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) 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.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12001Buy.com Gila River Classic Ben Crane, Bo Van PeltEliminated by par on second hole.Crane won with birdie on fourth extra.
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12025Cologuard Classic Steven AlkerLost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020U.S. OpenT30PGA ChampionshipCUTCUT 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 2026Senior PGA ChampionshipT4T4T12The TraditionU.S. Senior OpenCUTT9T20Senior Players ChampionshipT30T11Senior British Open ChampionshipT40T55
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 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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