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Steve Pate

American professional golfer (born 1961)

Summary

American professional golfer (born 1961)

Field	Value
name	Steve Pate
image	Steve Pate on RealTVfilms.jpg
imagesize	200px
caption	Pate in 2013
fullname	Stephen Robert Pate
nickname	Volcano
birth_date
birth_place	Ventura, California, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	200 lb
nationality
residence	Westlake Village, California, U.S.
spouse	Sheri
children	2
college	UCLA
yearpro	1983
retired
tour	Champions Tour
extour	PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
prowins	8
pgawins	6
eurowins
japwins
asiawins
sunwins
auswins
nwidewins	1
chalwins
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins
majorwins
masters	T3: 1991
usopen	T3: 1988
open	4th: 1992
pga	T7: 1991
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
year1	1999
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Nationwide Tour Comeback Player of the Year](pga-tour-comeback-player-of-the-year) 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.

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. 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. 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.

Pate lives in Westlake Village, California. He acquired the nickname "Volcano" due to his eruptions on the golf course. 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 27, 1987	Southwest Golf Classic	−15 (67-71-68-67=273)	1 stroke	USA Mark O'Meara, USA Bob Eastwood,
CAN Dan Halldorson, USA David Edwards
2	Jan 17, 1988	MONY Tournament of Champions	−14 (66-66-70=202)*	1 stroke	USA Larry Nelson
3	Feb 21, 1988	Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open	−19 (68-66-67-68=269)	1 stroke	USA Jay Haas
4	Mar 10, 1991	Honda Classic	−9 (69-65-70-75=279)	3 strokes	USA Paul Azinger, CAN Dan Halldorson
5	Feb 23, 1992	Buick Invitational of California (2)	−16 (64-69-67=200)*	1 stroke	USA Chip Beck
6	Jul 26, 1998	CVS Charity Classic	−15 (70-65-67-67=269)	1 stroke	AUS Bradley Hughes, USA Scott Hoch

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

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1985	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	USA Wayne Levi	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2	1991	BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic	USA Corey Pavin	Lost to par on second extra hole
3	1999	GTE Byron Nelson Classic	USA Loren Roberts	Lost to par on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 7, 2010	Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open	−11 (70-66-66-71=273)	Playoff	USA Aaron Watkins

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2010	Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open	USA Aaron Watkins	Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score
victory	Runners-up
1	Dec 6, 1998	JCPenney Classic
(with USA Meg Mallon)	−29 (61-66-66-62=255)	4 strokes	AUS Rachel Hetherington and USA Rocco Mediate

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1989	Isuzu Kapalua International	USA Peter Jacobsen	Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Playoff record

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1990	The Crowns	JPN Noboru Sugai	Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament			T36	T26
U.S. Open		T24	T3	T51
The Open Championship			CUT	T13
PGA Championship	T53	T61	T62	T41

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1998	1999
Masters Tournament		T3	T6	CUT				T4
U.S. Open	T33	T49	CUT	T19	T21	CUT	T32	T34
The Open Championship	T8	T64	4	CUT				T45
PGA Championship	T31	T7	T48	70		T58	CUT	T8

Tournament	2000	2001	2002
Masters Tournament	T49
U.S. Open	CUT		CUT
The Open Championship	T20
PGA Championship	T41	75

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	2	3	3	7	6
U.S. Open	1	1	1	4	13	9
The Open Championship	0	1	2	4	8	6
PGA Championship	0	0	2	2	13	12

Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (1988 PGA – 1992 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1992 PGA – 1992 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Players Championship	T72	CUT	57	T34

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Players Championship	T11	T27	T40	CUT	CUT	CUT			T42	T58

Tournament	2000	2001
The Players Championship	T27	T58

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001
Match Play	4	R64	R64
Championship	T46		NT1
Invitational	T12	37

1Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

U.S. national team appearances

Kirin Cup: 1988 (winners)
Dunhill Cup: 1991
Ryder Cup: 1991, 1999

References

"Steve Pate". Golf Major Championships.
Lagarde, Dave. (March 3, 2008). "Pate finding balance in life between designing, Nationwide Tour". [[PGA Tour]].
"Steve Pate – Season". PGA Tour.
Verdi, Bob. (February 2000). "The Grillroom – Steve Pate – Brief Article – Interview".

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