Pat Bates
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Patrick Alfred Bates is an American professional golfer
who has played on the PGA Tour
and currently plays on the Nationwide Tour
.
Bates was born in St. Louis, Missouri
. He received 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. He received first-team All-Southeastern Conference
(SEC) honors and was an All-American in 1989, 1990 and 1991. 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 golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who has played on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
and currently plays on the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
.
Bates was born in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. He received an athletic scholarship
Athletic scholarship
An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport...
to attend the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander
Buddy Alexander
Stewart Murray "Buddy" Alexander is an American college golf coach and former amateur golfer. Alexander is the current head coach of the Florida Gators men's golf team of the University of Florida...
's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) competition from 1988 to 1991. He received first-team All-Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
(SEC) honors and was an All-American in 1989, 1990 and 1991. Bates graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
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
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
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
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
golfer Doug Tewell.
Nationwide Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 7, 1994 | NIKE Dakota Dunes Open | 2 strokes |  Rex CaldwellRex Caldwell Rex Allen Caldwell is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.Caldwell was born in Everett, Washington. He attended San Fernando Valley State College. He turned professional in 1972.... , Gary WebbGary Webb (golfer) Gary Webb is an American professional golfer who played on the Nationwide Tour.Webb was born in Pampa, Texas. He played college golf at the University of Texas at Austin. He turned pro in 1984.... |
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| 2 | Sep 7, 1997 | NIKE Colorado Classic | 1 stroke | J. L. Lewis J. L. Lewis John Lee "J.L." Lewis is an American professional golfer. He has won twice on the PGA Tour: the John Deere Classic in 1999, and the 84 Lumber Classic in 2003. In 1999 he won the Honda Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico. In 2010, Lewis earned a spot on the Champions Tour after placing well on the... |
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| 3 | Jul 22, 2001 2001 Buy.com Tour The 2001 Buy.com Tour season ran from Mar 8 to October 28. The season consisted of 27 official money golf tournaments, and one canceled tournament. Two tournaments were played outside of the United States... |
BUY.COM Siouxland Open | 1 stroke | Matt Kuchar Matt Kuchar Matthew Gregory Kuchar is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He has ranked as high as number six in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Early career:... , Eric Meeks |
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| 4 | Oct 21, 2001 2001 Buy.com Tour The 2001 Buy.com Tour season ran from Mar 8 to October 28. The season consisted of 27 official money golf tournaments, and one canceled tournament. Two tournaments were played outside of the United States... |
BUY.COM Shreveport Open | 1 stroke | Brian Kamm Brian Kamm Brian Kamm is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Kamm joined the PGA Tour in 1990, earning his card through qualifying school. He struggled during his rookie year on Tour, only cracking the top-50 once but he retained his card through qualifying school... |
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| 5 | Oct 28, 2001 2001 Buy.com Tour The 2001 Buy.com Tour season ran from Mar 8 to October 28. The season consisted of 27 official money golf tournaments, and one canceled tournament. Two tournaments were played outside of the United States... |
BUY.COM Tour Championship | 3 strokes | Tom Carter Tom Carter (golfer) Tom Carter is an American professional golfer. Carter was born in Abington, Pennsylvania.Carter is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2001-03 and 2005-06. He won three Nationwide Tour events in 2003 and that gave him an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour... ,  Brenden PappasBrenden Pappas Brenden Pappas is a professional golfer from South Africa who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-Early life:Pappas was born in Phalaborwa, South Africa. He is the youngest of three brothers, Sean and Deane . He and brother Deane attended the University of Arkansas where he graduated in 1993... |
See also
- List of golfers with most Nationwide Tour wins
- 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates2001 Buy.com Tour graduatesThis is a list of players who graduated from the Buy.com Tour in 2001. The top 15 players on the Buy.com Tour's money list in 2001 earned their PGA Tour card for 2002.*PGA Tour rookie for 2002....
- List of Florida Gators golfers
- List of University of Florida alumni