Wally Uihlein

{{short description|American businessman}}

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Wally Uihlein ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|uː|l|aɪ|n}} {{respell|YOO|lyne}}) (born 1949) in Haverhill, Massachusetts is a retired{{cite news |last1=Stachura |first1=Mike |title=Wally Uihlein, Titleist CEO and president, announces his retirement |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/wally-uihlein-titelist-ceo-and-president-announces-his-retirement |accessdate=6 January 2019 |work=Golf Digest |publisher=CONDÉ NAST |date=25 September 2017 |ref=golfdigest}} president and chief executive officer of the Acushnet Company, 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 "U-Line") attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and completed graduate courses in business management at Suffolk University 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.[http://www.golfbusinesswire.com/viewRelease.php?releaseID=903 The Wire]

Wally's son, Peter, was named Boys Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2005.[http://www.ajga.org/Media_Center/CoverStories/04_Stories/11-1-05.asp Peter Uihlein Named Boys Rolex Junior Player of the Year] Peter won the 2010 U.S. Amateur and turned professional in 2012.