special meeting, in person or telephonically, (vi) an annual grant of an option for 10,000 shares of common stock, vesting quarterly and with an exercise price equal to the common stock&#x2019;s fair market value on the date of grant, for each of the outside directors, (vii) an annual grant of an option for 5,000 shares of common stock, vesting quarterly and with an exercise price equal to the common stock&#x2019;s fair market value on the date of grant, for each of the AC Chairman, the C&HRC Chairman, the CG&NC Chairman and the Lead Director, and (viii) an annual clothing allowance of $1,000.  The 2006 Outside Director Compensation Plan will be effective as of November 1, 2005.<br><br>    In approving the above portions of the 2006 Outside Director Compensation Program, the Committee analyzed director compensation at comparable companies, as reported in such companies&#x2019; proxy filings.<br><br>B.  Acceleration of Stock Option Vesting<br><br>    On October 26, 2005, the C&HRC approved the accelerated vesting of all currently outstanding, "out-of-the-money," unvested stock options (the "Options") to purchase shares of common stock of the Company.  These Options were previously awarded to directors, officers, and employees under the 2000 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan.  These Options have an exercise price greater than $6.97, the closing price on October 26, 2005, which is the effective date of the acceleration. Outstanding unvested options that are "in-the-money" will not be subject to acceleration and will continue to vest in accordance with their normal schedule.<br><br>    Options to purchase approximately 328,000 shares of Ashworth, Inc. common stock, which would otherwise have vested from time to time over the next three years, became immediately exercisable as a result of the C&HRC's actions. The number of shares and exercise prices of the Options subject to the acceleration are unchanged.  The remaining terms for each of the Options granted remain the same.  The Company will seek consent from option holders of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if the acceleration would have the effect of changing the status of the Option for federal income tax purposes from an incentive stock option to a non-qualified stock option.<br><br>    The decision to accelerate the vesting of these Options, which the Company believes is in the best interests of its stockholders, was made in part to reduce non-cash compensation expense that would have been recorded in its income statement in future periods upon the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123R (Share-Based Payment) in November 2005.  In addition, the C&HRC believes these "out-of-the-money" Options may not be offering sufficient incentive to the employees and directors when compared to the potential future compensation expense that would have been attributable to the Options.  Finally, the C&HRC believes that the accelerated vesting may have a positive effect on morale, retention and perception of option value.<br><br>    Assuming that no holders of incentive stock options withhold consent for the acceleration, the Company estimates that approximately $341,000, $131,000 and $13,000 of future, before tax compensation expense for fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively, will be eliminated as a result of the acceleration of vesting based on value calculations using the Black-Scholes methodology.  Should any of the option holders withhold consent for the vesting acceleration, then the Company would incur future expense associated with those Options over the remainder of the Options' original vesting schedule as of November 1, 2005 and the current estimated expense elimination for the Company would be reduced.  Since the Company currently accounts for its stock options in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, it will report compensation expense related to the affected options for disclosure purposes only in its fiscal year 2005 financial statements.<br>
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    On October 26, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") appointed Mr. John W. Richardson to serve as a director of the Company effective as of December 12, 2005.  To accommodate the election of Mr. Richardson, the Board also adopted a resolution to increase the authorized number of directors on the Board.  Section 1 of Article III of the Bylaws of the Company provides that the authorized number of directors of the Company shall be within a range of three to 15 directors, subject to determination by resolution of the Board or by the stockholders of the Company at the annual meeting.  The exact number of directors of the Company was increased from five to six effective as of December 12, 2005.<br><br>    After the appointment of Richardson, the Board will have six directors comprised of five independent directors (as determined in accordance with NASDAQ&#x2019;s independence requirements) and one employee director.<br><br>    There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Richardson was selected as a director of the Company.  Mr. Richardson does not have any relationship or related transaction with the Company that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.<br><br>    Mr. Richardson has not yet been appointed to serve on any Board committees and such appointment is expected to be made when he joins the Board for his first Board meeting in December.<br>
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:42%; font-size: 11pt">Contact: Randall L. Herrel, Sr. &#150; President and CEO
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(760)&nbsp;929-6142
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Peter S. Case &#150; Executive Vice President and CFO
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(760)&nbsp;929-4640



<P align="left" style="margin-left:42%; font-size: 11pt">Investor Relations: Sean Collins &#151; Partner
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CCG Investor Relations and Strategic Communications
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(310)&nbsp;231-8600. ext. 202


<P align="center" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>ASHWORTH, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF A NEW DIRECTOR</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, November&nbsp;1, 2005 &#150; Ashworth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASHW), a leading designer of
golf-inspired lifestyle sportswear, today announced that on October&nbsp;26, 2005 the Board of Directors
of Ashworth, Inc. (the &#147;Board&#148;) appointed a new outside director to the Company&#146;s Board effective
December&nbsp;12, 2005.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">On October&nbsp;26, 2005, the Company&#146;s Board approved the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;John W. Richardson to
serve as director effective December&nbsp;12, 2005. Mr.&nbsp;Richardson will stand for election at the
Company&#146;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for March&nbsp;2006. The Company&#146;s Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee is in the process of searching for three or four directors who
possess the desired skill sets designed to enhance the diversity of experience on the Company&#146;
Board of Directors. Mr.&nbsp;Richardson brings to the Board several of the desired skill sets. First,
Mr.&nbsp;Richardson has extensive finance-related experience, qualifies as an &#147;audit committee financial
expert&#148; and brings to the Board a wealth of knowledge in the area of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance in
today&#146;s environment. Second, he has Fortune 500 public company experience, and third, he has
international experience.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Mr.&nbsp;Richardson, 60, is the Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Qwest
Communications International (&#147;Qwest&#148;), a world wide provider of a variety of telecommunications
services. From October&nbsp;2002 to April&nbsp;2003, Mr.&nbsp;Richardson was an independent consultant. In
October&nbsp;2002 Mr.&nbsp;Richardson retired from Goodyear Tire &#038; Rubber Company (&#147;Goodyear&#148;), a worldwide
manufacturer of tires, engineered products and chemicals where he served as the Vice President of
Finance for its North American Tire business unit from 1999 to 2002. Mr.&nbsp;Richardson has a broad
variety of international experience from his work with Goodyear where he held general management
and financial positions within their operations in Great Britain and Ohio from 1967 to 1999. Mr.
Richardson holds a Certified Public Accountant license from the State of Ohio (inactive)&nbsp;and
received a B.B.A. degree from Ohio University in 1967.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">To accommodate the election of Mr.&nbsp;Richardson, the Board also adopted a resolution to increase the
authorized number of directors on the Board. Effective as of December&nbsp;12, 2005, the exact number
of directors of the Company was increased from five to six.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">After the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Richardson, the Board will have six directors comprised of five
independent directors (as determined in accordance with NASDAQ&#146;s independence requirements) and one
employee director.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Richardson was selected as a
director of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Richardson does not have any relationship or related transaction
with the Company that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange
Commission Regulation&nbsp;S-K.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Mr.&nbsp;Richardson has not yet been appointed to serve on any Board committees and such appointment is
expected to be made when he joins the Board for his first Board meeting in December.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Ashworth, Inc. </B>is a designer of men&#146;s and women&#146;s golf-inspired lifestyle sportswear distributed
domestically and internationally in golf pro shops, resorts, upscale department and specialty
stores and to corporate customers. Ashworth products include three main brand extensions. <I>Ashworth
Collection</I><sup><I>TM</I></sup> is a range of upscale sportswear designed to be worn on and off course.
<I>Ashworth Authentics</I><sup><I>TM</I></sup> showcases popular items from the Ashworth line. <I>Ashworth Weather
Systems</I><sup>&#174;</sup> utilizes technology to create a balance between fashion and function in a
variety of climatic conditions. Callaway Golf is a trademark of Callaway Golf Company. Ashworth,
Inc., 2765 Loker Avenue West, Carlsbad, CA 92008 is an Official Licensee of Callaway Golf Company.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">In July&nbsp;2004, Ashworth, Inc. acquired Gekko Brands, LLC (&#147;Gekko&#148;), a leading designer, producer and
distributor of headwear and apparel under The Game<FONT style="font-family: Symbol">&#210;</FONT> and Kudzu<FONT style="font-family: Symbol">&#210;</FONT> brands. This strategic
acquisition provides opportunity for additional growth in three new, quality channels of
distribution for the Ashworth<FONT style="font-family: Symbol">&#210;</FONT> and Callaway Golf apparel brands as well as further growth
from The Game and Kudzu brands&#146; sales into the Company&#146;s three traditional distribution channels.
The Game brand products are marketed primarily under licenses to over 1,000 colleges and
universities, as well as to the PGA TOUR, resorts, entertainment complexes and sporting goods
dealers that serve the high school and college markets. The Game brand is one of the leading
headwear brands in the College/Bookstore distribution channel. The Kudzu brand products are sold
into the NASCAR/racing markets and through outdoor sports distribution channels, including fishing
and hunting.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">To learn more, please visit our Web site at <U>www.ashworthinc.com</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">This press release contains forward-looking statements related to the Company&#146;s market position,
finances, operating results, marketing plans and strategies. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. These
statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected. These risks include the timely development and acceptance of new products, as
well as strategic alliances, the integration of the Company&#146;s recent acquisition, the impact of
competitive products and pricing, the success of the Callaway Golf apparel product line, the
preliminary nature of bookings information, the ongoing risk of excess or obsolete inventory,
potential inadequacy of booked reserves, the successful operation of the new distribution facility
in Oceanside, CA, and other risks described in Ashworth, Inc.&#146;s SEC reports, including the report
on Form 10-K for the year ended October&nbsp;31, 2004 and Form 10-Q&#146;s filed thereafter. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision of the forward-looking
statements.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">CONTACT INFORMATION:
<BR>
Ashworth, Inc.
<BR>
Randall L. Herrel, Sr., 760-929-6142
<BR>
Peter S. Case, 760-929-4640
<BR>
or
<BR>
CCG Investor Relations and Strategic Communications
<BR>
Sean Collins, (310)-231-8600, ext. 202 (Investor Relations)


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