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The Guardian
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘That's a little bit much': Jason Day asked to tone down his fashion choices at 2025 Masters
Jason Day turned plenty of heads with his outfit choices at last year's Masters but said on Tuesday he will not be sporting such bold ensembles this week after Augusta National requested he sport a more reserved look. The Australian former world No 1, who left Nike in early 2024 to join Malbon Golf, had some interesting outfits ready for the year's first major this week but has since had to make changes. 'We kind of did, but we kind of cut everything in half. With what we're supposed to wear they said that's a little bit much, but that's OK,' Day, 37, said after a nine-hole practice round with fellow Australians Min Woo Lee and Cameron Smith. 'We had to send it in. I think I'm on the shortlist of guys that have to send their scripting in now. I get it. It was a little bit much on Thursday.' At the 2024 Masters, Day wore baggy blue pants and a loud sweater vest that featured 'No. 313. Malbon Golf Championship' in large block letters across the front when he showed up on the Friday to complete his first round alongside Tiger Woods. But when the 2015 PGA Championship winner showed up for the second round later that day the vest was gone and he later said tournament organisers had asked him to remove the garment. Day, who finished runner-up in his Masters debut in 2011 and this week will make his 14th start at Augusta National, said he was fine altering his outfits and did not want to be a distraction. 'It's good. I understand. We're here for the tournament. This is why we come every April. We're here to play the tournament and I understand,' he said. 'We'll do what we can with what we have fashion-wise and enjoy playing the tournament.
USA Today
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Why The Masters told Jason Day to change his outfits for 2025: 'It'll be toned down.'
Why The Masters told Jason Day to change his outfits for 2025: 'It'll be toned down.' Jason Day appeared on Skratch's "Dan on Golf Show" and revealed his outfit at the 2025 Masters 'would have been a lot crazier than last year" had tournament officials approved his initial choice. Show Caption Hide Caption Wyndham Clark on magic of Augusta and studying Tiger Woods' approach Wyndham Clark joins Sports Seriously to talk about the Masters and how he's studied Tiger Woods' success there over the years. The powers-that-be at The Masters didn't think to ask Jason Day what he was wearing last year. Why should they? Day had been a regular at Augusta National Golf Club since 2011 and the 37-year-old Australian never stood out for his outfits. He went along with the more reserved look Masters officials prefer based on tradition. Until 2024. Until he became a brand ambassador for Malbon Golf. Day made waves on the course last year playing in a group with Tiger Woods because of the clothing choices he and Malbon made for their first major together. Day notably wore a sweater vest with "No. 313. Malbon Golf Championship" in bold blue-and-red lettering across his chest that Augusta National officials eventually asked him to take off. They took pre-emptive measures ahead of the start of the 2025 Masters on Thursday. Day revealed he had to alter his outfit choices for this year's tournament when the initial look he and Malbon came up with was not approved. MASTERS 2025: Predictions, sleeper picks, odds to win golf's first major "If they would have let us do what we first put the scripting through to them, it would have been a lot crazier than last year," Day said during a recent appearance on Skratch's "Dan on Golf Show" with Dan Rappaport. "But it'll be toned down just because they have a little bit more, they asked to see the scripting before. The funny thing was, they've never asked to see scripting of mine because I've always been pretty neutral and down the middle. This year they asked, obviously, with what happened last year." Day finished in a tie for 30th at last year's Masters, but his performance will forever be remembered for what he wore. In addition to what Day referred to as a "knit vest," he also broke out baggy pants that were compared to parachutes as social media and the golf world went wild over his outfits. Day began his partnership with Malbon Golf at the start of the 2024 PGA Tour season, but his more unorthodox clothing choices gained an entirely new spotlight thanks to the attention paid to The Masters, and to whoever plays with Woods. Malbon Golf considers itself a "lifestyle brand" and signed Day to be the face of its product line. Day's on-course attire was a big part of the planned promotion launch. But by the end of the rain-delayed opening rounds last year, Day said, he was approached by Masters officials asking him to "take that vest off." This week, he has no intention of pushing the boundaries quite like that again. "I'm not here to step on anyone's toes because I know when we go and play The Masters, it's all about The Masters," Day said to Rappaport. "It's about the tone. It always has been about this tournament, so I always try to be as respectful as possible." Day is scheduled to play in a group with Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley during Thursday and Friday of the 2025 Masters. They tee off beginning at 9:58 a.m. Eastern time as part of Thursday's first round. What Day wears, one year later, remains to be seen.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
MASTERS '25: Jason Day wanted his own look and got a Masters memory with Malbon
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jason Day was looking for a new identity with his clothing, having spent his entire career with two of the most famous apparel brands in sport. He wanted something that would make him stand out on the golf course and feel fashionable off it. He got every bit of that with Malbon Golf last year at the Masters. Day chose a sweater vest, white with large letters stretching across the front that spelled out 'No. 313. Malbon Golf Championship.' He recalls wearing a rain suit Friday morning on the 14th tee as he resumed the rain-delayed first round alongside Tiger Woods and Max Homa. 'Max and Tiger said, 'That's kind of boring,'' Day said. He already had been turning heads with his Malbon Golf attire the past four months, most of it baggy, a throwback look in golf. 'I said, 'Wait until you see what I have on underneath.' I take my jacket off, and they didn't know what to say. As I was playing, it got crazier and crazier on social media.' Maybe a little too crazy for Augusta National. The club determined the logo was a bit over the top and asked that he not wear it that afternoon. His agent, Bud Martin at Wasserman Media Group, got word — by then it was the talk of the Masters and points beyond — on his way to the course and dreaded the idea of having this conversation in the 30 minutes before Day teed off for his second round. 'I was getting ready to make this speech and he said it was too hot and he wasn't going to wear it anyway,' Martin said. And then there was Stephen Malbon, who founded the company with his wife, Erica, after a creative art career in subcultures from surfing to snowboards, fashion, graffiti and hip-hop. Behind a passion for design and a newfound addiction to golf, Malbon's brand already was making traction in the golf world. It exploded that day. Malbon likes to say that 'everyone knows who we are, for better or worse.' This was a little of both. 'It had like 3 billion impressions those two days on the internet,' Malbon said. "Tiger made the cut. You had Bryson (DeChambeau) and the Jesus photo when he picked up the sign and put it on his shoulder. Some other player told one of the patrons to (expletive) off. And the only thing they were talking about was Jason and his sweater.' That was the better part of it. The worse was something Malbon is determined to change through his streetwear design. 'Golf is intimidating,' he said. "There was a lot of young people who probably looked at Jason that day and said: 'Wow, golf might be for me. He looks cool.' And then he gets mocked and ridiculed and teased by all the commentators and then they're like: 'Nah, I'm not going out there. If they're mean to him, they can be mean to me.' 'The Master is the Super Bowl of golf," he said. "That was a great opportunity to show golf can be different.' That was Malbon's objective when he launched the brand in 2017 from a studio in Los Angeles. The idea was to make golf more appealing to a younger, style-conscious generation. Day, a 37-year-old Australian who once rose to No. 1 in the world, turned out to be a good fit. Martin had met Malbon a few years earlier and struck up a relationship. Day's deal with Nike was up (he was with Adidas at the start of his career) and he was looking for options. For starters, he didn't like showing up at a tournament worried that he would be wearing the same scripted clothes as another Nike golfer. 'That's kind of how it happened,' Day said. 'I was going to do my own custom clothes and Bud came to me and said, 'What about this brand Malbon?' They could do anything for you, any fabric you want, any style you want, any way you want.' He realizes some of the apparel can look 'wacky.' Day doesn't care as long as he likes it. He also doesn't mind the abuse when a design is rarely seen in golf. Such was the case on a cold day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this year. Day wore what looked like an old-school, gray sweatsuit. It's called 'Lost Luggage' sweatpants. They looked like pajamas. Not everyone was crazy about them. 'I remember somebody sent me a text or a tweet that 'JDay has come out of bed and gone to the golf course,'' Day said with a laugh. "It doesn't take much to look different. When you look on the range, everything is performance-based, athletic. That's great, no problem. 'But the next generation are kids picking up golf for the first time,' he said. 'And fashion is a big part of their world.' Malbon Golf since has added Charley Hull, the LPGA star known for her devil-may-care approach to life and golf, the player known last year for having a cigarette dangling from her lips as she signed autographs at the U.S. Women's Open. Hull is huge on fitness and fashion. Other additions are Minjee Lee with a more classic style, and Nataliya Guseva of Russia. And now it's back to the Masters, where Day and Malbon have submitted — and had approved — their lineup of clothing for the week. There appears to have been some negotiating. 'After the first two runs, we were on the same page,' Martin said. Day wanted his own clothes and Malbon Golf needed a golfer to pitch them. Day has an equity stake in Malbon and is involved in some of the design work, where he wants to be edgy without crossing what can be a fine line. That was Malbon's objective all along with Day. 'He believes in us and he believed in us early,' Malbon said. 'Kudos to Bud for taking it to him. He could have easily not. But it means a ton to us. We went from maybe 5% or 10% of the golf world who knew who we are to everyone knowing who we are.' And then he paused before adding with a laugh, 'For better or for worse.' ___ AP golf:
Fox Sports
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox Sports
MASTERS '25: Jason Day wanted his own look and got a Masters memory with Malbon
Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jason Day was looking for a new identity with his clothing, having spent his entire career with two of the most famous apparel brands in sport. He wanted something that would make him stand out on the golf course and feel fashionable off it. He got every bit of that with Malbon Golf last year at the Masters. Day chose a sweater vest, white with large letters stretching across the front that spelled out 'No. 313. Malbon Golf Championship.' He recalls wearing a rain suit Friday morning on the 14th tee as he resumed the rain-delayed first round alongside Tiger Woods and Max Homa. 'Max and Tiger said, 'That's kind of boring,'' Day said. He already had been turning heads with his Malbon Golf attire the past four months, most of it baggy, a throwback look in golf. 'I said, 'Wait until you see what I have on underneath.' I take my jacket off, and they didn't know what to say. As I was playing, it got crazier and crazier on social media.' Maybe a little too crazy for Augusta National. The club determined the logo was a bit over the top and asked that he not wear it that afternoon. His agent, Bud Martin at Wasserman Media Group, got word — by then it was the talk of the Masters and points beyond — on his way to the course and dreaded the idea of having this conversation in the 30 minutes before Day teed off for his second round. 'I was getting ready to make this speech and he said it was too hot and he wasn't going to wear it anyway,' Martin said. And then there was Stephen Malbon, who founded the company with his wife, Erica, after a creative art career in subcultures from surfing to snowboards, fashion, graffiti and hip-hop. Behind a passion for design and a newfound addiction to golf, Malbon's brand already was making traction in the golf world. It exploded that day. Malbon likes to say that 'everyone knows who we are, for better or worse.' This was a little of both. 'It had like 3 billion impressions those two days on the internet,' Malbon said. "Tiger made the cut. You had Bryson (DeChambeau) and the Jesus photo when he picked up the sign and put it on his shoulder. Some other player told one of the patrons to (expletive) off. And the only thing they were talking about was Jason and his sweater.' That was the better part of it. The worse was something Malbon is determined to change through his streetwear design. 'Golf is intimidating,' he said. "There was a lot of young people who probably looked at Jason that day and said: 'Wow, golf might be for me. He looks cool.' And then he gets mocked and ridiculed and teased by all the commentators and then they're like: 'Nah, I'm not going out there. If they're mean to him, they can be mean to me.' 'The Master is the Super Bowl of golf," he said. "That was a great opportunity to show golf can be different.' That was Malbon's objective when he launched the brand in 2017 from a studio in Los Angeles. The idea was to make golf more appealing to a younger, style-conscious generation. Day, a 37-year-old Australian who once rose to No. 1 in the world, turned out to be a good fit. Martin had met Malbon a few years earlier and struck up a relationship. Day's deal with Nike was up (he was with Adidas at the start of his career) and he was looking for options. For starters, he didn't like showing up at a tournament worried that he would be wearing the same scripted clothes as another Nike golfer. 'That's kind of how it happened,' Day said. 'I was going to do my own custom clothes and Bud came to me and said, 'What about this brand Malbon?' They could do anything for you, any fabric you want, any style you want, any way you want.' He realizes some of the apparel can look 'wacky.' Day doesn't care as long as he likes it. He also doesn't mind the abuse when a design is rarely seen in golf. Such was the case on a cold day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this year. Day wore what looked like an old-school, gray sweatsuit. It's called 'Lost Luggage' sweatpants. They looked like pajamas. Not everyone was crazy about them. 'I remember somebody sent me a text or a tweet that 'JDay has come out of bed and gone to the golf course,'' Day said with a laugh. "It doesn't take much to look different. When you look on the range, everything is performance-based, athletic. That's great, no problem. 'But the next generation are kids picking up golf for the first time,' he said. 'And fashion is a big part of their world.' Malbon Golf since has added Charley Hull, the LPGA star known for her devil-may-care approach to life and golf, the player known last year for having a cigarette dangling from her lips as she signed autographs at the U.S. Women's Open. Hull is huge on fitness and fashion. Other additions are Minjee Lee with a more classic style, and Nataliya Guseva of Russia. And now it's back to the Masters, where Day and Malbon have submitted — and had approved — their lineup of clothing for the week. There appears to have been some negotiating. 'After the first two runs, we were on the same page,' Martin said. Day wanted his own clothes and Malbon Golf needed a golfer to pitch them. Day has an equity stake in Malbon and is involved in some of the design work, where he wants to be edgy without crossing what can be a fine line. That was Malbon's objective all along with Day. 'He believes in us and he believed in us early,' Malbon said. 'Kudos to Bud for taking it to him. He could have easily not. But it means a ton to us. We went from maybe 5% or 10% of the golf world who knew who we are to everyone knowing who we are.' And then he paused before adding with a laugh, 'For better or for worse.' ___ AP golf: recommended in this topic
The Independent
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
MASTERS '25: Jason Day wanted his own look and got a Masters memory with Malbon
Jason Day was looking for a new identity with his clothing, having spent his entire career with two of the most famous apparel brands in sport. He wanted something that would make him stand out on the golf course and feel fashionable off it. He got every bit of that with Malbon Golf last year at the Masters. Day chose a sweater vest, white with large letters stretching across the front that spelled out 'No. 313. Malbon Golf Championship.' He recalls wearing a rain suit Friday morning on the 14th tee as he resumed the rain-delayed first round alongside Tiger Woods and Max Homa. 'Max and Tiger said, 'That's kind of boring,'' Day said. He already had been turning heads with his Malbon Golf attire the past four months, most of it baggy, a throwback look in golf. 'I said, 'Wait until you see what I have on underneath.' I take my jacket off, and they didn't know what to say. As I was playing, it got crazier and crazier on social media.' Maybe a little too crazy for Augusta National. The club determined the logo was a bit over the top and asked that he not wear it that afternoon. His agent, Bud Martin at Wasserman Media Group, got word — by then it was the talk of the Masters and points beyond — on his way to the course and dreaded the idea of having this conversation in the 30 minutes before Day teed off for his second round. 'I was getting ready to make this speech and he said it was too hot and he wasn't going to wear it anyway,' Martin said. And then there was Stephen Malbon, who founded the company with his wife, Erica, after a creative art career in subcultures from surfing to snowboards, fashion, graffiti and hip-hop. Behind a passion for design and a newfound addiction to golf, Malbon's brand already was making traction in the golf world. It exploded that day. Malbon likes to say that 'everyone knows who we are, for better or worse.' This was a little of both. 'It had like 3 billion impressions those two days on the internet,' Malbon said. "Tiger made the cut. You had Bryson (DeChambeau) and the Jesus photo when he picked up the sign and put it on his shoulder. Some other player told one of the patrons to (expletive) off. And the only thing they were talking about was Jason and his sweater.' That was the better part of it. The worse was something Malbon is determined to change through his streetwear design. 'Golf is intimidating,' he said. "There was a lot of young people who probably looked at Jason that day and said: 'Wow, golf might be for me. He looks cool.' And then he gets mocked and ridiculed and teased by all the commentators and then they're like: 'Nah, I'm not going out there. If they're mean to him, they can be mean to me.' 'The Master is the Super Bowl of golf," he said. "That was a great opportunity to show golf can be different.' That was Malbon's objective when he launched the brand in 2017 from a studio in Los Angeles. The idea was to make golf more appealing to a younger, style-conscious generation. Day, a 37-year-old Australian who once rose to No. 1 in the world, turned out to be a good fit. Martin had met Malbon a few years earlier and struck up a relationship. Day's deal with Nike was up (he was with Adidas at the start of his career) and he was looking for options. For starters, he didn't like showing up at a tournament worried that he would be wearing the same scripted clothes as another Nike golfer. 'That's kind of how it happened,' Day said. 'I was going to do my own custom clothes and Bud came to me and said, 'What about this brand Malbon?' They could do anything for you, any fabric you want, any style you want, any way you want.' He realizes some of the apparel can look 'wacky.' Day doesn't care as long as he likes it. He also doesn't mind the abuse when a design is rarely seen in golf. Such was the case on a cold day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this year. Day wore what looked like an old-school, gray sweatsuit. It's called 'Lost Luggage' sweatpants. They looked like pajamas. Not everyone was crazy about them. 'I remember somebody sent me a text or a tweet that 'JDay has come out of bed and gone to the golf course,'' Day said with a laugh. "It doesn't take much to look different. When you look on the range, everything is performance-based, athletic. That's great, no problem. 'But the next generation are kids picking up golf for the first time,' he said. 'And fashion is a big part of their world.' Malbon Golf since has added Charley Hull, the LPGA star known for her devil-may-care approach to life and golf, the player known last year for having a cigarette dangling from her lips as she signed autographs at the U.S. Women's Open. Hull is huge on fitness and fashion. Other additions are Minjee Lee with a more classic style, and Nataliya Guseva of Russia. And now it's back to the Masters, where Day and Malbon have submitted — and had approved — their lineup of clothing for the week. There appears to have been some negotiating. 'After the first two runs, we were on the same page,' Martin said. Day wanted his own clothes and Malbon Golf needed a golfer to pitch them. Day has an equity stake in Malbon and is involved in some of the design work, where he wants to be edgy without crossing what can be a fine line. That was Malbon's objective all along with Day. 'He believes in us and he believed in us early,' Malbon said. 'Kudos to Bud for taking it to him. He could have easily not. But it means a ton to us. We went from maybe 5% or 10% of the golf world who knew who we are to everyone knowing who we are.' And then he paused before adding with a laugh, 'For better or for worse.' ___
