Alan Pate (born January 19, 1953) is an American
professional golfer who played on the
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also ...
and the
Nationwide Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Pate was born in
Mobile, Alabama. He played college golf at the
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the publi ...
, where he was an
All-American in 1973.
Professional career
In 1976, Pate turned professional. Throughout his career, Pate played on the PGA Tour (1977–79), Nationwide Tour (1990, 1993–94, 1996–97),
European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...
,
Sunshine Tour and the
South American Tour. He won the
Nike Dakota Dunes Open
The Dakota Dunes Open was a golf tournament on the Buy.com Tour. It was inaugurated in 1990 as one of the founding tournaments on the tour, then known as the Ben Hogan Tour, and ran until 2001. It was played in Sioux City, Iowa for the first thre ...
on the Nationwide Tour in 1993. On the PGA Tour, his best finish was T-5 at the 1978
Kemper Open
The Kemper Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1968 to 2006.
Perhaps more so than any other "regular" PGA Tour stop, the event wandered about, not just from course to course within a given metropolitan area, but along the East Coast. ...
.
Professional wins (1)
Nike Tour wins (1)
Playoff record
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Pate only played in the U.S. Open.''
See also
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Spring 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of Spring 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. The event was held at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. The tournament was 108 holes long. 415 players were in the field. Due to the size of the field the first three days, T ...
References
External links
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American male golfers
Alabama Crimson Tide men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Golfers from Alabama
Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama
1953 births
Living people