Jerry Pate

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FILE - In this April 10, 2003, file photo, Jerry Pate, right, is all smiles as he is greeted by Ben Crenshaw, left, at the ninth green after sinking the ball for par on a penalty shot from the tee box in the Masters' Par 3 Contest at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Augusta National has sent letters to its honorary invitees to inform them that the Par 3 Contest will be limited to players in the field and past Masters champions. U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship winners are exempt to the Masters for five years. After that, they become "honorary invitees," along with all past U.S. Amateur champions. Pate is a Pate, a former U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open champion. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)