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Jerry Pate

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American professional golfer (born 1953)

Jerry Pate
Pate after winning the 1974U.S. Amateur
Personal information
Full name	Jerome Kendrick Pate
Born	(1953-09-16)September 16, 1953 (age 72) Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Soozi Nelson Pate (m. 1975) [1]^[2]
Children	3
Career
College	University of Alabama
Turned professional	1975
Current tour	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour	PGA Tour
Professional wins	15
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	8
Japan Golf Tour	2
PGA Tour Champions	2
Other	3
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T3:1982
PGA Championship	2nd:1978
U.S. Open	Won:1976
The Open Championship	T15: 1977

Jerome Kendrick Pate (born September 16, 1953) is an Americanprofessional golfer on thePGA Tour Champions, formerly on thePGA Tour. As a 22-year-old rookie, he won theU.S. Open in1976.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Early life

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Born inMacon, Georgia,^[7] he was one of six children in his family. His father and grandfather got him into golf early and the family spent summers inJacksonville Beach, Florida, playing golf.

At a young age, his family moved toAlabama, where Pate learned the game at Anniston Country Club. In 1967 his family moved toFlorida because of Pate's fathers work.^[8] Pate grew up in thepanhandle of Florida inPensacola.^[1]^[9]

Amateur career

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Pate attended theUniversity of Alabama inTuscaloosa and played on itsCrimson Tide golf team.

Pate had a distinguished amateur career with a win at theU.S. Amateur in1974,^[10]^[11]^[12] and was a member of victorious U.S. teams at theEisenhower Trophy competition, also winning individually, later that year and at theWalker Cup in May 1975 atSt Andrews inScotland.^[13] A few weeks later, he tied Walker Cup teammateJay Haas ofWake Forest for low amateur at theU.S. Open, finishing in a six-way tie for eighteenth place atMedinah, outsideChicago.^[14]^[15]

Professional career

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In 1975, Pate turned professional.^[7] Late in the year he was the medalist atFall 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School.^[16]^[17] During his rookie season he won the1976 U.S. Open.^[3]^[4]^[5] He also won theCanadian Open that year. Pate closed with a 63 (−7) to defeat runner-upJack Nicklaus by four strokes.^[18]^[19]

Six more tour victories followed in ensuing years as well as several other titles around the world. He was a member of the victoriousRyder Cup team in1981, but shoulder injuries curtailed his career. His final win on the PGA Tour came at age 28.^[20] That final victory was at the1982 Tournament Players Championship, the first held atTPC at Sawgrass. Pate celebrated by throwing course designerPete Dye and PGA Tour commissionerDeane Beman into the lake adjacent to the 18th green, then jumped in himself.^[21]^[22]^[23] He had also jumped in the water after a victory the previous June, after going nearly three years without a win.^[24]^[25]

Later career

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Pate later served as a golf broadcaster forABC,CBS, andBBC. He also set up agolf course design practice and a turf and irrigation company.^[20] He designed theKiva Dunes in 1995 and theOl' Colony Golf Complex in 2000,^[26] which is the home course for theAlabama Crimson Tide golf team. In2006, he earned his firstChampions Tour win 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.

Personal life

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In the late 1990s, Pate returned to theUniversity of Alabama to complete his bachelor's degree in administrative science.^[7] His daughter, Jenni, received her degree at the same graduation ceremony in 2001.^[20]

Awards and honors

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In 1994, Pate was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.^[27]
In 2023, Pate was inducted into the Florida State Golf Association Hall of Fame.^[8]
In 2025, Pate was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.^[28]

Amateur wins

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1974U.S. Amateur, Florida Amateur^[29]

Professional wins (15)

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PGA Tour wins (8)

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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	Al Geiberger,Tom Weiskopf
2	Jul 25, 1976	Canadian Open	69-67-68-63=267	−13	4 strokes	Jack Nicklaus
3	Jan 9,1977	Phoenix Open	67-67-70-73=277	−7	Playoff	Dave Stockton
4	Oct 23, 1977	Southern Open	64-67-69-66=266	−14	7 strokes	Phil Hancock,Mac McLendon, Johnny Miller,Steve Taylor
5	Sep 10,1978	Southern Open (2)	67-67-66-69=269	−11	1 stroke	Phil Hancock
6	Jun 28,1981	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	69-70-66-69=274	−14	2 strokes	Tom Kite,Bruce Lietzke
7	Oct 18, 1981	Pensacola Open	66-69-65-71=271	−17	3 strokes	Steve Melnyk
8	Mar 21,1982	Tournament Players Championship	70-73-70-67=280	−8	2 strokes	Brad Bryant,Scott Simpson

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

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

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

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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	Isao Aoki
2	Nov 9,1980	ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches	70-69-72-65=276	−12	1 stroke	Tom Purtzer,Norio Suzuki

South American Golf Circuit wins (2)

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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	Manuel Piñero
2	Dec 13, 1981	Colombian Open	64-67-66-65=262	−26	21 strokes	Luis Arevalo

Other wins (1)

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No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Dec 4, 1977	Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Championship (withHollis Stacy)	61-70-69-70=270	−18	1 stroke	Nancy Lopez andCurtis Strange

Champions Tour wins (2)

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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	Morris Hatalsky,Hale Irwin, Mark James
2	Jan 27,2008	Turtle Bay Championship	71-70-70=211	−5	2 strokes	Fulton Allem,Jim Thorpe

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

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

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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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 Weiskopf

Results timeline

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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	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
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

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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	8	11	20	39	24

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1980 Open Championship – 1982 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

The Players Championship

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Wins (1)

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

Results timeline

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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

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Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy:1974 (team winners and joint individual leader)
Walker Cup:1975 (winners)

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1981 (winners)
World Cup:1976

References

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^^a ^bMcKenzie, Mike (June 21, 1976)."Soozi sunshine".Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. p. 11.
^Deason, Lauren (February 13, 2008)."Love stories from the Tour". PGA Tour. RetrievedMay 11, 2017.
^^a ^bJenkins, Dan (June 28, 1976)."You were great, Jerry Pate".Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
^^a ^bHusar, John (June 21, 1976)."Rookie Pate beats odds, wins Open".Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 6.
^^a ^bMizell, Hubert (June 21, 1976)."Pate clinches Open on perfect shot".St. Petersburg Times. Florida. p. 1C.
^McKenzie, Mike (June 21, 1976)."Drama got it!".Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. p. 1.
^^a ^b ^c"Jerry Pate". PGA Tour. RetrievedNovember 7, 2013.
^^a ^b"Jerry Pate". Florida State Golf Association. RetrievedMarch 26, 2025.
^"Pate: something extra in Pensacola".Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. October 27, 1977. p. 3C.
^Tomashek, Tom (September 1, 1974)."Pate defeats Grace in U.S. Amateur".Chicago Tribune. p. 4, sec.3.
^"Pate rallies by Grace".Sunday Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. UPI. September 1, 1974. p. 1C.
^"Collegian Jerry Pate wins amateur crown".Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 1, 1974. p. 3, sports.
^"U.S. retains Walker Cup".Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. May 30, 1975. p. 4, sec. 4.
^Tomashek, Tom (June 23, 1975)."Graham, Mahaffey in Open playoff".Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 4.
^"Medinah showdown".Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. June 23, 1975. p. 9.
^"Golf: PGA Fall Qualifying at Orlando, Fla".Chicago Tribune. November 9, 1975. p. 10, sec. 3.
^"PGA Tour career". Jerry Pate's official site. Archived fromthe original on April 30, 2011. RetrievedApril 29, 2011.
^"Pate shoots 63 to beat Nicklaus".Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. July 26, 1976. p. 6, sec. 6.
^"Jerry Pate adds another national title".Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. July 26, 1976. p. 7.
^^a ^b ^c"Jerry Pate". PGA Tour. RetrievedNovember 7, 2013.
^"Pate charges at end, then takes cool dip".Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. March 22, 1982. p. 9.
^Jenkins, Dan (March 29, 1982)."Last one in is a winner".Sports Illustrated. p. 24. Archived fromthe original on January 19, 2013.
^"In the swim of things".Chicago Tribune. March 22, 1982. p. 4, sec. 4.
^"Pate ends drought with Memphis swim".Chicago Tribune. June 29, 1981. p. 2, sec. 4.
^"The dry spell ends with a splash for Jerry Pate".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. June 29, 1981. p. 5C.
^"Jerry Pate Golf Course Design". RetrievedApril 29, 2011.
^"Former Alabama Golfer Jerry Pate Named to Georgia State Golf Association Hall of Fame". Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. March 18, 2025. RetrievedMarch 26, 2025.
^"Former Alabama Golfer Jerry Pate Named to Georgia State Golf Association Hall of Fame". University of Alabama. March 18, 2025. RetrievedMarch 26, 2025.
^"Jerry Pate". Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. RetrievedMarch 26, 2025.

External links

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Official website
Jerry Pate at thePGA Tour official site

v t e U.S. Open champions
1895Horace Rawlins 1896James Foulis 1897Joe Lloyd 1898Fred Herd 1899Willie Smith 1900Harry Vardon 1901Willie Anderson† 1902Laurie Auchterlonie 1903Willie Anderson† 1904Willie Anderson 1905Willie Anderson 1906Alex Smith 1907Alec Ross 1908Fred McLeod† 1909George Sargent 1910Alex Smith† 1911John McDermott† 1912John McDermott 1913Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡Walter Hagen 1915Jerome Travers# 1916Chick Evans# 1919Walter Hagen† 1920Ted Ray 1921‡Jim Barnes 1922Gene Sarazen 1923Bobby Jones#† 1924Cyril Walker 1925Willie Macfarlane† 1926Bobby Jones# 1927Tommy Armour† 1928Johnny Farrell† 1929Bobby Jones#† 1930Bobby Jones# 1931Billy Burke† 1932Gene Sarazen 1933Johnny Goodman# 1934Olin Dutra 1935Sam Parks Jr. 1936Tony Manero 1937Ralph Guldahl 1938Ralph Guldahl 1939Byron Nelson† 1940Lawson Little† 1941Craig Wood 1946Lloyd Mangrum† 1947Lew Worsham† 1948Ben Hogan 1949Cary Middlecoff 1950Ben Hogan† 1951Ben Hogan 1952Julius Boros 1953‡Ben Hogan 1954Ed Furgol 1955Jack Fleck† 1956Cary Middlecoff 1957Dick Mayer† 1958Tommy Bolt 1959Billy Casper 1960Arnold Palmer 1961Gene Littler 1962Jack Nicklaus† 1963Julius Boros† 1964Ken Venturi 1965Gary Player† 1966Billy Casper† 1967Jack Nicklaus 1968Lee Trevino 1969Orville Moody 1970‡Tony Jacklin 1971Lee Trevino† 1972Jack Nicklaus 1973Johnny Miller 1974Hale Irwin 1975Lou Graham† 1976Jerry Pate 1977Hubert Green 1978Andy North 1979Hale Irwin 1980Jack Nicklaus 1981David Graham 1982Tom Watson 1983Larry Nelson 1984Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985Andy North 1986Raymond Floyd 1987Scott Simpson 1988Curtis Strange† 1989Curtis Strange 1990Hale Irwin† 1991Payne Stewart† 1992Tom Kite 1993Lee Janzen 1994Ernie Els† 1995Corey Pavin 1996Steve Jones 1997Ernie Els 1998Lee Janzen 1999Payne Stewart 2000‡Tiger Woods 2001Retief Goosen† 2002‡Tiger Woods 2003Jim Furyk 2004Retief Goosen 2005Michael Campbell 2006Geoff Ogilvy 2007Ángel Cabrera 2008Tiger Woods† 2009Lucas Glover 2010Graeme McDowell 2011‡Rory McIlroy 2012Webb Simpson 2013Justin Rose 2014‡Martin Kaymer 2015Jordan Spieth 2016Dustin Johnson 2017Brooks Koepka 2018Brooks Koepka 2019Gary Woodland 2020Bryson DeChambeau 2021Jon Rahm 2022Matt Fitzpatrick 2023Wyndham Clark 2024Bryson DeChambeau 2025J. J. Spaun
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur; 1942–1945cancelled due toWorld War II

U.S. Open champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur; 1942–1945cancelled due toWorld War II

v t e 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

v t e Players Championship champions
1974Jack Nicklaus 1975Al Geiberger 1976Jack Nicklaus 1977Mark Hayes 1978Jack Nicklaus 1979Lanny Wadkins 1980Lee Trevino 1981Raymond Floyd† 1982Jerry Pate 1983Hal Sutton 1984Fred Couples 1985Calvin Peete 1986John Mahaffey 1987Sandy Lyle† 1988Mark McCumber 1989Tom Kite 1990Jodie Mudd 1991Steve Elkington 1992Davis Love III 1993Nick Price 1994Greg Norman 1995Lee Janzen 1996Fred Couples 1997Steve Elkington 1998Justin Leonard 1999David Duval 2000Hal Sutton 2001Tiger Woods 2002Craig Perks 2003Davis Love III 2004Adam Scott 2005Fred Funk 2006Stephen Ames 2007Phil Mickelson 2008Sergio García† 2009Henrik Stenson 2010Tim Clark 2011K. J. Choi† 2012Matt Kuchar 2013Tiger Woods 2014Martin Kaymer 2015Rickie Fowler† 2016Jason Day 2017Kim Si-woo 2018Webb Simpson 2019Rory McIlroy 2021Justin Thomas 2022Cameron Smith 2023Scottie Scheffler 2024Scottie Scheffler 2025Rory McIlroy†
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; 2020cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic

Players Championship champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; 2020cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic

v t e U.S. Amateur champions
1895Charles B. Macdonald 1896H. J. Whigham 1897H. J. Whigham 1898Findlay S. Douglas 1899Herbert M. Harriman 1900Walter Travis 1901Walter Travis 1902Louis N. James 1903Walter Travis 1904Chandler Egan 1905Chandler Egan 1906Eben Byers 1907Jerome Travers 1908Jerome Travers 1909Robert Gardner 1910William C. Fownes Jr. 1911Harold Hilton† 1912Jerome Travers 1913Jerome Travers 1914Francis Ouimet 1915Robert Gardner 1916Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due toWorld War I 1919Davidson Herron 1920Chick Evans 1921Jesse Guilford 1922Jess Sweetser 1923Max Marston† 1924Bobby Jones 1925Bobby Jones 1926George Von Elm 1927Bobby Jones 1928Bobby Jones 1929Jimmy Johnston 1930Bobby Jones 1931Francis Ouimet 1932Ross Somerville 1933George Dunlap 1934Lawson Little 1935Lawson Little 1936Johnny Fischer† 1937Johnny Goodman 1938Willie Turnesa 1939Bud Ward 1940Dick Chapman 1941Bud Ward 1942–1945 Cancelled due toWorld War II 1946Ted Bishop† 1947Skee Riegel 1948Willie Turnesa 1949Charles Coe 1950Sam Urzetta† 1951Billy Maxwell 1952Jack Westland 1953Gene Littler 1954Arnold Palmer 1955Harvie Ward 1956Harvie Ward 1957Hillman Robbins 1958Charles Coe 1959Jack Nicklaus 1960Deane Beman 1961Jack Nicklaus 1962Labron Harris Jr. 1963Deane Beman 1964William C. Campbell 1965Bob Murphy 1966Gary Cowan† 1967Bob Dickson 1968Bruce Fleisher 1969Steve Melnyk 1970Lanny Wadkins 1971Gary Cowan 1972Vinny Giles 1973Craig Stadler 1974Jerry Pate 1975Fred Ridley 1976Bill Sander 1977John Fought 1978John Cook 1979Mark O'Meara 1980Hal Sutton 1981Nathaniel Crosby 1982Jay Sigel 1983Jay Sigel 1984Scott Verplank 1985Sam Randolph 1986Buddy Alexander 1987Billy Mayfair 1988Eric Meeks 1989Chris Patton 1990Phil Mickelson 1991Mitch Voges 1992Justin Leonard 1993John Harris 1994Tiger Woods 1995Tiger Woods 1996Tiger Woods† 1997Matt Kuchar 1998Hank Kuehne 1999David Gossett 2000Jeff Quinney† 2001Bubba Dickerson 2002Ricky Barnes 2003Nick Flanagan† 2004Ryan Moore 2005Edoardo Molinari 2006Richie Ramsay 2007Colt Knost 2008Danny Lee 2009An Byeong-hun 2010Peter Uihlein 2011Kelly Kraft 2012Steven Fox† 2013Matt Fitzpatrick 2014Gunn Yang 2015Bryson DeChambeau 2016Curtis Luck 2017Doc Redman 2018Viktor Hovland 2019Andy Ogletree 2020Tyler Strafaci 2021James Piot 2022Sam Bennett 2023Nick Dunlap 2024José Luis Ballester 2025Mason Howell
† indicates the event was won in extra holes.

U.S. Amateur champions