Jay Don Blake

Jay Don Blake

Born: October 28, 1958
Age: 66
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Biography

Jay Don Blake (born October 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour; he currently plays on the Champions Tour.

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. He turned pro in 1981 and joined the PGA Tour in 1987.

Although Blake has but one win on the PGA Tour, he earned a spot in the top-125 for 15 consecutive years after joining the tour in 1987. He has more than 3 dozen top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events, including more than a half-dozen 2nds and 3rds. Blake's 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 play on the Champions Tour in 2009. He earned his first win in September 2011 at the Songdo IBD Championship in South Korea. He picked up his second win in the same year at the season ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Blake lives in St. George, Utah.

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Amateur wins (1)

  • 1980 NCAA Division I Championship (individual medalist)

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up
1 Feb 17, 1991 Shearson Lehman Brothers Open -20 (69-65-67-67=268) 2 strokes Bill Sander

Champions Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 18, 2011 Songdo IBD Championship -13 (68-67-68=203) Playoff John Cook, Mark O'Meara,
Peter Senior
2 Nov 6, 2011 Charles Schwab Cup Championship -8 (71-68-66-71=276) 2 strokes Michael Allen, Mark Calcavecchia,
Jay Haas, Loren Roberts
3 Aug 26, 2012 Boeing Classic -10 (68-70-68=206) Playoff Mark O'Meara

Champions Tour playoff record (2-1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2011 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am John Cook Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2011 Songdo IBD Championship John Cook, Mark O'Meara,
Peter Senior
Blake won with birdie on fifth extra hole
O'Meara and Senior eliminated with par on third hole
3 2012 Boeing Classic Mark O'Meara Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (2)

  • 1988 Utah Open
  • 1991 Argentine Open

Results in major championships

Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP T24 DNP T18
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T25 CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament DNP T27 CUT T45 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP T6 T62 CUT DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP T64 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship WD T13 T76 DNP T66 CUT CUT CUT T56 DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP CUT CUT T64 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 5
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 5
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 5 27 13
  • Most consecutive cuts made - 4 (1992 U.S. Open - 1993 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s - 1

Results in senior majors

Results are not be in chronological order prior to 2016.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
The Tradition DNP T47 T18 T21 DNP DNP T34 T72
Senior PGA Championship T28 T8 T27 T29 DNP DNP T66
Senior Players Championship T15 T33 T13 T20 T36 DNP T54
Senior British Open Championship CUT T3 CUT T10 CUT DNP T40
U.S. Senior Open DNP DNP DNP T22 T35 DNP DNP

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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