Jason Caron
| Jason Caron | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | July 25, 1972 Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Greenlawn, New York, U.S. | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Charleston Southern University | ||
| Turned professional | 1994 | ||
| Current tour | PGA Tour Champions | ||
| Former tours | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour NGA Hooters Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 10 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2019, 2020 | ||
| U.S. Open | T30: 2002 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
| |||
Jason Caron (born July 25, 1972) is an American professional golfer and former PGA Tour player.[1]
Early life and amateur career
Caron was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts and attended Charleston Southern University.[2]
He was runner-up at the 1994 New England Amateur, two strokes behind Mark Plummer.[3]
Professional career
Caron turned professional in 1994 and joined the NGA Hooters Tour, where he was runner-up at the 1998 Ronald McDonald House Classic, 3 strokes behind Darron Stiles. In 1999 he won three tournaments.[4]
He played on the Nationwide Tour between 2001 and 2009, where he was runner-up at the 2002 Arkansas Classic, a stroke behind Jace Bugg.[5]
Caron played on the PGA Tour in 2000 and 2003 after earning his card through Q-School. His best finishes were a tied 19th at the 2000 Honda Classic, and tied 15th at the 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He finished tied 30th at the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black Course.[6]
In 2020 he won the Long Island Open.[7] He was runner-up at the Long Island PGA Championship in 2023 and 2024.
Caron joined the PGA Tour Champions in 2024. In 2025, he lost a playoff to Steven Alker at the Cologuard Classic and was runner-up to Stephen Allan at Dick's Open.
Caron is also the head professional at Mill River Club on Long Island, and was named the 2020 PGA Professional Player of the Year.[1]
Professional wins (10)
NGA Hooters Tour wins (3)
- 1999 Casino Strip Resorts Classic, Coors Light Classic, Budweiser Classic
Other wins (7)
- 1995 Hilton Head Championship (Hurricane Tour)
- 2012 Connecticut Open
- 2017 PGA Stroke Play Championship
- 2018 Metropolitan PGA Championship
- 2020 PGA Stroke Play Championship, Long Island Open, Metropolitan PGA Championship
Playoff record
Buy.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Buy.com Gila River Classic |  Ben Crane, Bo Van Pelt
|
Eliminated by par on second hole. Crane won with birdie on fourth extra. |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | Cologuard Classic | Steven Alkern
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
Note: Caron never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.
CUT = missed 36 hole cut
"T" = tied
Results in senior major championships
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior PGA Championship | T4 | T4 | T12 |
| The Tradition | |||
| U.S. Senior Open | CUT | T9 | T20 |
| Senior Players Championship | T30 | T11 | |
| Senior British Open Championship | T40 | T55 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances
- PGA Cup: 2019 (winners)
- World Champions Cup: 2025
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jason Caron". USGA. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
- ^ "Jason Caron". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
- ^ Chard, Tom (July 22, 1994). "Plummer wins New England". Kennebec Journal. pp. 19–21. Retrieved May 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1999 Results". NGA Hooters Tour. Archived from the original on April 19, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Gorant, Jim (April 26, 2004). "Heard on the Range". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "U.S. Open Championship". ESPN. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
- ^ "96th Long Island Open Championship". MGA. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
External links
- Jason Caron at the PGA Tour official site
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