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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</span></div><div style="text-indent:63pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6cc6c55b3f614857a30bca291ccc8188_D20211104-20211104" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:WrittenCommunications" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmI1MTkyZTZkNDQzZTQzMTI4Y2NhYzU1N2FjODM2MTIxL3NlYzpiNTE5MmU2ZDQ0M2U0MzEyOGNjYWM1NTdhYzgzNjEyMV8xL2ZyYWc6NDc4YzExYTJkZWY4NGU2N2JmZjE3ZTM4N2EwYjljZTQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo0NzhjMTFhMmRlZjg0ZTY3YmZmMTdlMzg3YTBiOWNlNF8yNjM1_dbfb5839-be90-44fe-a1da-67c89b6657ab">☐</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6cc6c55b3f614857a30bca291ccc8188_D20211104-20211104" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmI1MTkyZTZkNDQzZTQzMTI4Y2NhYzU1N2FjODM2MTIxL3NlYzpiNTE5MmU2ZDQ0M2U0MzEyOGNjYWM1NTdhYzgzNjEyMV8xL2ZyYWc6NDc4YzExYTJkZWY4NGU2N2JmZjE3ZTM4N2EwYjljZTQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo0NzhjMTFhMmRlZjg0ZTY3YmZmMTdlMzg3YTBiOWNlNF8yNjM2_3d302391-3d3f-492f-8b9e-63f500dcc772">☐</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6cc6c55b3f614857a30bca291ccc8188_D20211104-20211104" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmI1MTkyZTZkNDQzZTQzMTI4Y2NhYzU1N2FjODM2MTIxL3NlYzpiNTE5MmU2ZDQ0M2U0MzEyOGNjYWM1NTdhYzgzNjEyMV8xL2ZyYWc6NDc4YzExYTJkZWY4NGU2N2JmZjE3ZTM4N2EwYjljZTQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo0NzhjMTFhMmRlZjg0ZTY3YmZmMTdlMzg3YTBiOWNlNF8yNjM3_738558a5-b7e9-49fb-b4ef-8a91848f0e03">☐</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6cc6c55b3f614857a30bca291ccc8188_D20211104-20211104" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmI1MTkyZTZkNDQzZTQzMTI4Y2NhYzU1N2FjODM2MTIxL3NlYzpiNTE5MmU2ZDQ0M2U0MzEyOGNjYWM1NTdhYzgzNjEyMV8xL2ZyYWc6NDc4YzExYTJkZWY4NGU2N2JmZjE3ZTM4N2EwYjljZTQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo0NzhjMTFhMmRlZjg0ZTY3YmZmMTdlMzg3YTBiOWNlNF8yNjM4_8eb90ae2-6a92-4cf8-9cec-bac1f0e1f7b9">☐</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></div><div style="text-indent:63pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:35.210%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.532%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.497%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.532%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:36.529%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title of each class</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Trading Symbol(s)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name of each exchange on which registered</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6cc6c55b3f614857a30bca291ccc8188_D20211104-20211104" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmI1MTkyZTZkNDQzZTQzMTI4Y2NhYzU1N2FjODM2MTIxL3NlYzpiNTE5MmU2ZDQ0M2U0MzEyOGNjYWM1NTdhYzgzNjEyMV8xL2ZyYWc6NDc4YzExYTJkZWY4NGU2N2JmZjE3ZTM4N2EwYjljZTQvdGFibGU6NDFlYzgwZWZkM2QzNGFiY2EyZmI1NDM4MzZiOTUzM2IvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo0MWVjODBlZmQzZDM0YWJjYTJmYjU0MzgzNmI5NTMzYl8xLTAtMS0xLTA_b95cf10a-51ce-420a-b314-d0b4ef09ffde">Common Stock - $0.001 par value per share</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6cc6c55b3f614857a30bca291ccc8188_D20211104-20211104" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmI1MTkyZTZkNDQzZTQzMTI4Y2NhYzU1N2FjODM2MTIxL3NlYzpiNTE5MmU2ZDQ0M2U0MzEyOGNjYWM1NTdhYzgzNjEyMV8xL2ZyYWc6NDc4YzExYTJkZWY4NGU2N2JmZjE3ZTM4N2EwYjljZTQvdGFibGU6NDFlYzgwZWZkM2QzNGFiY2EyZmI1NDM4MzZiOTUzM2IvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo0MWVjODBlZmQzZDM0YWJjYTJmYjU0MzgzNmI5NTMzYl8xLTItMS0xLTA_c4675366-f699-430e-922d-3f97a19c2000">GOLF</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6cc6c55b3f614857a30bca291ccc8188_D20211104-20211104" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmI1MTkyZTZkNDQzZTQzMTI4Y2NhYzU1N2FjODM2MTIxL3NlYzpiNTE5MmU2ZDQ0M2U0MzEyOGNjYWM1NTdhYzgzNjEyMV8xL2ZyYWc6NDc4YzExYTJkZWY4NGU2N2JmZjE3ZTM4N2EwYjljZTQvdGFibGU6NDFlYzgwZWZkM2QzNGFiY2EyZmI1NDM4MzZiOTUzM2IvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo0MWVjODBlZmQzZDM0YWJjYTJmYjU0MzgzNmI5NTMzYl8xLTQtMS0xLTA_4d007118-c5f5-4708-abba-5979710c9bc9">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr></table></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).</span></div><div style="text-indent:63pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Emerging growth company   </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6cc6c55b3f614857a30bca291ccc8188_D20211104-20211104" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmI1MTkyZTZkNDQzZTQzMTI4Y2NhYzU1N2FjODM2MTIxL3NlYzpiNTE5MmU2ZDQ0M2U0MzEyOGNjYWM1NTdhYzgzNjEyMV8xL2ZyYWc6NDc4YzExYTJkZWY4NGU2N2JmZjE3ZTM4N2EwYjljZTQvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo0NzhjMTFhMmRlZjg0ZTY3YmZmMTdlMzg3YTBiOWNlNF8yNjMy_f8f6aa2b-ef01-4fbb-b3f6-7579cff1da7c">☐</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">☐</span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On November 4, 2021, Acushnet Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s results of operations for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.</span></div><div style="text-indent:99pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</span></div><div style="text-indent:99pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(d) Exhibits.</span></div><div style="text-indent:63pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.781%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.853%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:88.066%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit<br/>No.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Description</span></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="#ex991-q32021.htm">99.1</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="#ex991-q32021.htm">Press release of Acushnet Holdings Corp. dated November 4, 2021, announcing results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:63pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    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.</span></div><div style="text-indent:63pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:50.876%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.659%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:39.165%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP.</span></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Thomas Pacheco</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Thomas Pacheco</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-indent:63pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Date: November 4, 2021 </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>