Little did Augusta know what a precedent it was setting when it first presented its green winner's jacket. Jeremy Ellwood investigates what has followed...
When you check out this collection, it would be fair to say that sometimes just the trophy would suffice…
From tartans that pay homage to the game’s Scottish origins, to flame red, bright yellow, pastel pink and the odd sombre one, winners all around the world can suddenly find themselves with something extra to hang in the wardrobe. Sometimes, those winner’s jackets will never see the light of day again!
The Masters
Last day Masters contenders with a serious eye on the title really should wear something that goes with green – unlike Bernhard Langer’s 1985 flame-red ensemble.
Slight wardrobe malfunction for Langer at Augusta in 1985
Verizon Heritage
Boo Weekley has two of the gaudy red tartan winners’ jackets hanging alongside the rather more sombre hunting gear in his wardrobe. A back-to-back winner in 2007 and ’08.
A touch of tartan for double Verizon Heritage winner, Boo Weekley
Dunlop Phoenix
Tiger, Padraig and Poults have all donned this Japanese event’s blue tartan jacket this century, with Luke Donald, David Duval and Thomas Bjorn among the other big-name winners since the millennium.
A hair/jacket/expression combo to remember for Ian Poulter at the 2007 Dunlop Phoenix
Australian Masters
Rodney Pampling, Aaron Baddeley, Robert Allenby and Adam Scott are among the Aussies to suffer the indignity of the fluorescent yellow jacket this decade.
Something to sit nicely beside the green one in Adam Scott’s wardrobe
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Tiger has eight of Arnie’s navy Bay Hill blazers tucked away in his wardrobe – one of four professional events he has won at least seven times.
Tiger tells Arnie exactly how many of these navy blazers he now has
Omega European Masters
You’d happily sport bright red too if you thought Cindy Crawford might be joining you on the podium, as has been known.
Big Ernie on the podium with Cindy Crawford in 2003
Volvo China Open
2008 winner Damien McGrane admits wearing his traditional gold silk jacket to one or two parties back home, but it’s hard to see him wearing it down the local pub.
Damien McGrane sporting his new little party number in 2008
PGA Grand Slam of Golf
When you’ve won one of the Majors to qualify you can probably live with the pastel pink winner’s number.
Jim Furyk looking slightly self-conscious and thinking of the money in 2008
FBR Open
Given the rowdiness of the fans at this Phoenix event, a plain black blazer seems slightly out-of-keeping.
Cornish Masters
This annual event organised by GM editor Mike Harris sees the winner presented with an ill-fitting brown charity shop jacket. Rarely actually staged in Cornwall (don’t ask).
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