February 18, 2009
Pate and Jin Park were co-medalists (66) in the pre-tournament qualifier putting them in the field of the Northern Trust Open.
ANALYSIS
Pate, at 47, is long detached from when he was a contender. Once highly demonstrative, Pate has calmed down (positive) without improving his scores (negative). Park is a youngster who played quite a bit on the Asian Tour and is still finding his way around. Both are "maybes" to make the cut, but not much better.