
                                  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): March 9, 2006

                                 ASHWORTH, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



            Delaware                       001-14547             84-1052000
(State or Other Jurisdiction of           (Commission          (IRS Employer
         Incorporation)                   File Number)       Identification No.)


         2765 Loker Avenue West
          Carlsbad, California                                 92010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)


       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (760) 438-6610


                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On March 9, 2006,  Ashworth,  Inc. (the  "Company")  issued a press release
announcing the financial  results for its first quarter fiscal year 2006 as well
as earnings  guidance  for its full fiscal year 2006.  The Company  will hold an
earnings  call at 4:30  p.m.,  Eastern  Time,  on March 9, 2006 to  review  such
results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (d)   Exhibits:

              The following  exhibit is furnished  with this current  report on
              Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number      Description of Exhibit
--------------      ----------------------

99.1                Ashworth,  Inc. press release dated March 9, 2006 announcing
                    the financial results for its first quarter fiscal year 2006
                    as well as earnings guidance for its full fiscal year 2006.



The information in this current report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit
attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this current
report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


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                                   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.

                                 ASHWORTH, INC.



Date:    March 9, 2006          By:   /s/Randall L. Herrel, Sr.
                                      -------------------------
                                      Randall L. Herrel, Sr.
                                      Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
                                      President


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number                    Description
--------------                    -----------

99.1                Ashworth,  Inc. press release dated March 9, 2006 announcing
                    the financial results for its first quarter fiscal year 2006
                    as well as earnings guidance for its full fiscal year 2006.
