Jason Day forced to remove bold Masters sweater after being told by Augusta officials
First it was Jason Day's huge pants.
Then it was his unbelievably ugly sweater at the Masters.
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Day had an Augusta to remember, despite entering Sunday's final round having no shot to win.
The Australian golfer made news early at Augusta with balloon-type pants that went viral on social media.
One commentator compared Day's pants to water-resistant gear normally reserved for major storms.
The 13-time PGA Tour winner then one-upped himself with a sweater that didn't exactly fit in with normal Masters attire.
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"It was a horrendous looking sweater," one fan tweeted. "Honestly everything he’s wearing is absolutely awful."
Much like Rickie Fowler in 2011 when he broke a strict Masters clothing rule and had to be told twice to fix his error, Day was corrected by the powers that be at Augusta National.
Day referred to his stunningly bold sweater -- which featured black-and-red colors, and huge lettering -- as 'the busy one'.
Some might have just called it ugly, but Day took the fashion high road.
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"They asked me to take the vest off," Day said.
"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."
Day again took the high road and kept his focus on the future, declining to ask what bothered the Masters about his very busy sweater.
"I don't know. I didn't ask," he said. "They said, can you take it off? I said, 'Yeah, no worries'."
The banned sweater retails for a whopping $248 and promotes Malbon Golf, which proclaims that it is "inspiring today's youth to participate in the greatest game on earth."
Golf fans passed on the obvious fashion bogey.
"Every person that said it looks good should be forced to buy it," one fan tweeted.
"They’d have to pay me to wear it,"; a second fan posted.
"Cringe," a third fan said.
Scottie Scheffler won the Masters while shooting 11-under par.
Day finished tied-for-30th at 5-over.
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Day shot 75 in the first round, 73 in the second and 76 in the third.
He dropped down to a 3-under par 69 on the final round -- after he had been forced to remove his "busy" sweater.
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