Roger Maltbie, winner of the inaugural Memorial Tournament in 1976, is covering this year’s tournament for Golf Channel as a roving on-course analyst.
For Friday’s second round, he broke out the outfit he wore to top Hale Irwin in a playoff 50 years ago to become the Memorial’s first champion.
Can we hear a little commotion for the pants 👏👏
50 years after besting Hale Irwin in a playoff to become the inaugural Memorial Tournament champion, Roger Maltbie is back on course in the pants that won it all. pic.twitter.com/jWMRf73F66
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) June 5, 2026
The ensemble includes a Navy blue polo shirt with loud, unforgettable red, white and blue pants. Golf Channel gave viewers a close-up look.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Roger Maltbie wears same pants he wore when he won the first Memorial
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