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The Masters Tournament is all about custom, and that features all the pieces all the way down to what the golfers put on throughout the 4 days at Augusta National Golf Club.
That was on show final 12 months when Australian star Jason Day was requested to maintain his Malbon Golf outfits a bit extra reserved. But it appears that evidently he’s already beginning to push the boundary earlier than teeing off for his first spherical on Thursday.
Day, a former world No. 1 golfer, was noticed on Monday for his apply spherical in Malbon’s “Birds of Georgia” assortment, carrying a high that featured a bunch of various birds, from orioles to cardinals to woodpeckers and extra. The outfit was purported to have matching pants, nevertheless it was reported by Sports Illustrated that Day was instructed by Augusta National to put on regular, solid-colored pants as an alternative.
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Jason Day of Australia performs a shot from the twelfth gap tee field throughout a apply spherical earlier than the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on April 6, 2026. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
This got here after Malbon dropped Day’s suits for the week on social media.
“If you are on the course and you are tuned in with nature and know the sounds of birds, you’ll make more birdies,” Malbon Golf founder Stephen Malbon told the outlet about Day’s lineup for the week. “It’s inspired by Native American beliefs. Each one of these birds has a different meaning. I’ve been sending the noises of the birds to Jason for the last six months. Hopefully, he’s trying to stay in touch with nature.”
Throughout the week, Day’s birdwatcher-themed outfits will even function a vest, set for Wednesday’s practice round.
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Day isn’t the one Malbon athlete in the field both. Sungjae Im might be rocking Malbon’s bird-themed clothes.
In 2024, Day made nationwide headlines along with his first Masters collaboration with Malbon. He was noticed carrying a vest that had “No. 313. Malbon Golf Championship” written throughout it in daring lettering with accompanying blue, saggy pants.
Jason Day of Australia wears an in depth vest throughout a apply spherical earlier than the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on April 6, 2026. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
But, when Day confirmed as much as the course for his subsequent spherical, which got here on the identical day as a result of a rainout on Thursday, the vest was now not being worn.
Day revealed that Augusta National instructed him to take away the sweater, and as he didn’t need to ruffle any feathers throughout the first main of the 12 months, he did what he was instructed.
“My agent got a call from high above and said, ‘Hey, we need Jason to take that vest off.’”
Day stated final 12 months’s unique Masters plans had been “a lot crazier” than the 2024 lineup, and the Masters requested an early look at what he was anticipated to put on. Plans needed to be modified.
Jason Day of Australia practices at the match apply space earlier than the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on April 6, 2026. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
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But, whereas Day admitted he was “not here to step on anyone’s toes because I know that when we play at the Masters, it’s all about the Masters,” his outfits this week already appear to be pushing the restrict.
This might be Day’s fifteenth Masters Tournament look at Augusta National, along with his finest end coming in 2011 when he completed tied for second.
Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
