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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSsteve PateeXeMPt StAtUS: past championFULL nAMe: Stephen robert pateHeiGHt: 6-0weiGHt: 200BiRtHDAte: may 26, 1961BiRtHPLAce: Ventura, caReSiDence: Westlake Village, ca; plays out of Northranch ccFAMiLY: Wife, Sheri; Nicole (3/12/88), Sarah (10/8/90)eDUcAtion: ucLa (1984, psychology)SPeciAL inteReStS: reading, golf course designtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1983Q ScHooL: Fall 1984, 2003nationwide tour AlumnusPGA toUR VictoRieS (6):1987 Southwest golf classic. 1988 moNY tournament ofchampions, Shearson Lehman Hutton andy Williams open.1991 Honda classic. 1992 Buick Invitational of california.1998 cVS charity classic.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2010 pacific rubiales Bogota open.otHeR VictoRieS (1):1998 Jc penney classic [with meg mallon].cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:Winner of six pga tour events, including two in 1988.captured season-opening moNY tournament of championsby one stroke over Larry Nelson...at Shearson LehmanHutton-andy Williams open, scored one-stroke victory overJay Haas. Finished 12th on money list that year...Had fivetop-three finishes in 1991 and earned $727,997, sixth onmoney list. posted one victory that year, at Honda classic bythree strokes over paul azinger and Dan Halldorson, despiteclosing 75...Won fog-curtailed 1992 Buick Invitational ofcalifornia, by one stroke over chip Beck...Earned first victorysince 1992 Buick Invitational with one-stroke win overPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1985 27 12 1 3 3 $89,358/861986 33 26 1 3 10 176,100/511987 33 27 1 6 13 335,728/261988 30 25 2 1 1 7 17 582,473/121989 31 25 1 5 14 306,554/351990 29 22 1 5 11 334,505/391991 26 23 1 1 3 8 15 727,997/61992 31 24 1 5 10 472,626/301993 28 19 4 9 254,841/641994 29 20 1 5 9 291,651/641995 32 15 3 89,758/1681996 3 3 10,403/2741997 28 15 4 6 261,436/951998 26 18 1 1 4 9 782,504/341999 28 24 2 5 11 1,755,960/132000 28 21 1 1 7 649,674/722001 30 15 1 3 271,967/1512002 21 10 3 220,183/1722003 16 5 1 1 192,518/1802004 24 10 1 199,569/1912005 9 1 12,402/2532006 22008 32009 4 1 253/1 6,030/2572010 1total 552 361 6 7 8 67 155 8,024,238nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1996 1 1 $980/2332002 2 1 1 1 10,625/1722003 6 4 1 10,909/1862005 9 5 1 9,762/1862006 12 2 3,252/2372007 15 4 2 21,025/1632008 17 7 1 1 38,692/1162009 8 2 1 11,230/1912010 20 8 1 2 2 139,623/48total 90 34 1 4 9 246,097* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*Scott Hoch and Bradley Hughes at 1998 cVS charity classic.Stood one off 54-hole lead after rounds of 70-65-67. closing67 produced sixth tour title. Win capped comeback fromJanuary 1996 car crash in california desert that left himwith broken right hand, wrist and cheekbone. ran into rearend of slow-moving truck while on way home from phoenixopen...made successful return to tour in 1997, following1996 wrist injury, playing in 28 events and making cut 15times. ranked among top 100 on money list for first timesince 1994...Financially, his 1999 earnings of $1,755,960more than doubled his best previous year on tour. onlyDavid Duval’s final-round 59 kept him from earning hisseventh career pga tour title at the Bob Hope chryslerclassic. Shot 25-under par over the course of five roundsin palm Springs...reached the semifinals at the World golfchampionships-accenture match play championship, losingto John Huston in third-place match...In april, finishedt4 in the masters. During third-round 65, tied augustaNational record with seven consecutive birdies...Lost inplayoff to Loren roberts at gtE Byron Nelson classic...captain’s choice for 1999 ryder cup. Named 1999 pgatour comeback player of the Year...member of 1991 and1999 ryder cup teams...In 1991 ryder cup played in onlyPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYone match due to bruised hip suffered in traffic accident onway to banquet. Amateur: Was the 1983 pac-10 championand all-america at ucLa.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................76.21Driving Distance ...........................................289.0Driving accuracy percentage .......................75.00%greens in regulation percentage ................63.89%putting average ...........................................2.000Year 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97masters t36 t26 t3 t6 cutu.S. open t24 t3 t51 t33 t49 cut t19 t21 cutBritish open cut t13 t8 t64 4 cutpga t53 t61 t62 t41 t31 t7 t48 70 t58tHE pLaYErS t72 cut 57 t34 t11 t27 t40 cut cut cuttour championship t21 t17 t26 30the Barclays t73 cut t32 t23 t5 cutBmW championship t9 cut t34 t74 cut t10 t73 cut t54 cut t7Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04masters t4 t49u.S. open t32 t34 cut cutBritish open t45 t20pga cut t8 t41 75tHE pLaYErS t42 t58 t27 t58tour championshipt12accenture match play championship 4 t33 t33Bridgestone Invitational t12 37ca championshipt46the Barclays t46 t11 cut cutDeutsche Bank championshipt48BmW championship cut cut cut t40nAtionAL teAMS: ryder cup (2), 1991, 1999; Kirin cup (1), 1989; Dunhill cup (1), 1991.(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 73–reno-tahoe open/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–1989 BobHope chrysler classic/3Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $324,000–2 times, most recent 1999 gtE Byron Nelson classic/2career High official world Rank: after 2000 mercedeschampionships/26Section 2 Player BiograPhiespgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-339