Steve Pate

Age: 49

Hometown: Ventura, CA

College: UCLA

NWT Rank: 27

Year-to-Date Prize Money: $115,528

*Winner at 2010 Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open

** Has won six PGA Tour events, and was a member of the 1991 and 1999 Ryder Cup Team.

Q: Songs/artists you listen to:

A: Led Zeppelin, the greatest rock’n roll band in history!!

Q: Favorite sports team:

A: Los Angeles Dodgers. I grew up with them, I love baseball, my dad played baseball in college and my grandfather pitched in the major leagues. The Dodgers were my team growing up!

Q: Best vacation:

A: Kauai in Hawaii. My whole family has gone there a couple of times. It’s an incredible place and to be there with my extended family makes it that much better.

Q: Favorite sports event attended:

A: It was one I actually participated in, the 1999 Ryder Cup. That was the great comeback on Sunday when we rallied from way back and won when most people didn’t give us a chance to win.

Q: Favorite TV show as a kid:

A: All in the Family. Archie Bunker reminded me a lot of my dad.