Jay Don Blake (born October 28, 1958) is an American

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who has played on the

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and the Nationwide Tour. He currently plays on the

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. Blake was born and raised in

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, where he attended Dixie High School, graduating in 1977. Blake learned the game of

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on the public Dixie Red Hills Golf Course. He attended

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in Logan and was a member of the golf team. He won the 1980

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and was named

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''Player of the Year'' in 1981. He turned pro in 1981 and joined the

in 1987. Although Blake has only one victory on the

, 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 one

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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

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then picked up his second victory of the year at the season ending

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. Blake lives in

Amateur wins (1)

*1980 NCAA Division I Championship (individual medalist)

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Other wins (3)

*1988

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*1991

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*1994 Jerry Ford Invitational

Champions Tour wins (3)

Champions Tour playoff record (2–1)

Playoff record

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

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

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1992 U.S. Open - 1993 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in senior major championships

''Results not in chronological order prior to 2021.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Jay Don American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Utah Utah State University alumni People from St. George, Utah 1958 births Living people