Riding Tall In The Business World

Pictured here with some of the products he and his employees distribute as part of a thriving turf care and irrigation company, Jerry Pate is just one of a growing number of tour pros who have translated their success on the course into success in the business world. Other tour players who followed their entrepreneurial spirit include Peter Jacobsen, Ray Stewart, Jane Blalock, and Brian Tennyson. We tell their stories on the following pages.

Jerry Pate's education as an entrepreneur began with an introduction to legendary football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant in the early '70s and continued when he won the U.S. Open at age 22 and the Tournament Players Championship six years later.