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Take it off! Augusta National asked Jason Day to remove Malbon vest

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The Aussie star confirmed to reporters the club requested he move the controversial clothing he sported during the Masters second day

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His outfits have been the talk of the Masters – but it seems one item of Jason Day’s tournament scripting was just too much for Augusta National.

The Aussie star confirmed he was asked to remove the sweater vest – with Malbon Golf Championship emblazoned in large letters across the front – following the end of his weather-delayed first round on Friday.

“They asked me to take it off – the vest off yesterday,” Day told reporters following a third round 76.

“Yeah, the busy one,” he added. “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.”

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Jason Day Malbon sweater vest: ‘They said, ‘can you take it off?’ I said, ‘yeah, no worries’

Asked why the request had been made, Day said: “I don’t know, I didn’t ask. They said, ‘can you take it off?’ I said, ‘yeah, no worries’.”

Day said the scripting had been chosen by Malbon – “they send you the scripting and say, this is what we want you to wear Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and I’m like, okay.” – but said he didn’t really listen to any comments as he walked round the course.

His trousers, on both Thursday and Saturday, have also hit social media headlines for their baggy nature and Day did joke the wind was having an impact.

“If it’s down breeze, these things puff up pretty quick.”

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Steve Carroll
Steve Carroll

A journalist for more than 25 years, Steve has been immersed in club golf for almost as long.

A former club captain, he has passed the Level 3 Rules of Golf exam with distinction having attended the R&A’s prestigious Tournament Administrators and Referees Seminar.

Steve has officiated at a host of high-profile tournaments, including Open Regional Qualifying, PGA Fourball Championship, English Men’s Senior Amateur, and the North of England Amateur Championship. In 2023, he made his international debut as part of the team that refereed England vs Switzerland U16 girls.

A part of NCG’s Top 100s panel, Steve has a particular love of links golf and is frantically trying to restore his single-figure handicap. He’d like to tell you he floats around 10. The reality is more like 13.

Steve plays at Sandburn Hall, in York, and is a country member at Close House in Newcastle. He has served on various club committees during his time in the game, and is the current Rules Secretary at Sandburn.

Having studied history at Newcastle University, he became a journalist having passed his NCTJ exams at Darlington College of Technology. He began his career working on weekly papers in Newcastle, before joining the York Press in 2001. After five years as a news reporter, he joined the sports desk – specialising in horse racing and snooker – and was Digital Sports Editor when he joined National Club Golfer in 2016.

What’s in Steve’s bag: TaylorMade Stealth 2 driver, 3-wood, and hybrids; Caley 01T irons 4-PW; TaylorMade Hi-Toe wedges, Odyssey 2Ball Microhinge putter.

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