Third team All-Sun Belt selection - 2021

Career: Ends his Trojan career as the program's all-time leader in rounds played with 120 ... His career 73.73 scoring average currently ranks eighth all-time ... Finishes his career with 37 rounds of par-or-better, ranking fourth all-time ... Posted eight top-10 individual finishes and an additional four top-20 showings during his Trojan career.

2020-21 (Fifth): Third team All-Sun Belt selection ... Returned for his fifth year of eligibility and competed in all 10 events for Little Rock, ranking second on the team with a 73.62 scoring average ... Boasted five rounds of par-or-better, including a season-low 66 in the final round of the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 19-20), tying for 10th with a 3-under 213 to help lead the Trojans to the tournament title ... Tied for seventh at the Scenic City Collegiate (Sept. 21-22) at 5-over 221, posting a 5-under 67 in round two ... Tied for ninth at the Sun Belt Championship (Apr. 25-28) at Mystic Creek with an 11-over 227, shooting a 1-under 71 in round one ... Tied for 10th at the Individual Spring Kickoff (Feb. 8) at 3-over 145 ... Posted a 69 in round one of the George Hannon Invitational (Mar. 15-16), tying for 24th at 4-over 217 to lead the Trojans ... Opened the season tying for 22nd at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-15) with three-straight rounds of 1-over 73 ... Tied for 26th at the NCAA Stillwater Regional (May 17-18) with a 5-over 221, including a birdie putt on 18 to help propel the Trojans to their first-ever NCAA Championship appearance ... Member of the 2021 NCAA Championship (May 28-30) team at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, the first in Trojan program history.

2019-20 (Senior): Competed in all seven events on the year with a 73.86 scoring average ... Led the team with seven rounds of par-or-better, including a pair of rounds in the 60s ... Shot a low round of 68 in the first round of the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 21-22), tying for 23rd with a 6-over 222 ... Posted a 69 at the Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 22-24) en route to tying for ninth overall with a 4-under 209 ... Tied for 18th at the Maridoe Invitational (Oct. 6-8) with an 11-over 227 ... Tied for 17th at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (Mar. 7-8) with a 222 ... Shot a 222 at the Border Olympics (Feb. 24-25), tying for 35th ... Ranked among top-three Trojan finishers in six events, leading the team on two occasions ... Had season cut short on March 12, 2020, when the NCAA canceled the spring golf season due to a global coronavirus pandemic.

2018-19 (Junior): Saw action in 10 tournament for Little Rock with a 72.59 scoring average, ranking third on the team ... Notched 14 rounds of par-or-better and five rounds in the 60s, including a 4-under 67 over the final round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Apr. 23) ... Finished in the top-10 twice, highlighted by his tie for seventh at the Old Waverly Collegiate Classic (Apr. 15-16) with a 6-under 210 ... Tied for 10th at the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 22-23) with a 2-over 218 ... Shot a season-low 6-under 207 at the Sun Belt Championship (Apr. 21-23), tying for 11th overall with rounds of 68 and 67 ... Finished tied for 19th at the Border Olympics (Mar. 11-12) with a 1-under 215 ... Posted a 3-under 213 at the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational (Mar. 18-19) ... Finished among the top-three for the Trojans in five events.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Competed in eight tournaments on the year for the Trojans, posting a 74.42 average in 24 rounds played, ranking second on the team ... Notched eight rounds of par-or-better, including a career-low 66 over the final round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Apr. 22-24) ... Tied for 21st with a 7-over 220 ... Shot a 68 in round two of the Border Olympics (Mar. 9-10), posting a 7-over 223 ... Posted a season-low 3-over 219  at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational (Sept. 25-26) ... Opened the year with a 4-over 220 at the Memphis Intercollegiate (Sept. 18-19), tying for 21st overall ... Among top-three Little Rock finishers in four events on the year.

2016-17 (Freshman): Averaged 74.76 strokes over 17.0 rounds … Competed in six events and earned a top-10 finish … Shot a 70 in the third round of the Memphis Intercollegiate (Sept. 26-27) and in the second round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (Feb. 17-19) for his low round of the year … Tied for seventh place at the Memphis Intercollegiate (Sept. 26-27) finishing at 7-over 223 (77-76-70). 

Prior to Little Rock: Attended William B. Travis High School ... Played for head coach Michael Pike … Three-time District Champion and the 2016 Regional Champion … Made two state appearances as an individual, tying for 11th as a senior … Team MVP in 2015 and 2016 … Was the 2016 Texas State Junior Champion.
 
Personal: Born in Houston, Texas … Parents are Martin and Pamela Pate … Has two sisters, Lauren and Lindsey … Majoring in criminal justice.

PATE'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year	Events	Rounds	Strokes	Average	Low Rd.	Par -	10/20
2016-17	6	17	1,271	74.76	70	3	1/0
2017-18	8	24	1,786	74.42	66	8	0/0
2018-19	10	29	2,105	72.59	67	14	2/2
2019-20	7	21	1,551	73.86	68	7	1/2
2020-21	10	29	2,135	73.62	66	5	4/0
TOTALS	41	120	8,848	73.73	66	37	8/4

PATE'S CAREER BESTS
Low Round: 66 - Two times - last at Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 20, 2020)
Low 54-Hole Tournament: 210 - Old Waverly Collegiate Classic (Apr. 15-16, 2019)
Best Finish: T-7th - Three times - last at Scenic City Collegiate (Sept. 21-22, 2020)