Over the past few years, Malbon Golf has led a cadre of brands looking to breathe new life to the game of golf by injecting personal style into what we wear on the course. Bridging the gap between fashion, streetwear and golf, Malbon is inspiring people to get out on the golf course and look good doing it.
After signing its first professional ambassador last year, the LPGA’s Yealimi Noh, it was only a matter of time before Malbon signed a PGA Tour pro. They chose Jason Day, an globally admired Aussie who was ranked No.1 in the world after winning the 2015 PGA Championship.
Please Welcome Jason Day to #TeamMalbon@JDayGolf pic.twitter.com/ZKEirWhvmg
— Malbon Golf (@MalbonGolf) January 2, 2024
We asked Malbon founder Stephen Malbon what it means to sign an athlete of this caliber and why Jason is the perfect athlete to represent his brand on the PGA Tour.
“It means we are being seen on a professional level where golf is played at the highest level. Malbon Golf being seen on one of the most highly talented champions on tour,” Malbon said. “Jason is vulnerable, honest, and relatable when it comes to being a human being. Jason does not shy away from speaking about the highs and lows of life. The more relatable a champion can be, the more inspirational they can be to a broader audience.”
It’s nearly impossible to tune into a PGA Tour event without being hit with a barrage of wealth management advertisements and a parade of ill-fitting chinos. Could Malbon’s signing of Day signal a sea change at the top of the game? We hope this means more pros rocking brands like Malbon on Sundays.
Day is leaving his partnership with the Swoosh, which is very interesting considering the rumors swirling around Tiger’s future with NIKE. Is this a sign of things to come? Perhaps Day is the first domino to fall? We’ll to have to wait to find out.
In any case, we’re excited to see Malbon sign their first PGA Tour pro.
CryptoDog
4 months ago
“Look good” must be a euphemism for “it’s ok to look like a moron from Caddy Shack”
because most of these looks try to somehow make references to the ragged and sad looks of old with mismatched, cut off, ill fitting, tattered designs that they hope people think they’re “niche” and fashionable when they all look like they should be fishing at the local pond slugging dirt cheap colored water they think is beer lol
If golf is truly headed down this path, it’s a bad trend that the upper echelons will be happily use to make sure they can cut off and take it away from the lower incomes and make it the rich man’s elite game that it’s slowly and quietly turning it into again.