Jason Day's Masters' sweater auctioned off for $18,000
At the 2024 Masters, Jason Day made the headlines by wearing a sweater ahead of Round 2 which was played on Friday. Day, wore a white sleeveless top with the wording, "Malbon Golf Championship." While images of Day wearing the outfit went viral, when he began playing Round 2, Day was not seen wearing it.
The American golfer later shared that officials at Augusta asked him to remove the sweater. While Day's sweater did not make the cut at the 2024 Masters, it recently found a buyer as the sweater was auctioned off. The garment was sold off for $18,000 at a private auction.
Brighter Days Foundation, which supports children in Ohio, will receive the $18,000 raised by selling the iconic sweater. While Jason Day's sweater at the 2024 Masters made noise, the PGA Tour veteran was also praised for wearing baggy trousers on social media.
Keeping the clothing aside, the 2024 Masters was a decent outing for Jason Day. After two rounds of golf a Augusta, Day made the cut and shot 76-69 in the last two rounds to finish T30. Day earned $124,200 for this performance.
How much did Jason Day earn at the BMW Championship?
In his most recent outing on the golf course, Jason Day was spotted playing at the BMW Championship. At the event, Day carded 78-69-71-71 to finish T33. This finish also meant that the American golfer did not qualify for the Tour Championship, which is the final stage of the FedEx Cup.
However, Day did receive a reward for his finish at the BMW Championship. The event had a purse of $20,000,000 and Day earned $119,667 for his finish. Keegan Bradley earned the largest chunk of the purse as he won the tournament and went home with $3,600,000.
Here is a look at the payout at the 2024 BMW Championship:
- 1 Keegan Bradley -12 $3,600,000
- T2 Sam Burns -11 $1,503,333
- T2 Ludvig Åberg -11 $1,503,333
- T2 Adam Scott -11 $1,503,333
- T5 Cam Davis -8 $728,750
- T5 Tommy Fleetwood -8 $728,750
- T5 Si Woo Kim -8 $728,750
- T5 Xander Schauffele -8 $728,750
- T9 Chris Kirk -7 $580,000
- T9 Alex Noren -7 $580,000
- T11 Rory McIlroy -6 $500,000
- T11 Sungjae Im -6 $500,000
- T13 Tony Finau -5 $344,111
- T13 Shane Lowry -5 $344,111
- T13 Byeong Hun An -5 $344,111
- T13 Will Zalatoris -5 $344,111
- T13 Sepp Straka -5 $344,111
- T13 Tom Hoge -5 $344,111
- T13 Patrick Cantlay -5 $344,111
- T13 Taylor Pendrith -5 $344,111
- T13 Wyndham Clark -5 $344,111
- T22 Billy Horschel -4 $229,000
- T22 Russell Henley -4 $229,000
- T22 Corey Conners -4 $229,000
- 25 Brian Harman -3 $197,000
- T26 Denny McCarthy -2 $177,500
- T26 Viktor Hovland -2 $177,500
- T28 Matt Fitzpatrick -1 $160,000
- T28 Max Greyserman -1 $160,000
- T28 Collin Morikawa -1 $160,000
- T31 Thomas Detry E $142,500
- T31 Nick Dunlap E $142,500
- T33 Max Homa +1 $119,667
- T33 Matthieu Pavon +1 $119,667
- T33 Christiaan Bezuidenhout +1 $119,667
- T33 Jason Day +1 $119,667
- T33 Scottie Scheffler +1 $119,667
- T33 J.T. Poston +1 $119,667
- T39 Justin Thomas +2 $102,000
- T39 Stephan Jaeger +2 $102,000
- T41 Davis Thompson +3 $94,000
- T41 Adam Hadwin +3 $94,000
- T43 Aaron Rai +4 $86,000
- T43 Cameron Young +4 $86,000
- 45 Akshay Bhatia +5 $80,000
- T46 Eric Cole +7 $74,000
- T46 Austin Eckroat +7 $74,000
- 48 Sahith Theegala +11 $70,000