Jay Don Blake


Jay Don Blake 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

PGA Tour wins (1)

Other wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 18, 2011Songdo IBD Championship−13 Playoff

Playoff record

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11991Dunlop Phoenix Tournament|1870

Results in major championships

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters TournamentT27CUTT45
U.S. OpenCUTT6T62CUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipT64
PGA ChampionshipWDT13T76T66CUTCUTCUTT56

Tournament2010201120122013
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

Results not in chronological order prior to 2021.
Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
The TraditionT47T18T21T34T72T20T53NT
Senior PGA ChampionshipT28T8T27T29T66CUTT5975NT
Senior Players ChampionshipT15T33T13T20T36T54T9T237476
U.S. Senior OpenT22T35NT
Senior British Open ChampionshipCUTT3CUTT10CUTT40NT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic