| Jay Delsing | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 17, 1960 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | UCLA |
| Turned professional | 1984 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T63: 1990 |
| U.S. Open | T33: 1992 |
| The Open Championship | T88: 1995 |
Jay Delsing (born October 17, 1960) is an American professional golfer.
Childhood and family
Delsing was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Delsing's father, Jim, was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, and Kansas City A's from 1948 to 1960.
Delsing grew up in the North County Area of the St. Louis region. He learned golf at the now demolished North Shore Country Club that formerly was on the banks of the Mississippi River near the historic Chain of Rocks Bridge.
College career
Delsing played college golf at UCLA with Corey Pavin, Steve Pate, Tom Pernice Jr., and Duffy Waldorf. He is third all-time in tournament victories for UCLA men's golf with seven. This includes four victories in the 1981–82 season. He is only behind Pavin's 11 and Waldorf's 9.[1] He was second-team All-Pac-12 in 1981, and first-team in 1982 and 1983.
Delsing was named to the NCAA American Team twice. First team All-American in 1982 and Second Team All-American in 1983.[2] He graduated from UCLA in 1983 with a degree in economics.
Professional career
Delsing competed in 565 PGA Tour events in his career. His best finishes on the PGA Tour are a T2 at the 1993 New England Classic and the 1995 FedEx St. Jude Classic. He also had 3 third-place finishes, 11 top-5 finishes and 30 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour.[3]
Radio and television work
In 2015, Delsing joined Fox Sports as an on-course commentator and broadcaster.[4]
Since 2019, Delsing has hosted Golf with Jay Delsing on 101.1 ESPN Radio in St. Louis Missouri. His current co-host is Dan McLaughlin, the long-time TV voice of the St. Louis Cardinals on Bally Sports.
Professional wins (3)
Buy.com Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 12, 2001 | Buy.com Fort Smith Classic | −17 (66-66-66-65=263) | Playoff | Jeff Freeman |
| 2 | Aug 4, 2002 | Omaha Classic | −21 (66-66-67-68=267) | 1 stroke | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anthony Painter |
Buy.com Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Buy.com Fort Smith Classic | Jeff Freeman |
Won with par on fourth extra hole |
Other wins (1)
- 1993 Jerry Ford Invitational (tie with Donnie Hammond, and Jim Thorpe)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | T33 | CUT | ||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T88 | ||||||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T63 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Delsing never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
References
- ↑ "UCLA Men's Golf – Career Tournament Victories" (PDF). p. 26.
- ↑ Administrator. "Honors and Awards :: PING All-America Teams :: 1980-89". GCAA. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Jay Delsing". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ↑ Delsing, Jay. "Jay Delsing Linkedin". Retrieved December 1, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Jay Delsing at the PGA Tour official site
- Jay Delsing at the Official World Golf Ranking official site