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<FILING-DATE>20080116
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<ISSUER>
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<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>
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>Fletcher Allan H.
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<ACT>34
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<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<PHONE>760-438-6610
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
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<STREET1>2765 LOKER AVENUE WEST
<CITY>CARLSBAD
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>92010
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 SUBMISSION
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The options were issued pursuant to the consulting agreement between Fletcher Leisure Group, Ltd. (&quot;FLG&quot;) and Ashworth, Inc.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">50,000 options vest on each of October 24, 2008 and 2009, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The option exercise period for vested options will extend until the earlier of (1) one year after termination of the consulting agreement for any reason, or (2) ten years after the grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Allan H. Fletcher owns 100% of Fletcher Leisure Group, Inc. which owns 100% of Fletcher Leisure Group, Ltd.  Mr. Fletcher disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report should not be deemed an admission that Mr. Fletcher is the beneficial owner of such securities for Section 16 or any other purposes.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Concurrent with the grant of options to FLG, the October 24, 2007 stock option grant pursuant to the 2007 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan to Allan H. Fletcher was cancelled.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Halina Balys as attorney-in-fact for Allan H. Fletcher</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-01-16</signatureDate>
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