Ellen Port Is Right There With the Greats

In the context of USGA greatness, Port holds her own with names like Carner, Jones, Nicklaus and Woods.

Jay Delsing | Mar 18, 2022

Ellen Port Is Right There With the Greats /

While Jack Nicklaus, JoAnne Carner, Tiger Woods and Bobby Jones are recognizable names in golf, Ellen Port may not get the credit she rightly deserves. But she should.

Port currently owns seven USGA titles — one behind Nicklaus and Carner, two behind Jones and Woods. Port, 60, won the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur four times (1995, 1996, 2000 and 2011) and the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur three time (2012, 2013 and 2016).

Port joins host Jay Delsing to talk about her competitive drive, along with being a mother, school teacher and wife.

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Published Mar 18, 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.