1 week Ago By Charlie Gordon
Jason Day has been forced to tone down his outfits after an intervention from Masters organisers. The Aussie drew criticism for some of his clothing choices at last year's tournament, and he has since been banned from wearing similarly loud items. Augusta chiefs asked to see his outfit plans for this year's competition after he opted for a series of controversial choices 12 months ago.
Day was asked to remove one non-traditional sweater vest which adorned the brand 'Malbon' in huge letters. And he says this year's clothing line-up, which is once again set to be made up of Malbon gear, would have been even more daring if he had not been stopped in his tracks. "They asked me to take the vest off, the busy one," he explained .
"Respectfully, you do that because it’s all about the tournament here, and I understand that. I respect the tournament. "That’s what we’re here to do is try and play and win the green jacket.
I don't know why they asked me to take it off. I didn't ask. They said, 'can you take it off?' I said, 'yeah, no worries'.
" He added in an interview with Dan on Golf : "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. But, you know, it'll be toned down, just because..
. they asked to see the scripting before. "I've always been pretty neutral and down the middle, and this year they asked because of what happened last year.
" It is unclear exactly what Day and Masters organisers have settled on. Among last year's bold choices were a pair of baggy blue trousers and even baggier grey ones with a large pocket on the side. The 37-year-old will be keen to focus on the golf this week as he hunts down his first major since winning the PGA Championship a decade ago.
Day has put together a solid run of results since the turn of the year, finishing tied for third at The American Express, tied for 13th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and tied for eighth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The world No. 35 has come close at the Masters on three separate occasions, finishing tied for second behind Charl Schwartzel in 2011, outright third in 2013 behind countryman Adam Scott, and tied for fifth in 2019.
However, he has not broken into the top 30 in the four Augusta tournaments held since..
