Jason Day Accused of Disrespecting Pebble Beach With His Inappropriate Choice by Golf Community

Jason Day and his outfits are slowly becoming iconic. The Australian golfer has been sporting crazy outfits ever since signing with Malbon Golf, post his eight-year association with Nike. The trendy outfits the brand has him wear invoke wild reactions from fans, always. Most recently, was in the 4th round of the Farmers Insurance Open. At Torrey Pines, Day’s quarter-zipped sweater with shades of blue invited the ire of the fans. “Just how much are they paying him to look foolish?” one fan had asked after seeing the outfit. The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was no different.

Day wore a sweatshirt ensemble for day 4 of the open. He had a gray pullover on top of his collared shirt and baggy pants (yes, you read that right!) with drawstrings. Do you remember his baggy pants from Masters? Or shall we say his pantaloons? This time around, it was not just the fans who noticed; commentators did too.

After Day scored an eagle at the par-5 hole 14, one of the CBS commentators said, “One would say that was quite a comfortable shot there from Jason,” referring to both the easy eagle as well as drawing attention to his outfit. Then came Trevor Immelman, former PGA Tour golfer, and one of the commentator’s reactions. “Did he lose his luggage?” quipped the 2008 Masters winner.

At the Augusta, Day’s outfit choices created a lot of controversy. Everyone accused him of dressing in a way that was overshadowing the play, and Augusta. He was even asked to take off his sweater vest. But you see, it’s not the golfer himself who decides what he wants to wear, it’s the Malbon people. “They [Malbon] just scripted me in it and I was wearing it. They send you the scripting and say, this is what we want you to wear Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and I’m like, OK,” said the golfer once.

Just like on day 4 at the Farmers Insurance Open, netizens were also quick to ridicule the Australian golfer’s day 4 outfit at Pebble Beach. One fan said that it was the “Best comment I’ve heard from Trevor.”  What did others say? Let us find out.

Fans troll Jason Day and Malbon Golf mercilessly

One user was surprised that the PGA Tour allowed such outfits on the course. There is a strict dress code in professional golf, and baggy pants do not seem like they fit in that spectrum. “Can’t wear shorts. Can wear tracksuit pants,” said the fan.

One fan clarified that it was not a personal attack but explained that Jason Day and his outfit looked clearly out of place in what is considered one of the most scenic golf courses on the Tour. “Love Jason, but he looks trashy out there on one [of] the greatest courses…”

Malbon Golf also got involved in the Trollfest on X. “Can’t someone get an injunction against Malbon at this point?” exclaimed the user. Day was the first Tour member to sign with Malbon Golf. The apparel company was founded in 2017 by Stephen and Erica Malbon. It now also has the likes of Charley Hull, Jeong-eun Lee, and Jesper Pernevik as their ambassadors.

One fan also made it clear that golf requires a certain modicum of respect in terms of the outfit. According to the user, Malbon is taking the idea a tad too lackadaisical. “As always, MALBON, who I’m not a fan of, continues to go too far. This is not a Bocce tournament in southern Florida!” the user vented his frustration.

Another fan had the funniest response that all of us can relate to. When working from home, we generally tend to not focus on looking presentable and dress very nonchalantly because no one at work will see it. According to the fan, Jason Day thinks that he is working from home and not everyone would be able to see his outfit. “I think Jason believes he has a work-from-home job,” stated the netizen.

There is no such thing as bad publicity. The outfits have gotten fans talking about Malbon Golf and their apparel. But does it have to come at the cost of overthrowing standards? What do you think?