Wally Uihlein

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Wally Uihlein (born 1950) in Haverhill, Massachusetts is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Acushnet Company, a subsidiary of Fortune Brands which comprises the golf brands Titleist, FootJoy, Cobra Golf, Pinnacle, and Scotty Cameron.

Uihlein (pronounced "U-Line") earned a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1973 from the University of Massachusetts in 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 chairman and chief executive officer in May 2000.[1]

Wally's son, Peter, was named Boys Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2005.[2]

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  1. ^ The Wire
  2. ^ Peter Uihlein Named Boys Rolex Junior Player of the Year
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