EXHIBIT 5.1

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                        May 17, 2000



Board of Directors
Adams Golf, Inc.
2801 East Plano Parkway
Plano, Texas  75074

          Re:  Adams Golf, Inc.
               Registration Statement on Form S-8
               1998 Stock Incentive Plan

Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel to Adams Golf, Inc., a Delaware corpora
tion (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation and
filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
"Registration Statement") to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on or about May 17, 2000, under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
relating to 900,000 shares of the $0.001 par value common
stock (the "Common Stock") of the Company that will be
issued on the exercise of stock options (collectively, the
"Options") that may be granted in the future under the 1998
Stock Incentive Plan of Adams Golf, Inc. (the "Plan").

     You have requested the opinion of this firm with respect to cert
ain legal aspects of the Registration Statement. In
connection therewith, we have examined and relied upon the
original, or copies identified to our satisfaction, of (1)
the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the
Company; (2) minutes and records of the corporate
proceedings of the Company with respect to the establishment
and approval of the Plan, the granting of the Options under
the Plan, the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to
the Plan, and related matters; (3) the Registration
Statement and exhibits thereto, including the Plan, and the
form of stock option agreements used in connection with
grants under the Plan; and (5) such other documents and
instruments as we have deemed necessary for the expression
of the opinions herein contained. In making the foregoing
examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted
to us as originals, and the conformity to original documents
of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic
copies. As to various questions of fact material to this
opinion, and as to the content and form of the Articles of



     Incorporation, the Bylaws, minutes, records, resolutions
and other documents or writings of the Company, we have relied,
to the extent we deem reasonably appropriate, upon representations
or certificates of officers or directors of the Company and upon
documents, records and instruments furnished to us by the Company,
without independent check or verification of their accuracy.

     Based upon our examination, consideration of, and reliance on
the documents and other matters described above, and subject to the
comments and exceptions noted below, we are of the opinion that,
assuming (i) the Options to be granted in the future will be duly
granted in accordance with the terms of the Plan, (ii) the Company
maintains an adequate number of authorized but unissued shares and/or
treasury shares of Common Stock available for issuance to those persons
who exercise Options granted under the Plan, (iii) the exercise
of Options is in accordance with the provisions thereof and
in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, and (iv) the
consideration for the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
the exercise of the Options is actually received by the
Company as provided in Plan, and such consideration exceeds
the par value of such shares, then the shares of Common
Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of the Options, will
be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

     We bring to your attention the fact that this legal opinion is a
n expression of professional judgment and not a guarantee of result.
This opinion is rendered as of the date hereof, and we undertake no,
and hereby disclaim any, obligation to advise you of any changes in
or new developments that might affect any matters or opinions set forth
herein.

     This opinion is limited in all respects to the Delaware General
Corporation Law as in effect on the date hereof.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1
to the Registration Statement and to references to our firm included
in or made a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent,
we do not admit that we come within the category of person whose consent
is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and
Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
This opinion may not be relied upon by any person other than the
addressee identified above.

                              Respectfully submitted,



                              ARTER & HADDEN LLP