---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001672013-21-000080"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GOLF"
cik: "0001672013"
company_name: "Acushnet Holdings Corp."
filed_at: "2021-12-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T02:05:20.605173+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Walter Uihlein to retire from Acushnet Holdings board effective Dec 31, 2021

## Summary
- Walter Uihlein, former President and CEO, notified board of retirement effective Dec 31, 2021.
- Retirement not due to any disagreement with the company.
- Uihlein served on board since Oct 2016, previously on Acushnet Company board from 1984.
- He received PGA Distinguished Service Award in 2005.
- Board and management thanked him for 45 years of service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001672013-21-000080
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GOLF
- cik: 0001672013
- company_name: Acushnet Holdings Corp.
- filed_at: 2021-12-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1672013/000167201321000080/0001672013-21-000080-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1672013/000167201321000080/golf-20211206.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001672013-21-000080
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001672013-21-000080.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001672013-21-000080.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Walter Uihlein retired as Director at Acushnet Holdings Corp..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 6, 2021, Walter Uihlein notified Acushnet Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) of his intent to retire from the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective as of December 31, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1672013/000167201321000080/0001672013-21-000080-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.