Steve Pate

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**Steve Pate**
Personal Information
Birth	May 26, 1961 (1961-05-26) (age 47) Ventura, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Agoura Hills, California, U.S.
College	UCLA
Career
Turned Pro	1983
Current tour	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7 (PGA Tour: 6, Other: 1)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters	T3: 1991
U.S. Open	T3: 1988
British Open	4th: 1998
PGA Championship	T8: 1999

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

Pate was born in Ventura, California. He attended UCLA and was a member of the golf team. He 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. ^[1] His best finish in a major is a T-3 at both the 1988 U.S. Open and the 1991 Masters. 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 Rankings.

Pate was named the PGA Tour's Comeback Player of the Year in 1999. He was a member of the 1991 and 1999 Ryder Cup Team. As he entered his forties, he began to split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. His best finish on the Nationwide Tour has been a T-10 at the 2002 Greater Richmond Open. He lives in Agoura Hills, California. He acquired the nickname "Volcano" due to his temper.^{[citation needed]}

1 Professional wins (7)
- 1.1 PGA Tour wins (6)
- 1.2 Other wins (1)
2 Results in major championships
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Professional wins (7)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (6)

1987 (1) Southwest Golf Classic
1988 (2) MONY Tournament of Champions, Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open
1991 (1) Honda Classic
1992 (1) Buick Invitational of California
1998 (1) CVS Charity Classic

[edit] Other wins (1)

1998 JC Penney Classic (with Meg Mallon)

[edit] Results in major championships

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

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	DNP	T3	T6	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T4
U.S. Open	T33	T49	CUT	T19	T21	CUT	DNP	DNP	T32	T34
The Open Championship	T8	T64	4	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T45
PGA Championship	T31	T7	T48	70	DNP	T58	DNP	DNP	CUT	T8