Jay Don Blake (born October 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour and, after turning 50, on the PGA Tour Champions.
Early life and amateur career Blake was born and raised in St. George, Utah, where he attended Dixie High School, graduating in 1977. Blake learned the game of golf on the public Dixie Red Hills Golf Course. He attended Utah State University in Logan and was a member of the golf team. He won the 1980 NCAA Championship and was named NCAA Player of the Year in 1981.
Professional career In 1981, Blake turned pro. He joined the PGA Tour in 1987.
Although Blake has only one victory on the PGA Tour, he earned a spot in the top-125 for 15 consecutive years after joining the tour in 1987. Blake has more than three dozen top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events including more than a half-dozen seconds and thirds. Blake's best career year was 1991 when he had six top-10 finishes, including one tour win, $563,854 in earnings and finished 21st on the final money list; he also had a win in international competition that year. His best finish in a major championship is T6 at the 1992 U.S. Open.
In his late 40s, Blake played mostly in Nationwide Tour events. He began playing on the Champions Tour in 2009. He earned his first win in September 2011 at the Songdo IBD Championship in South Korea then picked up his second victory of the year at the season ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Blake made 500th PGA Tour start in October 2024 at the Black Desert Championship at the age of 65.
Personal life Blake lives in St. George, Utah.
Amateur wins 1980 NCAA Division I Championship (individual medalist)
Professional wins (7) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1 Feb 17, 1991Shearson Lehman Brothers Open−20 (69-65-67-67=268)2 strokes Bill Sander
Other wins (3) 1988 Utah Open 1991 Argentine Open 1994 Jerry Ford Invitational
Champions Tour wins (3) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other Champions Tour (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 18, 2011 Songdo IBD Championship−13 (68-67-68=203)Playoff John Cook, Mark O'Meara, Peter Senior2Nov 6, 2011Charles Schwab Cup Championship−8 (71-68-66-71=276)2 strokes Michael Allen, Mark Calcavecchia, Jay Haas, Loren Roberts3Aug 26, 2012 Boeing Classic−10 (68-70-68=206)Playoff Mark O'Meara
Champions Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12011Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am John CookLost to birdie on first extra hole22011Songdo IBD Championship John Cook, Mark O'Meara, Peter SeniorWon with birdie on fifth extra holeO'Meara and Senior eliminated by par on third hole32012Boeing Classic Mark O'MearaWon with birdie on second extra hole
Playoff record PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11991Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Isao Aoki, Seve Ballesteros, Larry NelsonNelson won with par on fourth extra holeBallesteros eliminated by birdie on third holeBlake eliminated by par on first hole
Results in major championships Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTCUTT24T18The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipT25CUT Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentT27CUTT45U.S. OpenCUTT6T62CUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipT64PGA ChampionshipWDT13T76T66CUTCUTCUTT56 Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTCUTT64The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUT Tournament2010201120122013Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 5The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 5Totals 0 0 0 0 1 5 28 13 Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1992 U.S. Open - 1993 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in senior major championships Results not in chronological order prior to 2021. Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021The TraditionT47T18T21T34T72T20T53NTSenior PGA ChampionshipT28T8T27T29T66CUTT5975NTSenior Players ChampionshipT15T33T13T20T36T54T9T237476U.S. Senior OpenT22T35NTSenior British Open ChampionshipCUTT3CUTT10CUTT40NT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also 1986 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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