Mahan Win Leads to Ban on Victory Sportscoats

PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem finally spoke out late Monday on the growing problem of "ridiculous-looking" victory jackets at Tour events, banning them altogether for the remainder of the 2007 season. Finchem called the blazer/hat/sunglasses look of this week's winner Hunter Mahan "the last straw" in a season-long battle against bad fashion. According to reports, the Tour first became concerned in April when Zach Johnson wore his bright blue windbreaker underneath his green jacket at Augusta, but that it came to a head a week later with the plaid sportscoat given to winner Boo Weekley (pictured, below) at the Verizon Heritage.


"Don't get me wrong," Finchem explained, "I like jackets. I own quite a few of them. In fact I'm wearing one now. But at some point we have to start asking ourselves if we're doing more harm than good."

The news came as a disappointment to the remaining Tour events that were planning similar jacket ceremonies for their winners, including next month's Canadian Open (jacket pictured below) and a coat still in development for October's Frys.Com Open which was to feature a built-in Mp3 player, four additional USB ports and an extra pocket for tees.