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Jay Don Blake
Personal information
Full nameJay Don Blake
Born(1958-10-28)October 28, 1958(age 65)
St. George, Utah,U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityUnited States
ResidenceSt. George, Utah,U.S.
Career
CollegeUtah State University
Turned professional1981
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins7
Highestranking63 (June 28, 1992)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour Champions3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT27: 1991
PGA ChampionshipT13: 1991
U.S. OpenT6:1992
The Open ChampionshipT64: 1991

Jay Don Blake(born October 28, 1958) is an Americanprofessional golferwho has played on thePGA Tourand theNationwide Tour.He currently plays on thePGA Tour Champions.

Blake was born and raised inSt. George, Utah,where he attended Dixie High School, graduating in 1977. Blake learned the game ofgolfon the public Dixie Red Hills Golf Course.[2]He attendedUtah State UniversityinLoganand was a member of the golf team. He won the 1980NCAA Championshipand was namedNCAAPlayer of the Yearin 1981. He turned pro in 1981 and joined thePGA Tourin 1987.

Although Blake has only one victory on thePGA Tour,he earned a spot in the top-125 for 15 consecutive years after joining the tour in 1987. Blake has more than 3 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 oneTourwin, $563,854 in earnings and finished 21st on the final money list;[3]he also had a win in international competition that year. His best finish in amajor championshipis T6 at the 1992U.S. Open.[4]

In his late 40s, Blake played mostly inNationwide Tourevents. He began playing on the Champions Tour in 2009. He earned his first win in September 2011 at theSongdo IBD ChampionshipinSouth Koreathen picked up his second victory of the year at the season endingCharles Schwab Cup Championship.

Blake lives inSt. George, Utah.

Amateur wins (1)

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Professional wins (7)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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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 United StatesBill Sander

Other wins (3)

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Champions Tour wins (3)

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Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 18,2011 Songdo IBD Championship −13 (68-67-68=203) Playoff United StatesJohn Cook,United StatesMark O'Meara,
AustraliaPeter Senior
2 Nov 6, 2011 Charles Schwab Cup Championship −8 (71-68-66-71=276) 2 strokes United StatesMichael Allen,United StatesMark Calcavecchia,
United StatesJay Haas,United StatesLoren Roberts
3 Aug 26,2012 Boeing Classic −10 (68-70-68=206) Playoff United StatesMark O'Meara

Champions Tour playoff record (2–1)

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

Playoff record

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PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1991 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament JapanIsao Aoki,SpainSeve Ballesteros,
United StatesLarry Nelson 		Nelson won with par on fourth extra hole
Ballesteros eliminated by birdie on third hole
Blake eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT 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
Top 10
Did not play

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

Summary

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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 13 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 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

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Results not in chronological order prior to 2021.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
The Tradition T47 T18 T21 T34 T72 T20 T53 NT
Senior PGA Championship T28 T8 T27 T29 T66 CUT T59 75 NT
Senior Players Championship T15 T33 T13 T20 T36 T54 T9 T23 74 76
U.S. Senior Open T22 T35 NT
Senior British Open Championship CUT T3 CUT T10 CUT T40 NT
Top 10
Did not play

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Week 26 1992 Ending 28 Jun 1992"(pdf).OWGR.RetrievedOctober 29,2019.
  2. ^"Dixie Red Hills Golf Course Information".
  3. ^"Jay Don Blake – Performance".PGA Tour.RetrievedApril 21,2017.
  4. ^"Jay Don Blake".Golf Major Championships.RetrievedApril 21,2017.
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