Slugger Has Given His Last Ruling And Driven His Last Cart Without A Roof

Adam Schupak at Golfweek files a wonderful send off to Slugger White, longtime PGA Tour rules official, good player and nice fellow who had more early wake-up calls and listened to more lame player gripes than we’ll ever know.

On how it all started:

With career earnings of $32,279, White determined it was time to find another line of work to make a living. He was a finalist for a handful of club pro jobs in the northeast, but every time he was the bridesmaid.

“I look back and think, you know what, they really did me a favor,” he said.

It just so happened that then-PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman, a former player in his own right, was seeking former players to work in tournament operations. Longtime rules official Mike Shea called White to see if he would be interested.

“It kind of fell in my lap,” White said.