Steve Pate

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Steve Pate
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Pate in 2013
Personal information
Full nameStephen Robert Pate
NicknameVolcano
Born (1961-05-26) May 26, 1961 (age 62)
Ventura, California
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Westlake Village, California
SpouseSheri
Children2
Career
College UCLA
Turned professional1983
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking 18 (February 23, 1992) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour6
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T3: 1991
PGA Championship T7: 1991
U.S. Open T3: 1988
The Open Championship 4th: 1992
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year 		1999

Stephen Robert Pate (born May 26, 1961) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.

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Career

Pate was born in Ventura, California. He attended UCLA and was a member of the golf team; one teammate was Corey Pavin, who joined Pate on the PGA Tour. Pate helped lead the team to the 1983 Pac-10 Championship, and earned All-American honors that year. He turned pro and joined the PGA Tour later that year.

Pate has won six PGA Tour events. His first victory was at the 1987 Southwest Golf Classic; and his most recent win was at the 1998 CVS Charity Classic. His best years in professional golf were 1988 when he won twice and finished 12th on the money list; and 1991, when he had five top-3 finishes including a win at the Honda Classic, earned $727,997 and finished 6th on the money list. [2] His best finish in a major is a T-3 at both the 1988 U.S. Open and the 1991 Masters. [3] Pate has had more than 70 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. He has featured in the top-50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Pate's golf career is riddled by injuries. At the height of his career, playing some of the best golf on the PGA Tour, he was in a three vehicle pile up at the 1991 Ryder Cup and mainly cheered his teammates on from the sidelines. In 1996, he was in a nearly fatal car accident, where he shattered his wrist. Pate was not sure he would ever compete again at the highest level. He did return to the PGA Tour and in 1999, he finished T-4 in the Masters, setting the record, which holds today, of seven consecutive birdies in his third round (later to be tied by Tiger Woods). Finishing 13th on the 1999 money list, Pate was named the PGA Tour's Comeback Player of the Year.

Pate was a member of two winning Ryder Cup teams, 1991 and 1999. As he entered his 40s, he began to split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. [4] He has one victory on the Nationwide Tour, the 2010 Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open, which he won at age 48. It was his first professional win since 1998.

Pate made his Champions Tour debut on May 26, 2011, his 50th birthday, in the Senior PGA Championship. [2]

Pate lives in Westlake Village, California. He acquired the nickname "Volcano" due to his eruptions on the golf course. [4] [5] In 2006, Pate teamed with Damian Pascuzzo completing numerous golf course design projects, including a recent remodel of La Costa.

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Sep 27, 1987 Southwest Golf Classic −15 (67-71-68-67=273)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara, Flag of the United States.svg Bob Eastwood,
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Halldorson, Flag of the United States.svg David Edwards
2Jan 17, 1988 MONY Tournament of Champions −14 (66-66-70=202)*1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson
3Feb 21, 1988 Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open −19 (68-66-67-68=269)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas
4Mar 10, 1991 Honda Classic −9 (69-65-70-75=279)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Halldorson
5Feb 23, 1992 Buick Invitational of California (2)−16 (64-69-67=200)*1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck
6Jul 26, 1998 CVS Charity Classic −15 (70-65-67-67=269)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Hughes, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1985 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 1991 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin Lost to par on second extra hole
3 1999 GTE Byron Nelson Classic Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts Lost to par on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 7, 2010 Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open −11 (70-66-66-71=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Watkins

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Watkins Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Dec 6, 1998 JCPenney Classic
(with Flag of the United States.svg Meg Mallon)		−29 (61-66-66-62=255)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel Hetherington and Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11989 Isuzu Kapalua International Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Playoff record

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1990 The Crowns Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Noboru Sugai Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1986198719881989
Masters Tournament T36T26
U.S. Open T24T3T51
The Open Championship CUTT13
PGA Championship T53T61T62T41
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament T3T6CUTT4
U.S. Open T33T49CUTT19T21CUTT32T34
The Open Championship T8T644CUTT45
PGA Championship T31T7T4870T58CUTT8
Tournament200020012002
Masters Tournament T49
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship T20
PGA Championship T4175
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00123376
U.S. Open 001114139
The Open Championship 00012486
PGA Championship 0000221312
Totals00248134133

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1986198719881989
The Players Championship T72CUT57T34
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Players Championship T11T27T40CUTCUTCUTT42T58
Tournament20002001
The Players Championship T27T58
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament199920002001
Match Play 4R64R64
Championship T46NT1
Invitational T1237

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 8 1992 Ending 23 Feb 1992" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Steve Pate – Season". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Steve Pate". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Lagarde, Dave (March 3, 2008). "Pate finding balance in life between designing, Nationwide Tour". PGA Tour . Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ Verdi, Bob (February 2000). "The Grillroom – Steve Pate – Brief Article – Interview". Golf Digest . Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
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