Career highlights

• Posted his first top-10 finish in April when he was T8 at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic. It was his best showing in an event since he was second nearly four years earlier at the Principal Charity Classic.
• 2001: Earned a spot in the top 125 for the 15th consecutive year. Finished 118th in earnings, the lowest since joining the PGA TOUR in 1987. His 31 starts tied a personal high
• Only top-10 was a T7 in the Buick Invitational. Positioned two shots back after 54 holes, finished four back after closing rounds of 68-69..Made the cut in the last five consecutive events to keep his card. 2000: Among the top-10 three times and in the top-25 eight times
• Started year in consistent form, with four top-15 performances in seven cuts made during first 11 events
• Was T11 at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and followed with T14 at Buick Invitational
• Closed with a 64 at Doral-Ryder Open and jumped into T9, his first top-10 of the year
• At rain-shortened BellSouth Classic finished T5
• Third top-10 came at Buick Challenge, where he finished T10. 1999: For the third time since 1987, fell out of the top-100 on the TOUR money list. 1998: At BellSouth Classic, had a good shot at first victory since 1991 Shearson Lehman Brothers Open. Shared 36-hole lead, third round 67 wasn't enough to hold off Tiger Woods' course-record 63. Three back of Woods through 54 holes. Was within one of Woods with a 18-foot birdie putt on 15th hole, then missed 20-foot birdie putt on 72nd hole that would of force a playoff. 1997: Recorded three top-10 and 10 top-25 finishes
• Finished T11 at the Las Vegas Invitational and collected a $41,400 check to push him over the $3 million mark in career earnings. 1995: Had four runner-up finishes between 1992 and 1996, with best chance for victory coming at 1995 LaCantera Texas Open. Trailed third-round leader Duffy Waldorf by one stroke entering the final round, but a 9 on the 16th hole, combined with Waldorf's closing 69, left Blake in T6. Other runner-up finishes came at 1992 BellSouth Classic, 1994 Northern Telecom Open and 1996 Motorola Western Open. 1991: Best year of his career came when he earned his sole tournament title at Shearson Lehman Brothers Open. Closed with rounds of 67-67 to defeat Bill Sander by two strokes. Had five other top-10 finishes that season and earned $563,854, for 21st on final money list. Made his only appearance in THE TOUR Championship that year, where he tied for 13th. 1988: Winner of Utah State Open. Amateur: Named NCAA Player of the Year in 1981. In 1980, won NCAA Championship as a junior at Utah State and was runner-up the following year.