Brad Thompson: Success without being the best

Brad Thompson, who was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals' 2006 World Series championship team, joins 'Golf with Jay Delsing' to talk about playing in The Show and the role golf plays in his life

Jay Delsing | Apr 7, 2021

Brad Thompson: Success without being the best /

Brad Thompson, a Major League Baseball pitcher from 2005 through 2010 and a member of the St. Louis Cardinals' 2006 World Series champions, joins the "Golf with Jay Delsing" show. Thompson shares insight into what it was like playing Major League Baseball and never being the best player on any of his teams, even in Little League. He also talks about who has helped him with his golf swing.

EPISODE NOTES
11:50: Brad Thompson joins the show.
12:20: Not even in Little League was Thompson the best player on his team.
19:45: Thompson talks about breaking a 97-year-old record.
33:30: Golf vs. baseball — differences and similarities.
48:30: On his new golf instructor — his 7-year-old son.

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Published Apr 7, 2021

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.