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Jerry Pate
Pate after winning the 1974U.S. Amateur
Personal information
Full nameJerome Kendrick Pate
Born(1953-09-16)September 16, 1953(age 70)
Macon, Georgia,U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityUnited States
ResidencePensacola, Florida,U.S.
Spouse
Soozi Nelson Pate
​
(m.1975)​
[1][2]
Children3
Career
CollegeUniversity of Alabama
Turned professional1975
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins15
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour8
Japan Golf Tour2
PGA Tour Champions2
Other3
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT3:1982
PGA Championship2nd:1978
U.S. OpenWon:1976
The Open ChampionshipT15: 1977

Jerome Kendrick Pate(born September 16, 1953) is an Americanprofessional golferon thePGA Tour Champions,formerly on thePGA Tour.As a 22-year-old rookie, he won theU.S. Openin1976.[3][4][5][6]

Early life[edit]

Born inMacon, Georgia,[7]Pate grew up in thepanhandleofFloridaatPensacola.[1][8]

Amateur career[edit]

He attended theUniversity of AlabamainTuscaloosaand played on itsCrimson Tide golfteam. He had a distinguished amateur career with a win at theU.S. Amateurin1974,[9][10][11]and was a member of victorious U.S. teams at theEisenhower Trophycompetition later that year and for theWalker Cupin May 1975 atSt AndrewsinScotland.[12]A few weeks later, he tied Walker Cup teammateJay HaasofWake Forestfor low amateur at theU.S. Open,finishing in a six-way tie for eighteenth place atMedinah,outsideChicago.[13][14]

Professional career[edit]

Pate turned professional in 1975.[7]Late in the year he was the medalist atFall 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School.[15][16]During his rookie season he won the1976 U.S. Open.[3][4][5]He also won theCanadian Openthat year. Pate closed with a 63 (-7) to defeat runner-upJack Nicklausby four strokes.[17][18]Pate was selected as the Rookie of the Year and Co-Player of the Year.

Six more tour victories followed in ensuing years as well as several other titles around the world. He was a member of the victoriousRyder Cupteam in1981but shoulder injuries curtailed his career. His final win on the PGA Tour came at age 28.[19]That final victory was at the1982 Tournament Players Championship,the first held atTPC at Sawgrass.Pate celebrated by throwing course designerPete Dyeand PGA Tour commissionerDeane Bemaninto the lake adjacent to the 18th green, then jumped in himself.[20][21][22]He had also jumped in the water after a victory the previous June, after going nearly three years without a win.[23][24]

Later career[edit]

Pate later served as a golf broadcaster forABC,CBS,andBBC.He also set up agolf course designpractice and a turf and irrigation company.[19]He designed theKiva Dunesin 1995 and theOl' Colony Golf Complexin 2000,[25]which is the home course for theAlabama Crimson Tide golfteam. In2006,he earned his firstChampions Tourwin at theOutback Steakhouse Pro-Am.Pate has been forced by health problems, including arthroscopic left-knee surgery in 2010, to begin limiting his Champions Tour appearances.[19]

Personal life[edit]

In the late 1990s, Pate returned to theUniversity of Alabamato complete his bachelor's degree in administrative science.[7]His daughter, Jenni, received her degree at the same graduation ceremony in 2001.[19]

Amateur wins[edit]

Professional wins (15)[edit]

PGA Tour wins (8)[edit]

Legend
Major championships (1)
Players Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 20,1976 U.S. Open 71-69-69-68=277 −3 2 strokes United StatesAl Geiberger,United StatesTom Weiskopf
2 Jul 25, 1976 Canadian Open 69-67-68-63=267 −13 4 strokes United StatesJack Nicklaus
3 Jan 9,1977 Phoenix Open 67-67-70-73=277 −7 Playoff United StatesDave Stockton
4 Oct 23, 1977 Southern Open 64-67-69-66=266 −14 7 strokes United StatesPhil Hancock,United StatesMac McLendon,
United StatesJohnny Miller,United StatesSteve Taylor
5 Sep 10,1978 Southern Open(2) 67-67-66-69=269 −11 1 stroke United StatesPhil Hancock
6 Jun 28,1981 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic 69-70-66-69=274 −14 2 strokes United StatesTom Kite,United StatesBruce Lietzke
7 Oct 18, 1981 Pensacola Open 66-69-65-71=271 −17 3 strokes United StatesSteve Melnyk
8 Mar 21,1982 Tournament Players Championship 70-73-70-67=280 −8 2 strokes United StatesBrad Bryant,United StatesScott Simpson

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1977 Phoenix Open United StatesDave Stockton Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1978 PGA Championship United StatesJohn Mahaffey,United StatesTom Watson Mahaffey won with birdie on second extra hole
3 1980 Sea Pines Heritage United StatesDoug Tewell Lost to par on first extra hole

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Oct 10,1976 Taiheiyo Club Masters 70-70-68-71=279 −5 2 strokes JapanIsao Aoki
2 Nov 9,1980 ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches 70-69-72-65=276 −12 1 stroke United StatesTom Purtzer,JapanNorio Suzuki

South American Golf Circuit wins (2)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Nov 23, 1980 Brazil Open 69-70-69-66=274 −10 Playoff SpainManuel Piñero
2 Dec 13, 1981 Colombian Open 64-67-66-65=262 −26 21 strokes ColombiaLuis Arevalo

Other wins (1)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Dec 4, 1977 Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Championship
(withUnited StatesHollis Stacy) 		61-70-69-70=270 −18 1 stroke United StatesNancy LopezandUnited StatesCurtis Strange

Champions Tour wins (2)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Feb 26,2006 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am 68-68-66=202 −11 1 stroke United StatesMorris Hatalsky,United StatesHale Irwin,
EnglandMark James
2 Jan 27,2008 Turtle Bay Championship 71-70-70=211 −5 2 strokes South AfricaFulton Allem,United StatesJim Thorpe

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2005 Senior PGA Championship United StatesDana Quigley,United StatesMike Reid Reid won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships[edit]

Wins (1)[edit]

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runners-up
1976 U.S. Open 2 shot deficit −3 (71-69-69-68=277) 2 strokes United StatesAl Geiberger,United StatesTom Weiskopf

Results timeline[edit]

Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament 37 T14 T18 T41
U.S. Open T18LA 1 CUT T16 T2
The Open Championship CUT T15 WD T26
PGA Championship T4 5 T2 T5
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament T6 T5 T3
U.S. Open CUT T26 CUT CUT CUT WD CUT
The Open Championship T16 T19 WD
PGA Championship T10 T11 T9 T23 CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2010 2011
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
Win
Top 10
Did not play

LA= Low amateur
CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1976 Open Championship)
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary[edit]

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 1 2 3 5 7 7
U.S. Open 1 1 0 2 2 4 13 5
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 4
PGA Championship 0 1 0 4 6 8 12 8
Totals 1 2 1 4 11 20 39 24
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1980 Open Championship – 1982 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

The Players Championship[edit]

Wins (1)[edit]

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runners-up
1982 Tournament Players Championship 3 shot deficit −8 (70-73-70-67=280) 2 strokes United StatesBrad Bryant,United StatesScott Simpson

Results timeline[edit]

Tournament 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
The Players Championship T17 T20 CUT T45 1 CUT T64 CUT CUT CUT CUT
Win
Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances[edit]

Amateur

Professional

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abMcKenzie, Mike (June 21, 1976)."Soozi sunshine".Tuscaloosa News.(Alabama). p. 11.
  2. ^Deason, Lauren (February 13, 2008)."Love stories from the Tour".PGA Tour.RetrievedMay 11,2017.
  3. ^abJenkins, Dan(June 28, 1976)."You were great, Jerry Pate".Sports Illustrated.p. 18.
  4. ^abHusar, John (June 21, 1976)."Rookie Pate beats odds, wins Open".Chicago Tribune.p. 1, sec. 6.
  5. ^abMizell, Hubert (June 21, 1976)."Pate clinches Open on perfect shot".St. Petersburg Times.(Florida). p. 1C.
  6. ^McKenzie, Mike (June 21, 1976)."Drama got it!".Tuscaloosa News.(Alabama). p. 1.
  7. ^abc"PGA Tour Profile – Jerry Pate".PGA Tour.RetrievedNovember 7,2013.
  8. ^"Pate: something extra in Pensacola".Daytona Beach Morning Journal.(Florida). Associated Press. October 27, 1977. p. 3C.
  9. ^Tomashek, Tom (September 1, 1974)."Pate defeats Grace in U.S. Amateur".Chicago Tribune.p. 4, sec.3.
  10. ^"Pate rallies by Grace".Sunday Star-News.(Wilmington, North Carolina). UPI. September 1, 1974. p. 1C.
  11. ^"Collegian Jerry Pate wins amateur crown".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 1, 1974. p. 3, sports.
  12. ^"U.S. retains Walker Cup".Chicago Tribune.Associated Press. May 30, 1975. p. 4, sec. 4.
  13. ^Tomashek, Tom (June 23, 1975)."Graham, Mahaffey in Open playoff".Chicago Tribune.p. 1, sec. 4.
  14. ^"Medinah showdown".Tuscaloosa News.(Alabama). Associated Press. June 23, 1975. p. 9.
  15. ^"Golf: PGA Fall Qualifying at Orlando, Fla".Chicago Tribune.November 9, 1975. p. 10, sec. 3.
  16. ^"PGA Tour career".Jerry Pate's official site. Archived fromthe originalon April 30, 2011.RetrievedApril 29,2011.
  17. ^"Pate shoots 63 to beat Nicklaus".Chicago Tribune.Associated Press. July 26, 1976. p. 6, sec. 6.
  18. ^"Jerry Pate adds another national title".Tuscaloosa News.(Alabama). Associated Press. July 26, 1976. p. 7.
  19. ^abcd"PGA Tour Media Guide – Jerry Pate".RetrievedNovember 7,2013.
  20. ^"Pate charges at end, then takes cool dip".Tuscaloosa News.(Alabama). Associated Press. March 22, 1982. p. 9.
  21. ^Jenkins, Dan(March 29, 1982)."Last one in is a winner".Sports Illustrated.p. 24.
  22. ^"In the swim of things".Chicago Tribune.March 22, 1982. p. 4, sec. 4.
  23. ^"Pate ends drought with Memphis swim".Chicago Tribune.June 29, 1981. p. 2, sec. 4.
  24. ^"The dry spell ends with a splash for Jerry Pate".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. June 29, 1981. p. 5C.
  25. ^"Jerry Pate Golf Course Design".RetrievedApril 29,2011.

External links[edit]

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