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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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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">(Name of Subject Company)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ASHWORTH, INC.</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Halina Balys<BR>
Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Compliance Officer<BR>
2765 Loker Avenue West<BR>
Carlsbad, California 92010<BR>
(760)&nbsp;438-6610</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP<BR>
3161 Michelson Drive, Suite&nbsp;1200<BR>
Irvine, California 92612<BR>
(949)&nbsp;451-3800<BR>
Attention: Mark W. Shurtleff, Esq.</B></DIV>

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commencement of a tender offer.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Ashworth, Inc.</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>TaylorMade-adidas Golf</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Allan H. Fletcher, CEO
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Scott Leightman, Director of Public Relations</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Eddie Fadel, President
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(760) 476-5748</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(760) 929-6100</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company to acquire Ashworth, Inc.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Herzogenaurach / Carlsbad, California, </B>October&nbsp;13, 2008 &#151; Ashworth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASHW) and the
adidas Group announced today that the TaylorMade-adidas Golf business segment has entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Ashworth, Inc. for $1.90 per share
in cash. The transaction value is $72.8&nbsp;million (<FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>54.1&nbsp;million), which includes the assumption of
$46.3&nbsp;million (<FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>34.4&nbsp;million) of Ashworth debt based on Ashworth, Inc.&#146;s 10-Q for the period ended
July&nbsp;31, 2008. <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">1</SUP> The transaction will be effected through a tender offer to be launched
shortly by a subsidiary of Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. (&#147;TaylorMade-adidas Golf&#148;) for all
outstanding Ashworth shares. The tender offer will be subject to, among other things, the condition
that at least a majority of the outstanding Ashworth shares are tendered.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Through the acquisition of Ashworth, TaylorMade-adidas Golf becomes the leading and most balanced
golf apparel company with a complete apparel offering for golfers globally. The transaction enables
TaylorMade-adidas Golf to widen its product range, to further strengthen its distribution platform
and to extend its marketing presence.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;Ashworth is a well-established, authentic golf apparel brand with a strong heritage and represents
an excellent addition to TaylorMade and adidas Golf,&#148; said adidas AG Chairman and CEO Herbert
Hainer. &#147;This acquisition underscores our commitment to continued growth in the golf category.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;We are excited to bring Ashworth alongside our industry-leading TaylorMade and adidas Golf brands.
TaylorMade-adidas Golf&#146;s mission is to be the best performance golf company in the world and adding
Ashworth is another important step in achieving that goal<B>,</B>&#148; commented Mark King, President and CEO
of TaylorMade-adidas Golf.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;This deal provides exciting prospects for our colleagues, partners and customers around the world.
The Ashworth<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP> brand fits perfectly into TaylorMade-adidas Golf&#146;s line-up of brands and together we
will be able to increase efficiency and drive the golf apparel business going forward, leveraging a
broad set of resources,&#148; said Allan Fletcher, CEO of Ashworth, Inc.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Board of Directors of Ashworth has approved the transaction. In addition, members of the
Knightspoint Partners group who collectively own over 16% of Ashworth&#146;s outstanding shares have
entered into an agreement whereby they have agreed to tender their shares. The Knightspoint
Partners group represents the largest reporting shareholder group of Ashworth.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The adidas Group plans to finance the acquisition with cash on hand or through existing credit
lines. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the
fourth quarter 2008.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In connection with the transaction, Barclays Capital is acting as financial advisor to the adidas
Group. Kurt Salmon Associates Capital Advisors, Inc. is acting as financial advisor to Ashworth.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About Ashworth, Inc.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Ashworth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASHW) is a leading 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 under the Ashworth&#174; brand. Ashworth is
also an Official Apparel Licensee of Callaway Golf Company. Ashworth is also a leading designer,
producer and distributor of headwear and apparel under The Game&#174; and Kudzu&#174; brands. The Game is a
leading headwear brand in collegiate bookstores and Kudzu products are sold into the NASCAR/racing
markets and through outdoors sports distribution channels, including fishing and hunting. Ashworth
is also the exclusive on-site event merchandiser for the Kentucky Derby.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">For more information, please visit the Company&#146;s Web site at <U>www.ashworthinc.com</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About the adidas Group</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The adidas Group is one of the global leaders within the sporting goods industry, offering a broad
range of products around three core segments adidas, Reebok and TaylorMade-adidas Golf.
Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group has more than 34,000 employees and generated
sales of <FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>10.3&nbsp;billion in 2007.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About TaylorMade-adidas Golf</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, TaylorMade-adidas Golf sells golf clubs and balls under the
TaylorMade brand and adidas Golf footwear and apparel. TaylorMade-adidas Golf posted 2007 sales of
<FONT face="'Times New Roman',times,serif">&#128;</FONT>804&nbsp;million.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This announcement does not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell
any securities. The tender offer for the outstanding shares of common stock of Ashworth described
in this announcement has not commenced. Any offers to purchase or solicitation of offers to sell
will be made only pursuant to a tender offer statement on Schedule&nbsp;TO filed by a subsidiary of
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)&nbsp;and a
solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule&nbsp;14D-9 filed by Ashworth with the SEC. The tender
offer statement (including an offer to purchase, a letter of transmittal and other offer documents)
and the solicitation/recommendation statement will contain important information and should be read
carefully before any decision is made with respect to the tender offer. Those materials will be
made available to stockholders of Ashworth at no expense to them. In addition, all of those
materials (and all other offer documents filed with the SEC) will be available at no charge on the
SEC&#146;s website (<u>http://www.sec.gov/</u>).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This press release contains forward-looking statements related to Ashworth, Inc.&#146;s (the
&#147;Company&#146;s&#148;) market position, finances, operating results, marketing and business plans and
strategies within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act, as amended, and Section&nbsp;21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may contain the
words &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;predicts,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;projects,&#148; &#147;will be,&#148; &#147;will
continue,&#148; &#147;will likely result,&#148; or other similar words and phrases. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">speak only as
of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, changed circumstances or unanticipated events unless
required by law. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected. These risks include the consummation of the recently
announced proposed acquisition of the Company by TaylorMade-adidas Golf, the uncertainties
associated with a potential liquidity shortfall in the first half of fiscal 2009, implementing a
successful transition in executive leadership, successful resolution of the current dispute with
Callaway Golf, the evaluation of strategic alternatives that may be presented, timely development
and acceptance of new products, as well as strategic alliances, the impact of competitive products
and pricing, the success of the Sun Ice&#174; and Callaway Golf apparel product lines, the preliminary
nature of bookings information, the ongoing risk of excess or obsolete inventory, the potential
inadequacy of booked reserves, the successful operation of the distribution facility in Oceanside,
CA, the successful implementation of the Company&#146;s ERP system, and other risks described in
Ashworth, Inc.&#146;s SEC reports, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October
31, 2007, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter and amendments to any of the foregoing
reports, including the Form 10-K/A for the year ended October&nbsp;31, 2007.
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