Pat Bates

This article is about an American golfer. For the politician in California, see Patricia Bates.

Pat Bates
Personal information
Full namePatrick Alfred Bates
Born (1969-07-26) July 26, 1969 (age 55)
St. Louis, Missouri
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour5 (Tied 7th all time)
Other1

Patrick Alfred Bates (born July 26, 1969) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and who served as the head men's golf coach at the University of Central Oklahoma from 2011 to 2016.[1]

Early life and amateur career

Bates was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1988 to 1991.[2] He received first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors and was an All-American in 1989, 1990 and 1991.[2][3] Bates graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in communications process and disorders.

Professional career

Bates played on the Nike Tour in 1994. He earned a promotion to the PGA Tour by finishing third on the money list. He played poorly on the 1995 PGA Tour and returned to the Nike Tour. He played on the PGA Tour's developmental tour 1996 to 2001. In 2001, Bates won three events on the Buy.com Tour which gave him an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour.[4] He returned to the PGA Tour for the 2002, 2003, and 2004 seasons. His best finish in a PGA Tour event was a tie for fifth at the Bank of America Colonial in 2003.

Personal life

His wife, Kristine Tewell, is the daughter of former PGA Tour professional Doug Tewell.

Professional wins (6)

Buy.com Tour wins (5)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Buy.com Tour (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 7, 1994 Nike Dakota Dunes Open −12 (74-68-69-65=276) 2 strokes United States Rex Caldwell, United States Gary Webb
2 Sep 7, 1997 Nike Colorado Classic −17 (71-66-64-66=267) 1 stroke United States J. L. Lewis
3 Jul 22, 2001 Buy.com Siouxland Open −15 (66-67-70-70=273) 1 stroke United States Matt Kuchar, United States Eric Meeks
4 Oct 21, 2001 Buy.com Shreveport Open −20 (66-68-67-67=268) 1 stroke United States Brian Kamm
5 Oct 28, 2001 Buy.com Tour Championship −4 (71-72-72-69=284) 3 strokes United States Tom Carter, South Africa Brenden Pappas

Buy.com Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1994 Nike Shreveport Open United States Omar Uresti Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole
2 2000 Buy.com Ozarks Open United States Mike Heinen, United States Pat Perez Perez won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bates Steps Down As UCO Coach". University of Central Oklahoma Athletics. June 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 28, 34, 39, 41 (2010). Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  3. ^ 2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Gilder Glides to win: Big day for Bates". Orlando Sentinel. October 29, 2001.


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