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American professional 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.

Born in Macon, Georgia, Pate grew up in the panhandle of Florida at Pensacola.

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, and was a member of victorious U. S. teams at the Eisenhower Trophy competition later that year and for the Walker Cup in May 1975 at St Andrews in Scotland. 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.

Pate turned professional in 1975. During his rookie season he won the 1976 U. S. Open. 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. 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. He had also jumped in the water after a victory the previous June, after going nearly three years without a win.

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. 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.

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

1974 U. S. Amateur

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s) up1Oct 10, 1976Taiheiyo Club Masters70 70 68 71=279−52 strokes Isao Aoki2Nov 9, 1980ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches70 69 72 65=276−121 stroke Tom Purtzer, Norio Suzuki

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner up1Nov 23, 1980Brazil Open69 70 69 66=274−10Playoff Manuel Piñero2Dec 13, 1981Colombian Open64 67 66 65=262−2621 strokes Luis Arevalo

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners up1Dec 4, 1977Pepsi Cola Mixed Team Championship(with Hollis Stacy)61 70 69 70=270−181 stroke Nancy Lopez and Curtis Strange

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners up 1976 U. S. Open 2 shot deficit −3 (71 69 69 68=277) 2 strokes Al Geiberger, Tom Weiskopf