Jay Townsend (born March 14, 1962)[1] is an American professional golfer and broadcaster.

In 1988, he finished joint runner-up at the Bloemfontein Classic with John Bland behind Jeff Hawkes.

[3] At the very end of the 1988–89 season, he won the Trustbank Tournament of Champions over fellow American Bruce Vaughan.

[4] The following season, he finished runner-up at the 1990 Dewars W Lab Tournament, this time behind John Bland.

[10] This high placing, however, would represent Townsend's career peak as he did not improve on his global ranking.

[2] In the mid-2000s, Townsend was the golf analyst for Network 10 in Australia for three seasons in addition to his work on the European Tour.

He is currently also doing some analyst work for PGA Tour Live which is streamed on ESPN+ In 2011, Townsend criticized Rory McIlroy's "shocking course management" at the Irish Open.

[12] Despite working mainly in Europe, Townsend's permanent residence is in Heber City, Utah.