Jerry Pate

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Jerome Kendrick Pate (born September 16, 1953) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour. As a 22-year-old rookie, he won the U.S. Open in 1976.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Born in Macon, Georgia,[5] he was one of six children in his family. His father and grandfather get him into golf early and the family spend summers in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, playing golf.

At young age the family moved to Alabama, where Pate learned the game at Anniston Country Club. In 1967 they moved to Florida because of Pate's fathers work[6] and Pate grew up in the panhandle of Florida at Pensacola.[7][8]

Amateur career

He attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and played on its Crimson Tide golf team.

He had a distinguished amateur career with a win at the U.S. Amateur in 1974,[9][10][11] and was a member of victorious U.S. teams at the Eisenhower Trophy competition, also winning individually, later that year and at the Walker Cup in May 1975 at St Andrews in Scotland.[12] A few weeks later, he tied Walker Cup teammate Jay Haas of Wake Forest for low amateur at the U.S. Open, finishing in a six-way tie for eighteenth place at Medinah, outside Chicago.[13][14]

Professional career

Pate turned professional in 1975.[5] Late in the year he was the medalist at Fall 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School.[15][16] During his rookie season he won the 1976 U.S. Open.[1][2][3] He also won the Canadian Open that year. Pate closed with a 63 (-7) to defeat runner-up Jack Nicklaus by 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 victorious Ryder Cup team in 1981, but shoulder injuries curtailed his career. His final win on the PGA Tour came at age 28.[19] That final victory was at the 1982 Tournament Players Championship, the first held at TPC at Sawgrass. Pate celebrated by throwing course designer Pete Dye and PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman into 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

Pate later served as a golf broadcaster for ABC, CBS, and BBC. He also set up a golf course design practice and a turf and irrigation company.[19] He designed the Kiva Dunes in 1995 and the Ol' Colony Golf Complex in 2000,[25] 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.

Honors

Pate was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, the Florida State Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2023 and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2025 .[26][27][6]

Personal life

In the late 1990s, Pate returned to the University of Alabama to complete his bachelor's degree in administrative science.[5] His daughter, Jenni, received her degree at the same graduation ceremony in 2001.[19]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (8)

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

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

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

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

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

South American Golf Circuit wins (2)

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

Other wins (1)

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

Champions Tour wins (2)

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

Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)

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

Major 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 Template:Flagicon Al Geiberger, Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf

Results timeline

Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament 37 T14 T18 T41
U.S. Open T18 LA 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

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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

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

Wins (1)

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

Results timeline

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

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U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

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