Introduction
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 PGA Tour Champions.
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.
Amateur wins (1)
- 1980 NCAA Division I Championship (individual medalist)
Professional wins (7)
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 |
Other wins (3)
- 1988 Utah Open
- 1991 Argentine Open
- 1994 Jerry Ford Invitational
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 |
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 |
Playoff record
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Isao Aoki, Seve Ballesteros, Larry Nelson |
Nelson won with par on fourth extra hole Ballesteros eliminated on third hole Blake eliminated on first hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T24 | T18 | |||||
| The Open Championship | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T25 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T27 | CUT | T45 | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T6 | T62 | CUT | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | T64 | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | WD | T13 | T76 | T66 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T56 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T64 | |||||||
| The Open Championship | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | ||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
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 in chronological order prior to 2017.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T47 | T18 | T21 | T34 | T72 | T20 | T53 | |||
| Senior PGA Championship | T28 | T8 | T27 | T29 | T66 | CUT | T59 | 75 | ||
| U.S. Senior Open | T22 | T35 | ||||||||
| Senior Players Championship | T15 | T33 | T13 | T20 | T36 | T54 | T9 | T23 | 74 | |
| Senior British Open Championship | CUT | T3 | CUT | T10 | CUT | T40 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place