Here are MyGolfSpy, we appreciate a well-dressed golfer.
Sometimes professional golf feels like a sea of bland—muted colors, safe choices and guys who put little effort into their look—so it’s worth calling out those who look sharp.
And, of course, we have to call a spade a spade with some of the worst looks (Robert MacIntyre is currently the free space on the bad golf fashion bingo).
To breakdown the fashion from the first two rounds of the Masters, I enlisted the help of my colleague and MGS fashion expert, Isaiah McGahee.
Here are our best and worst-dressed golfers so far at Augusta.
The best-dressed so far
Jason Day (Friday)
Day made headlines with his adventurous Malbon bird shirt/vest, but it was his classic Friday fit that caught our attention.
Isaiah: Jason Day’s Friday scripting was legendary. In one of his more traditional kits from Malbon, he paired a light yellow polo and high-crown visor with pleated pastel blue pants. The chest patch pocket was a nice subtle ode to Jack Nicklaus. Day’s Friday scripting would look at home at Augusta in any era. This is a resounding success.
Sean: You could have transported Day back to 1975 and I think this would have worked. Not enough pros wear visors, and I’m a big believer that light blue works particularly well at Augusta.
Brooks Koepka (Thursday/Friday)
Koepka got rave reviews for his mock neck, a look very few players can pull off successfully.
Isaiah: I am usually lambasting NIKE (more on that in a moment) but the one thing they have always gotten right is the golf mock neck, and the only player on tour who’s capable of pulling it off is Koepka. His physique and swagger fill that mock neck out. Pairing it with pleated pants was a good move. This outfit fit Brooks’ personality, and he looked good.
Sean: My initial reaction to the Koepka mock neck was repulsion given my disdain for mock necks (no other reason than I hate the look). But I do have to admit that his physique and confidence matches the outfit well. You can’t shoot 78 wearing a mock neck. Thankfully, BK played solid golf.
Tommy Fleetwood (Friday)
Fleetwood went retro with a brown on brown look that felt 1978 chic. We’re undecided whether it’s amazing or terrible—but we appreciate the exploration here.
Isaiah: I can’t tell whether I loved or hated Tommy’s outfit in round two, but I’m fairly certain that I loved it. A beige, knit wife-collar polo in almost 80 degree weather in Georgia is a bold move, but I respect it. Like several other players this week, Fleetwood chose pleated trousers, except he stuck with earth tones and went solid brown. This was a throwback to the 70s, and a great example of individualistic style expression. If nothing else, this is original.
Sean: Someone tweeted that Fleetwood looks like a UPS delivery driver on Ozempic and I can’t get that out of my head. I also am not a fan of going with two shades of the same color. But I love Tommy and he kind of makes this work somehow.
Justin Thomas (Friday)
JT is usually willing to experiment with colors, and we’re glad he did. His Friday look of forest green, black belt, white pants and white shoes was classy.
Isaiah: Finally! Someone has decided to wear not only green, but the appropriate shade of green at the Masters. If anyone were to do it, it would be Justin Thomas. A great classic look. Superb.
Sean: This definitely screams Masters. I would call this “classic modern”—a look Thomas pulls off on the regular.
Harris English (Thursday)
Few players looked crispier than Harris English during round one.
Isaiah: Excellent. Simple and striking. The crisp white polo paired with the powder blue pants just screams classic southern springtime. Easily the best look of the opening round.
Sean: Is light blue the best color for golf pants? It is at Augusta.
Jake Knapp (All Week)
Even before the tournament, Knapp’s Johnnie-O scripting had us excited. And the colors didn’t disappoint on beautiful days in Augusta as the 31-year-old Californian graced us with olive and pink sweaters.
Isaiah: Signing with Johnnie-O was one of the best decisions Jake Knapp could have made. His scripting on Thursday and Friday made use of traditional spring pastels and earth tones—olive green on Wednesday and pink and darker green on Friday. My only criticism is his gaudy PXG hat and haircut greatly detract from an otherwise stellar wardrobe.
Sean: Pink sweaters! This weekend at the Masters will be very warm, but I’m glad we got some early morning chill to get this one some airtime. There were so many gray and black sweaters. The pink really popped.
Adam Scott (Thursday/Friday)
Scott could look good in a trash bag—but being the classy gentleman that he is, the Aussie came to play with two strong fits, including a yellow shirt/brown pants combo for round one.
Isaiah: Adam Scott’s wardrobe is the definition of elegantly inoffensive. That’s what makes it timeless. Like his Australian counterpart Jason Day, Scott wore yellow in round one, and decided to pair it with neutrals. There’s nothing fashion-forward here, just simplicity executed to perfection. I also liked his navy sweater and light blue polo paired with white pants on Friday.
Sean: It seems unfair that Scott is so handsome and has a sensible taste for golf fashion. Leave something for the rest of us, Adam!
The worst-dressed so far
Robert MacIntyre (Permanent)
Our eyeballs are still bleeding from 12-hour days watching the Masters—and also from MacIntyre’s first-round outfit where he took his grandma’s dish towels and made them into a shirt.
Isaiah: At this point, I’m convinced that Robert MacIntyre’s scripting from NIKE has to be a joke. His 70s style tablecloth polo in round one was unsurprisingly hideous.
Sean: Is it possible that MacIntyre is getting custom terrible shirts? Like nobody is actually paying for this, right? Big Shot Bob should lean all the way in and see how far he can take this bit.
Jacob Bridgeman (Thursday)
First in the FedEx Cup—and maybe first in our worst-dressed rankings. Bridgeman showed up to round one wearing a disgusting blue adidas polo and all black from the belt on down.
Isaiah: adidas and NIKE seriously make some of the worst looking golf apparel on the market. Bridgeman’s Thursday scripting was a navy blue nightmare.
Sean: The polo is highly offensive, but the commitment to going all-black with the rest of the fit makes Bridgeman look like a 12-year-old who dressed himself.
Viktor Hovland (Thursday)
The Hovland “Minecraft” shirts had some backers—and kudos to the creative thinking—but we’re very much out on the concept.
Isaiah: Hovland’s scripting from J. Lindberg is creative if nothing else. The only issue is that it’s bad. They’re thinking outside the box but they should maybe think about trying to stay inside the box going forward.
Sean: *Insert Forgetting Sarah Marshall meme where Jason Segel’s character says “I wish I wasn’t wearing this f—– shirt”*
Chris Gotterup (Friday)
NIKE struck again as Gotterup played the second round in a weird powder blue horizontal-stripe polo paired with blue pants and a blue belt.
Isaiah: Look, Gotterup’s a bigger guy and wide horizontal stripes do not suit him. Notwithstanding, his shirt and pants were essentially the same shade of powder blue, and this created no visual contrast. Sometimes color blocking works (think navy on navy), but with pastels and light colors, it has a tendency to make you look like a walking puddle.
Sean: I appreciate the angle here but, as Isaiah said, this is a whole lot of powder blue. If Gotterup played for the Chargers, maybe this would work. However, I love powder blue and there were elements of this outfit that could have been dynamite if properly paired.
Scottie Scheffler (Thursday)
Well, we’re starting to notice a trend here… Scheffler is not immune from the NIKE horrors as he played the opening round with a weird green shirt with mini NIKE logos all over it.
Isaiah: Look, I’ll just say it… NIKE’s apparel is generally hideous. Scottie’s shirt on Thursday was almost as bad as MacIntyre’s, and that is certainly not what you want for the world number one.
Sean: When does Scheffler get to join the Rory plan where he can look respectable in NIKE? I think he’s won enough majors to avoid this. It looks very 2008.
Ludvig Aberg (Wednesday)
We like that Aberg wore pink on Friday, but that didn’t make up for his Par-3 Contest attire. This polo had shades of some of the worst European Ryder Cup uniforms we’ve seen.
Isaiah: This is another adidas albatross. Aberg’s polo at the Par-3 contest looks straight out of the early 2000s.
Sean: I feel like the Scandinavians love shoulder and sleeve paneling, but the style just seems so dated.
Patrick Reed (Thursday)
Reed may be playing well this week, but it wasn’t a “look good, play good” kind of situation. He showed up to the opening round wearing some kind of odd black camo polo surrounded by black throughout the rest of the fit.
Isaiah: Patrick Reed played out of his mind in round one—I doubt he cared one iota about how he looked. However, that doesn’t change the fact that this was a bad outfit. Come on—at least try to wear something other than black.
Sean: Reed, like Phil Mickelson, is obsessed with black. But if you’re going this route, why not just wear a solid black polo? Is this camo or cheetah print? Very weird.
Which Masters look was your favorite? Least favorite?
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