Steve Pate
| Steve Pate | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Stephen Robert Pate |
| Nickname | Volcano |
| Born |
May 26, 1961 Ventura, California |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Westlake Village, California |
| Spouse | Sheri |
| Children | Nicole, Sarah |
| Career | |
| College | UCLA |
| Turned professional | 1983 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 6 |
| Web.com Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T3: 1991 |
| U.S. Open | T3: 1988 |
| The Open Championship | 4th: 1992 |
| PGA Championship | T7: 1991 |
| 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.
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. 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 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.
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