Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Kester Joseph
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC [GOLF]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC., 11000 N. IH-35		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78753-3195		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,210
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 06/16/2010 Common Stock 2,193 $ 6.84 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 11/15/2011 Common Stock 6,579 $ 8.78 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 11/15/2012 Common Stock 383 $ 8.78 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 08/20/2017 Common Stock 10,000 $ 6.26 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 05/09/2018 Common Stock 20,000 $ 2.21 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 05/07/2019 Common Stock 10,000 $ 1.45 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kester Joseph
GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
11000 N. IH-35
AUSTIN, TX 78753-3195		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Jim Eliasberg, Attorney-in-fact 02/22/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Granted on June 16, 2003 under the 2002 Incentive Stock Plan of the Company, vested and became exercisable as to 1,316 shares on June 15, 2006, and as to the remaining 877 on June 15, 2007.
(2) Granted on June 15, 2004 under the 2002 Incentive Stock Plan of the Company, vested and became exercisable as to 2,632 shares on June 15, 2006 and as to the remaining 3,947 on June 16, 2008.
(3) Granted on November 15, 2005 under the 2002 Incentive Stock Plan of the Company, 100% vested and exercisable on June 15, 2006.
(4) Granted on August 20, 2007 under the 2006 Incentive Stock Plan of the Company, vest 20 % in equal annual installments over five years and become exercisable on August 21, 2011.
(5) Granted on May 9, 2008 under the 2006 Incentive Stock Plan of the Company, vest 20% in equal annual installments over five years and become exercisable on May 10, 2012.
(6) Granted on May 7, 2010 under the 2006 Incentive Stock Plan of the Company, vest 20% in equal annual installments over five years and become exercisable on May 8, 2013.
 
Remarks:
Mr. Kester was appointed Senior Vice President of Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") on January 3, 2011. A Form 3 was inadvertently not timely upon Mr. Kester first becoming an insider of the Company.
Exhibit Index: 24.1 Power of Attorney

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