Golf fans react to Jason Day Malbon controversy at latest PGA Tour event
PGA Tour star Jason Day was reportedly asked to cover the Malbon logo on the back of his top during the Farmers Insurance Open.
PGA Tour fans have been reacting to news that Jason Day was asked to cover up the Malbon logo on the back of his top prior to the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open last Friday.
The update was first reported by Hypebeast.
The publication comments Day, 37, was forced to strap a piece of tape across his back in order to cover up his large Malbon logo.
But Day eventually decided to remove his windbreaker jacket as he went about his third round.
A golf fan took a snap of Day's jacket while it still had tape over the Malbon logo.
NUCLR Golf shared the photo on X / Twitter:
Jason Day was asked to cover up the Malbon logo on the back of his windbreaker prior to the 3rd round of The Farmers Insurance Open, @HYPEBEAST reports. Photos taken by a fan show a piece of tape across his back to cover the logo. He eventually removed the jacket prior to… pic.twitter.com/HfND6pMBkz
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) January 27, 2025
The incident marks the second in the space of nearly 12 months where Day has got himself in hot water with the golfing rule book as a result of his Malbon apparel.
Day joined Malbon Golf in 2024 having previously been a Nike Golf ambassador.
Related:
When Day rocked up to famed Augusta National for the second round of The Masters last April donning a Malbon sleeveless jumper with the words 'Malbon Golf Championship' on, the former World No.1 was asked to remove it by tournament officials midway through his round.
The 2015 US PGA champion appeared confused at first but duly took off his jumper as he played the back nine.
The issue with Day's apparel both times has been the size of the Malbon wording.
The PGA Tour allows you to have logos on the front, side and back of your cap, and the left and right side on a shirt and the collar.
But the logos must be within certain dimensions, and it was deemed the Malbon lettering - both times on the PGA Tour and at Augusta National last April - fell foul of this particular clothing rule.
A large number of golf fans believe it's a stupid rule, especially in a day and age where brands are trying their best to help grow the game and encourage golfers to wear what makes them happy on the course.
Others consider Malbon knows exactly what it's doing though and that this is all just a great marketing ploy.
More traditional fans suggest rules are the rules and Day and Malbon must adhere to them whether they like it or not.
Here's how a number of golf fans reacted:
He gets in trouble like every event. But then it leads to these posts and probably 100x the exposure.
What an awful rule, get with the times.
Should’ve played the whole round with the tape!
How can anyone possibly be offended by the large lettering? Absolute joke of a rule.
I wonder if they'd tell this to Tiger if he wanted big Sun Day Red lettering on his shirt?!
I think it is so stupid that the PGA Tour (and The Masters) have these stupid, arbitrary rules on what the players can’t wear.
WHY? Stupid!! Prob doesn't matter, no one is watching anyway!!
The people in the marketing dept deserve a serious raise.
Same thing happened at The Masters, surely they know all this by now?!
Whoever is running their influencer campaign is absolutely loving every second of this. How many people had heard of Malbon before this sponsorship? And that taped look is for sure being drafted on somebody’s sketch pad right now.
Weirdest thing I've ever heard, why would he have to cover a sponsor's logo?
Tbf I love how much of a s*** he doesn’t give that’s the level of self confidence we can all aspire to...
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