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Jay Klapper

1× Masters champion19 MastersTitles: 2011

Career in brief

Jay Klapper has played 19 Masters, the first in 2005 and the latest in 2024. That includes 17 in a row from 2005 to 2021. Klapper won the title in 2011. The 2011 title came in a playoff against Olivia Prokopova. Klapper has five podium finishes and 10 top-10 finishes. Klapper’s latest Masters, in 2024, ended in 19th, below the earlier average finish of 12.8.

The best scoring year was 2011, at 30.92 per round, 5.82 better than the field that year. Across all 226 rounds with scores, Klapper has averaged 32.71, 2.48 strokes per round better than the field. The lowest round is 26, shot in 2011 and 2020. Measured against the field, Aloha has been the best course: 30.47 per round over 34 rounds, 2.14 better than the field average there.

Photos

Jay Klapper, 2015
Jay Klapper2015 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, Bobby Ward, Danny McCaslin and Greg Newport, 2014
Jay Klapper, Bobby Ward, Danny McCaslin and Greg Newport2014 · Photo: USPMGA (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, 2013
Jay Klapper2013 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper and Ricard Lockner, 2013
Jay Klapper and Ricard Lockner2013 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, 2013
Jay Klapper2013 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, 2013
Jay Klapper2013 · Photo: Ricard Lockner
Danny McCaslin and Jay Klapper, 2012
Danny McCaslin and Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Danny McCaslin and Jay Klapper, 2012
Danny McCaslin and Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Danny McCaslin and Jay Klapper, 2012
Danny McCaslin and Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Olivia Prokopova, Jay Klapper and Greg Newport, 2012
Olivia Prokopova, Jay Klapper and Greg Newport2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, 2012
Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, 2012
Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, 2012
Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper and Bob Detwiler, 2012
Jay Klapper and Bob Detwiler2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, 2012
Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, Randy Orr, Ricard Lockner, Danny McCaslin, Brad Lebo and Greg Newport, 2012
Jay Klapper, Randy Orr, Ricard Lockner, Danny McCaslin, Brad Lebo and Greg Newport2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, Randy Orr, Ricard Lockner, Danny McCaslin, Brad Lebo and Greg Newport, 2012
Jay Klapper, Randy Orr, Ricard Lockner, Danny McCaslin, Brad Lebo and Greg Newport2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Olivia Prokopova, Bob Detwiler and Jay Klapper, 2012
Olivia Prokopova, Bob Detwiler and Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Olivia Prokopova, Bob Detwiler and Jay Klapper, 2012
Olivia Prokopova, Bob Detwiler and Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Olivia Prokopova, Bob Detwiler and Jay Klapper, 2012
Olivia Prokopova, Bob Detwiler and Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Olivia Prokopova, Bob Detwiler and Jay Klapper, 2012
Olivia Prokopova, Bob Detwiler and Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Olivia Prokopova and Jay Klapper, 2012
Olivia Prokopova and Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Olivia Prokopova and Jay Klapper, 2012
Olivia Prokopova and Jay Klapper2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Randy Orr, Jay Klapper, Brad Lebo, Olivia Prokopova and Greg Newport, 2012
Randy Orr, Jay Klapper, Brad Lebo, Olivia Prokopova and Greg Newport2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Randy Orr, Jay Klapper, Brad Lebo, Olivia Prokopova and Greg Newport, 2012
Randy Orr, Jay Klapper, Brad Lebo, Olivia Prokopova and Greg Newport2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Bob Detwiler, Olivia Prokopova, Jay Klapper, Brad Lebo, Danny McCaslin and Greg Newport, 2012
Bob Detwiler, Olivia Prokopova, Jay Klapper, Brad Lebo, Danny McCaslin and Greg Newport2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Jay Klapper, 2006
Jay Klapper2006 · Photo: Ricard Lockner
Jay Klapper, 2006
Jay Klapper2006 · Photo: Ricard Lockner
Jay Klapper, 2006
Jay Klapper2006 · Photo: Ricard Lockner
Jay Klapper, Hans Olofsson, Brad Lebo, Greg Newport and Danny McCaslin at Hawaiian Rumble, 2006
Jay Klapper, Hans Olofsson, Brad Lebo, Greg Newport and Danny McCaslin at Hawaiian Rumble2006 · Photo: Ricard Lockner
19Masters played
226Rounds played
32.71Average round
1Titles

Finish by year

131037'052005: 22nd2006: 6th'072007: 2nd2008: 4th'092009: 7th2010: 4th'112011: 1st2012: 2nd'132013: 12th2014: 6th'152015: 13th2016: 33rd'172017: 29th2018: 31st'192019: 3rd2020: 3rd'212021: 16th'232023: 37th2024: 19th'25

ChampionPodiumMissing years: did not play

Career highlights

Best finish
1st (2011)
Best average per round
30.92 (2011)
Lowest round
26 (2011 R12, 2020 R10 Aloha)
Podium finishes
5
Top-10 finishes
10
Average finish
13.2
Rounds under 30
27
First appearance
2005
Total strokes
7,392
Career winnings
$750 (2014, 2015, 2021)

Scoring by year

29313335372005 field average 37.20'052006 field average 35.992007 field average 37.70'072008 field average 35.562009 field average 36.65'092010 field average 34.122011 field average 36.74'112012 field average 34.952013 field average 35.99'132014 field average 34.572015 field average 33.04'152016 field average 33.572017 field average 34.52'172018 field average 33.872019 field average 34.89'192020 field average 34.472021 field average 35.08'212022 field average 35.702023 field average 34.53'232024 field average 35.232025 field average 34.81'252026 field average 34.502005: 36.55 per round2006: 33.50 per round2007: 33.50 per round2008: 33.75 per round2009: 33.42 per round2010: 31.50 per round2011: 30.92 per round2012: 31.67 per round2013: 32.67 per round2014: 31.58 per round2015: 31.75 per round2016: 32.25 per round2017: 32.83 per round2018: 32.73 per round2019: 31.75 per round2020: 31.42 per round2021: 32.83 per round2023: 33.75 per round2024: 33.42 per round

Average per roundField averageLower is better

Against the field and the champions

Career average per round compared with the field average and the winners' average in the same years, weighted by rounds played.

32.71Career average
35.19Field average · -2.48
31.38Winners' average · +1.33

By course (2014–2026)

CourseRoundsAverageField avgBest
Aloha3430.4732.6126
Rumble6032.8234.9027
Pineapple2534.1635.9928

Masters by Masters

YearPlaceDiv.RoundsTotalAvgVs fieldBest roundPrize
202419th of 80Pro1240133.42-1.8130–
2023T37th of 69Pro1240533.75-0.7828–
2021T16th of 69Pro1239432.83-2.2428$300
2020T3rd of 59Pro1237731.42-3.0526–
20193rd of 69Pro1238131.75-3.1427–
201831st of 74Pro1136032.73-1.1428–
2017T29th of 84Pro1239432.83-1.6927–
2016T33rd of 71Pro1238732.25-1.3230–
2015T13th of 58Pro1238131.75-1.2929$100
2014T6th of 62Pro1237931.58-2.9927$350
201312th of 51–1239232.67-3.3327–
20122nd of 45–1238031.67-3.2829–
20111st Champion of 61–1237130.92-5.8226–
20104th of 40–1237831.50-2.6228–
20097th of 56–1240133.42-3.2428–
20084th of 36–1240533.75-1.8128–
2007T2nd of 50–1240233.50-4.2028–
20066th of 49–1240233.50-2.4931–
200522nd of 46–1140236.55-0.6634–

Vs field: average per round minus that year's field average (negative is better). Prize money is shown only where it is known (2014, 2015, 2021, 2026); career winnings count only those years. Click a year for the full results.

Note: Built from the published result sheets (1998–2026). Some years list rounds only in part; a round count of 10 is assumed for 1998, where only totals exist. Names are merged across spelling variants.

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