Pat Bates

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 2011-2016.[1]

This article is about a male American golfer. For female California politician, see Patricia Bates.
Pat Bates
Personal information
Full namePatrick Alfred Bates
Born (1969-07-26) July 26, 1969
St. Louis, Missouri
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
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 6th all time)
Other1

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.

Bates played on the Nationwide Tour in 1994, from 1996 to 2001 and 2005 to 2007. He played on the PGA Tour in 1995 and from 2002 to 2004. His best finish in a PGA Tour event was a tie for fifth at the Bank of America Colonial in 2003.

In 2001 Bates won three events on the Nationwide Tour which gave him an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour.

His wife, Kristine Tewell, is the daughter of Champions Tour golfer 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 Rex Caldwell, Gary Webb
2 Sep 7, 1997 Nike Colorado Classic −17 (71-66-64-66=267) 1 stroke J. L. Lewis
3 Jul 22, 2001 Buy.com Siouxland Open −15 (66-67-70-70=273) 1 stroke Matt Kuchar, Eric Meeks
4 Oct 21, 2001 Buy.com Shreveport Open −20 (66-68-67-67=268) 1 stroke Brian Kamm
5 Oct 28, 2001 Buy.com Tour Championship −4 (71-72-72-69=284) 3 strokes Tom Carter, Brenden Pappas

Buy.com Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1994 Nike Shreveport Open Omar Uresti Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole
2 2000 Buy.com Ozarks Open Mike Heinen, 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. 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.


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