Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David Maher, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.6M in 2025, up 9% from $9.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 660:1, on median employee pay of $16,125.

Filed
April 17, 2026
Annual meeting
June 8, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$10.6M+9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
660:1median $16,125
CEO pay in equity
61%$6.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$1,170,000For fiscal 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$6,500,072RSUs and PSUs granted in 2025
Adjusted EBITDA
$410.4MAchieved in 2025
Incentive Payout Percentage
98.7%Of incentive target

How Maher was paid

$10.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary11%Stock awards61%Non-equity incentive14%Pension and deferred comp13%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David MaherPresident and Chief Executive Officer$10,635,556
Sean SullivanExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$3,508,273
Mary Louise BohnPresident - Titleist Golf Balls$2,855,144
Steven PelisekPresident - Titleist Golf Clubs$2,794,872
Christopher LindnerPresident - FootJoy$2,208,279

What changed and why

  • $10.6MDavid Maher received a total compensation of $10,635,556 in fiscal 2025.
  • $6.5MStock awards for the CEO totaled $6,500,072 in fiscal 2025.
  • $1.5MNon-equity incentive plan compensation reached $1,501,227 for the CEO in 2025.
  • The CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 660 to 1.
  • 99%Over 99% of shares voted supported our compensation practices in the prior advisory vote.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.