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Jerry Pate Personal information Full name Jerome Kendrick Pate Born September 16, 1953
Macon, GeorgiaHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) Nationality 
United StatesResidence Pensacola, Florida Career College University of Alabama Turned professional 1975 Current tour(s) Champions Tour Former tour(s) PGA Tour Professional wins 15 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 8 Japan Golf Tour 2 Champions Tour 2 Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)Masters Tournament T3: 1982 U.S. Open Won: 1976 The Open Championship T15: 1977 PGA Championship 2nd: 1978 Jerome Kendrick "Jerry" Pate (born September 16, 1953) is an American golfer.
Jerry Pate was born in Macon, Georgia.[1] He attended the University of Alabama, where he played on the golf team. Pate had a distinguished amateur career. He won the U.S. Amateur in 1974, and the following year he was a member of victorious U.S. teams at the Walker Cup and the Eisenhower Trophy. He was also the low amateur at the 1975 U.S. Open.
Pate turned professional in 1975[1] and was the medalist at the 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School.[2] During his rookie season, he won the U.S. Open, which was to be his only major championship victory, and the Canadian Open. He was selected as the Rookie of the Year and Co-Player of the Year. Six more PGA Tour victories followed between 1977 and 1982, as well as several other titles around the world. In 1981 he was a member of a victorious United States Ryder Cup team; however, shoulder injuries curtailed his career and he didn't win a regular (under 50) professional title after his thirtieth birthday.[3]
Pate later served as a broadcast analyst for ABC, CBS and the BBC and set up a golf course design practice and a turf and irrigation company.[3] During the years between his regular and senior careers, Pate returned to the University of Alabama to complete his Bachelor of Administrative Science degree;[1] his daughter, Jerri, received her degree at the same graduation ceremony in 2001.[3] He designed the Ol' Colony Golf Complex in 2000,[4] which is the home course for the Alabama Crimson Tide golf team. In 2006, he earned his first Champions Tour win at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. Pate has been forced by health problems, including arthroscopic left-knee surgery in 2010, to begin limiting his Champions Tour appearances.[3] He lives in Pensacola, Florida.
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Amateur wins (1)
- 1974 U.S. Amateur
Professional wins (15)
PGA Tour wins (8)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up 1 Jun 20, 1976 U.S. Open -3 (71-69-69-68=277) 2 strokes Al Geiberger, Tom Weiskopf2 Jul 25, 1976 Canadian Open -13 (69-67-68-63=267) 4 strokes Jack Nicklaus3 Jan 9, 1977 Phoenix Open -7 (67-67-70-73=277) Playoff Dave Stockton4 Oct 23, 1977 Southern Open -14 (64-67-69-66=266) 7 strokes Phil Hancock, Mac McLendon,
Johnny Miller, Steve Taylor5 Sep 10, 1978 Southern Open -11 (67-67-66-69=269) 1 stroke Phil Hancock6 Jun 28, 1981 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic -14 (69-70-66-69=274) 2 strokes Tom Kite, Bruce Lietzke7 Oct 18, 1981 Pensacola Open -13 (66-69-65-71=271) 3 strokes Steve Melnyk8 Mar 21, 1982 Tournament Players Championship -8 (70-73-70-67=280) 2 strokes Brad Bryant, Scott SimpsonPGA Tour playoff record (0-3)
No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 1977 Phoenix Open Dave StocktonWon with birdie on first extra hole 2 1978 PGA Championship John Mahaffey, Tom WatsonMahaffey won with birdie on second extra hole 3 1980 Sea Pines Heritage Doug TewellLost to par on first extra hole Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
- 1976 Pacific Masters
- 1980 ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches
Other wins (3)
- 1977 Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Championship (with Hollis Stacy)
- 1980 Brazil Open
- 1981 Colombian Open
Champions Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner(s)-up 1 Feb 26, 2006 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am -11 (68-68-66=202) 1 stroke Morris Hatalsky, Hale Irwin, 
Mark James2 Jan 27, 2008 Turtle Bay Championship -5 (71-70-70=211) 2 strokes 
Fulton Allem, Jim ThorpeMajor championships
Wins (1)
Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runners-up 1976 U.S. Open 2 shot deficit -3 (71-69-69-68=277) 2 strokes Al Geiberger, Tom WeiskopfResults timeline
Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 The Masters 37 DNP T14 T18 T41 U.S. Open T18 LA 1 CUT T16 T2 The Open Championship DNP CUT T15 WD T26 PGA Championship DNP T4 5 2 T5 Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The Masters T6 T5 T3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT T26 CUT CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP CUT The Open Championship T16 T19 DQ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship T10 T11 T9 T23 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Tournament 2010 2011 The Masters DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP DNP The Open Championship DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP CUT LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1974 (team winners and individual winner)
- Walker Cup: 1975 (winners)
Professional
- Ryder Cup: 1981 (winners)
See also
- Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- Alabama Crimson Tide golf
References
- ^ a b c "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/19/25/. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "PGA Tour career". Jerry Pate's official site. http://www.jerrypate.com/jerrypate/PGA_tour_career. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Biographical information on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/s/?/00/19/25/media. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "Jerry Pate Golf Course Design". http://www.jerrypategolfdesign.com/portfolio/index.html. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Jerry Pate at the PGA Tour official site
United States Ryder Cup team – 1981 Ben Crenshaw · Raymond Floyd · Hale Irwin · Tom Kite · Bruce Lietzke · Johnny Miller · Larry Nelson · Jack Nicklaus · Jerry Pate · Bill Rogers · Lee Trevino · Tom Watson
Dave Marr (non-playing captain)
Won: 18.5 – 9.5
Players Championship champions 1974 Jack Nicklaus · 1975 Al Geiberger · 1976 Jack Nicklaus · 1977 Mark Hayes · 1978 Jack Nicklaus · 1979 Lanny Wadkins · 1980 Lee Trevino · 1981 Raymond Floyd† · 1982 Jerry Pate · 1983 Hal Sutton · 1984 Fred Couples · 1985 Calvin Peete · 1986 John Mahaffey · 1987 Sandy Lyle† · 1988 Mark McCumber · 1989 Tom Kite · 1990 Jodie Mudd · 1991 Steve Elkington · 1992 Davis Love III · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Greg Norman · 1995 Lee Janzen · 1996 Fred Couples · 1997 Steve Elkington · 1998 Justin Leonard · 1999 David Duval · 2000 Hal Sutton · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Craig Perks · 2003 Davis Love III · 2004 Adam Scott · 2005 Fred Funk · 2006 Stephen Ames · 2007 Phil Mickelson · 2008 Sergio García† · 2009 Henrik Stenson · 2010 Tim Clark · 2011 K.J. Choi†
† indicates the event was won in a playoff Categories:- American golfers
- Alabama Crimson Tide men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Winners of men's major golf championships
- Golf writers and broadcasters
- Golf course architects
- People from Macon, Georgia
- People from Pensacola, Florida
- 1953 births
- Living people
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