ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP. 20170512 6.92 MB 61 <span id="golf-20170331ex311afff49.htm"></span>  <html lang="en-US"> <head> <title>Form 10-Q filed by ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP. on 2017-05-12</title> </head> <body><div style="margin-left:10.2941176470588%;margin-right:10.2941176470588%;"></div><div style="margin-left:10.2941176470588%;margin-right:10.2941176470588%;"> <p style="margin:0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 31.1</font> </p> <p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">CERTIFICATIONS</font> </p> <p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">I, Walter Uihlein, certify that:</font> </p> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"><p style="width:18pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> 1.</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Acushnet Holdings Corp.;</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"><p style="width:18pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> 2.</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"><p style="width:18pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> 3.</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"><p style="width:18pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> 4.</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:54pt;"><p style="width:54pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> a)</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:54pt;"><p style="width:54pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> b)</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">[Reserved]</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:54pt;"><p style="width:54pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> c)</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:54pt;"><p style="width:54pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> d)</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:18pt;"><p style="width:18pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> 5.</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:54pt;"><p style="width:54pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> a)</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:54pt;"><p style="width:54pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> b)</font> </p> </td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.</font></p></td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p> <div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;"> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;"> </font></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;"> <font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;"> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">Date: May 12, 2017</font></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">/s/ Walter Uihlein</font></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;">Name: Walter Uihlein</font></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;font-style:italic;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p> </td> <td valign="top" style="width:50.00%;padding:0pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font></p> </td> </tr> </table></div> <p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;"> <font style="display:inline;"> </font> </p></div><div style="margin-left:10.2941176470588%;margin-right:10.2941176470588%;"> <p><font size="1"> </font></p></div><div style="margin-left:10.2941176470588%;margin-right:10.2941176470588%;"><hr align="center" style='background-color:#000000; 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