Slugger White Has His Say on Rules

On the Rules of Golf, White, a longtime PGA Tour official, knows a thing or two and he has plenty of stories that add to color to typical black and white decisions.

Jay Delsing | Feb 17, 2022

Slugger White Has His Say on Rules /

Through a 40-year career as a PGA Tour rules official, Carlton “Slugger” White II accumulated quite a few stories, including about his first ruling that was with Jack Nicklaus. He joins Jay Delsing to share the details of that encounter and other stories.

White also discusses his new role as vice president of rules and competition management for LIV Golf Investments, the Greg Norman-led company that has invested in the Asian Tour and proposes to create a new golf league.

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Published Feb 17, 2022

JAY DELSING

Jay Delsing hails from St. Louis, Missouri. While his father played Major League baseball for 10 years and was a member for the World Champion New York Yankees in 1949, Jay had a different kind of long drive in mind. In 1979, Delsing received a coveted golf scholarship from UCLA where he became a two-time All-American. In 1984, Delsing earned his PGA Tour Card and played in nearly 700 PGA Tour events, earning more than 4 million in prize money. He has 7 professional wins to his credit, including the Fort Smith Classic, The Omaha Classic and the Gerald Ford Invitational in Vail, Colorado. In 2014, Fox Sports added Delsing to its broadcast team. The recent US Open Championship at Shinnecock Golf Club in Long Island, New York marked his fourth consecutive national open coverage for Fox Sports. In addition, he is a commentator for PGA Tour Live. In April of 2018, Delsing was inducted into the St Louis Sports Hall of Fame. In 2005, Delsing founded First Tee of St Louis, which introduces nine core values of golf to underprivileged kids. His Jay Delsing Foundation introduces the sport to children in rural areas. Jay Delsing Golf hosts corporate entertainment and hospitality events throughout the country. Delsing’s radio show "Golf with Jay Delsing" airs on 101 ESPN, on Sundays from 9-10 a.m. Jay is the proud father of four daughters.