Jason Caron

Jason Caron
Personal information
Born (1972-07-25) July 25, 1972 (age 54)
Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceGreenlawn, New York, U.S.
Career
CollegeCharleston Southern University
Turned professional1994
Current tourPGA Tour Champions
Former toursPGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins10
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2019, 2020
U.S. OpenT30: 2002
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Professional Player of the Year2020

Jason Caron (born July 25, 1972) is an American professional golfer and former PGA Tour player.

Early life and amateur career

Caron was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts and attended Charleston Southern University.

He was runner-up at the 1994 New England Amateur, two strokes behind Mark Plummer.

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.

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.

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.

In 2020 he won the Long Island Open. 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.

Professional wins (10)

NGA Hooters Tour wins (3)

Other wins (7)

Playoff record

Buy.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2001 Buy.com Gila River Classic United States Ben Crane, United States Bo Van Pelt Eliminated by par on second hole.
Crane won with birdie on fourth extra.

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2025 Cologuard Classic New Zealand Steven Alker 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.

  Did not play

CUT = missed 36 hole cut
"T" = tied

Results in senior major championships

Tournament202420252026
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
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Jason Caron". USGA. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Jason Caron". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ Chard, Tom (July 22, 1994). "Plummer wins New England". Kennebec Journal. pp. 19–21. Retrieved May 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "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)
  5. ↑ Gorant, Jim (April 26, 2004). "Heard on the Range". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on August 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Open Championship". ESPN. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  7. ↑ "96th Long Island Open Championship". MGA. Retrieved May 15, 2026.