Wally Uihlein () (born 1949) in

Haverhill, Massachusetts Haverhill ( ) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Haverhill is located 35 miles north of Boston on the New Hampshire border and about 17 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 67,787 at the 2020 United States Cen ...

is a retired president and chief executive officer of the

Acushnet Company The Acushnet Company is an American company focused on the golf market. The company operates a series of brands that manufacture golf equipment, clothing and accessories. The principal brands operated by Acushnet are Titleist, best known for bal ...

, which comprises the golf brands Titleist, FootJoy, Pinnacle, and Scotty Cameron. The Acushnet Company is publicly traded (NYSE) with a majority share owned by Fila Korea. Uihlein (pronounced "EE-Line") attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and completed graduate courses in business management at

Suffolk University Suffolk University is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. With 7,560 students (includes all campuses, 7,379 at the Boston location alone), it is the eighth-largest university in metropolitan Boston. It was founded as a l ...

in Boston. In 1976, he joined Acushnet as a regional sales representative and within a year, Uihlein became Titleist's national sales manager. He was named vice president of sales and distribution in 1982, and was eventually named president and chief executive officer in May 2000. Wally's son, Peter, was named Boys Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2005.Peter Uihlein Named Boys Rolex Junior Player of the Year
/ref> Peter won the 2010 U.S. Amateur and turned professional in 2012.

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1950 births Living people People from Haverhill, Massachusetts American sports businesspeople American chief executives of manufacturing companies University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople {{US-CEO-stub