Jay Don Blake

Jay Don Blake
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Jay Don Blake
Born	(1958-10-28) October 28, 1958 St. George, Utah
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	St. George, Utah
Career
College	Utah State University
Turned professional	1981
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	3
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T27: 1991
U.S. Open	T6: 1992
The Open Championship	T64: 1991
PGA Championship	T13: 1991

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.^[1] 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;^[2] 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.^[3]

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 (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

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

Summary

• 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 2016.

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

References

External links

• Jay Don Blake at the PGA Tour official site