JerryPate
United States
United States
Jerry Pate
United States
Profile
Height
5'11"
Weight
180lbs
Age
71
Birthday
Sep 16, 1953
Birthplace
Macon, GA
Turned Pro
1975
Career Earnings
$4,010,328
College
University of Alabama
Residence
Pensacola, FL
Plays From
Pensacola, FL
Family
Wife, Soozi; Jennifer Kaye, Wesley Nelson, James Kendrick; one grandchild
Website
http://www.jerrypate.com
Exempt Status
Personal
Served as a color analyst on CBS, ABC and BBC golf broadcasts during the decade of the 1990s.
Wife, Soozi, and Bruce Lietzke's wife, Rose, are sisters.
Received degree from Alabama in summer of 2001, walking through graduation ceremonies with daughter, Jenni.
Involved in the golf course design business and also owns and operates a wholesale distributorship for Toro, Echo and Lawn-Boy outdoor power and irrigation products that services seven southeastern states.
Biggest thrill in golf was winning the 1976 U.S. Open.
Lists his favorite golf shot as the 5-iron he hit to win THE PLAYERS Championship.
Biggest thrills away from golf were the birth of his children and his graduation from Alabama.
Always marks his ball with coin on tails.
Favorite golf courses are Cypress Point, St. Andrews and National GL.
Enjoys watching The Discovery Channel and The Weather Channel. His all-time favorite movie is "Animal House." Favorite athlete is Arnold Palmer. Likes watching Clint Eastwood movies. Enjoys Italian food. Favorite band is Widespread Panic.
Maintains a busy schedule, overseeing project design and development on his courses across the country. An award-winning golf course designer, with more than 30 projects worldwide. Renovated Pensacola CC and received Golf Inc.'s 2007 Renovation of the Year Award.
Designed Kiva Dunes and Limestone Springs in Alabama, both consistently ranked in the top-100 public courses in the U.S.
Co-designed courses that have hosted the U.S. Women's Open–Old Waverly in West Point, Miss., (1999), and Indianwood GC in Lake Orion, Mich., (1989, 1994).