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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HANAKA MARTIN E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC [GOLF] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO, Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC., 11000 NORTH IH-35 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/05/2008 (Street) AUSTIN, TX 78753 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/05/2008   P   2,500 A (1) $ 0.94 129,694 D   Common Stock 12/05/2008   P   500 A (1) $ 0.87 130,194 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Deferred Stock Units

(2)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

161,376.87 (2)

161,376.87

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (4)

$ 2.32

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

200,000 (4)

200,000 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HANAKA MARTIN E GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. 11000 NORTH IH-35 AUSTIN, TX 78753	X		CEO, Chairman of the Board

Signatures

/s/ R. Scott Wood, Attorney-in-fact		12/08/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Acquired by the reporting person through an open market purchase.
(2)	Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") previously granted these Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") to the reporting person pursuant to its Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan. Each DSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Company.
(3)	The DSUs are fully vested. Vested DSUs are exercisable by the reporting person upon termination of his service on the Board of the Company.
(4)	Represents options actually granted to the reporting person on June 13, 2008. The grant of option to purchase an additional 800,000 shares was approved by the Board, but remains subject to shareholder approval of an increase in the number of shares available for grant under the Company's 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan and will be separately reported on a subsequent Form 4 for the reporting person upon such approval.
(5)	The option vests and becomes exercisable on June 16, 2009, subject to earlier vesting in full in limited circumstances specified in the award agreement. The option expires 10 years from the date of grant.

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