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<CONFORMED-NAME>ASHWORTH INC
<CIK>0000820774
<ASSIGNED-SIC>2320
<IRS-NUMBER>841052000
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1031
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<ACT>34
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<STREET1>2765 LOKER AVE WEST
<CITY>CARLSBAD
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>92008
<PHONE>7604386610
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<STREET1>2765 LOKER AVENUE WEST
<CITY>CARLSBAD
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>92008
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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>CHARTER GOLF INC
<DATE-CHANGED>19920703
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Rule&nbsp;14a-101)<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</B></DIV>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Securities<BR>
Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Filed by the Registrant <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT><BR>
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Check the appropriate box:</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Preliminary Proxy Statement
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Definitive Proxy Statement
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Definitive Additional Materials</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT> Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167; 240.14a-12</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Ashworth, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV><BR>
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box):
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    <TD>No fee required.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>Title of each class of securities to which transactions applies:</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Aggregate number of securities to which transactions applies:</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction
computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 (set forth the
amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
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    <TD>Total fee paid:</TD>
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    <TD>Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</TD>
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    <TD>Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2)
and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amount previously paid:</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form, schedule or registration statement no.:</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filing party:</TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD width="5%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Date filed:</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%"><DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Information Concerning Participants<BR>
(Furnished pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Participant Information:</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Ashworth, Inc. (&#147;Ashworth&#148;), its directors and certain of its officers and employees may be deemed
to be participants in a solicitation of proxies in connection with Ashworth&#146;s upcoming 2006 annual
meeting of stockholders. These persons may have interests in the solicitation by reason of their
beneficial ownership of shares of common stock of Ashworth and by virtue of agreements and
arrangements with Ashworth. Each of the directors of Ashworth and each of the officers and
employees of Ashworth who may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation are listed below,
together with the number (in parenthesis) of shares of Ashworth common stock beneficially owned by
each of these persons as of February&nbsp;16, 2006 and the number of options to purchase shares of
Ashworth common stock exercisable on or before April&nbsp;17, 2006.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Directors:</I>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Randall
L. Herrel, Sr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (105,500 shares and 147,213
exercisable options);<BR>
Detlef H. Adler (-0- shares and 833 exercisable options);<BR>
Stephen G. Carpenter (17,500 shares and 63,750 exercisable options);<BR>
John M. Hanson, Jr. (52,200 shares and 93,750 exercisable options);<BR>
James B. Hayes (2,000 shares and 29,583 exercisable options);<BR>
James G. O&#146;Connor (10,000 shares and 19,583 exercisable options);<BR>
John W. Richardson ( -0- shares and 1,375 exercisable options).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Officers/Employees:</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Randall L. Herrel, Sr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (105,500 shares and 147,213
exercisable options);<BR>
Peter E. Holmberg, Executive Vice President of Merchandising, Design and Production (15,000 shares
and 35,755 exercisable options);<BR>
Gary I. Schneiderman, Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service (500
shares and 47,015 exercisable options);<BR>
Halina Balys, Corporate Secretary (-0- shares and 15,708 exercisable options).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Additional Information:</I>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Ashworth will file a proxy statement in connection with its 2006 annual meeting of stockholders.
Ashworth stockholders are strongly advised to read the proxy statement when it becomes available,
as it will contain important information. Stockholders will be able to obtain this proxy
statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and other documents filed by
Ashworth with the Securities and Exchange Commission for free at the Internet website maintained by
the Securities and Exchange Commission at <I>www.sec.gov</I>. Copies of the proxy statement and any
amendments and supplements to the proxy statement will also be available for free at Ashworth&#146;s
Internet website at <I>www.ashworthinc.com </I>or by writing to Ashworth, Inc., 2765 Loker Avenue West,
Carlsbad, CA 92008. In addition, copies of the proxy materials may be requested by contacting our proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at (800)&nbsp;322-2885
toll-free or by email at <I>proxy@mackenziepartners.com</I>.
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