| Pat Bates | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Patrick Alfred Bates |
| Born | July 26, 1969 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Florida |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 5 (Tied 7th all time) |
| Other | 1 |
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]
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 Nike Tour (later named Buy.com Tour and 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 Buy.com Tour which gave him an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour.[4]
His wife, Kristine Tewell, is the daughter of Champions Tour golfer Doug Tewell.
- ^ "Bates Steps Down As UCO Coach". University of Central Oklahoma Athletics. June 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gilder Glides to win: Big day for Bates". Orlando Sentinel. October 29, 2001.