Background
Gates was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, where he attended F. W. Buchholz High School.
Gates was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, where he attended F. W. Buchholz High School.
He attended Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, graduating in 2008 with a degree in agriculture.
After leading the Buchholz golf team in scoring average during his senior year, Gates was named Scholar Athlete of the Year for Alachua County, Florida. He turned professional after graduation and played on the Gateway Tour in 2008. Gates joined the Nationwide Tour in 2010 after finishing T-42 at the 2009 Professional Golf Association Tour qualifying school.
He finished the year 16th on the money list and earned his 2011 Professional Golf Association Tour card.
He missed retaining his tour card by one spot and $1,431. Doctorate. J. Trahan got the 125th and final Professional Golf Association Tour card for 2012.
Gates later regained his Tour Card through Q School. Gates finished outside the top 125 (141st) on the money list in 2012 and earned his 2013 Professional Golf Association Tour card through Q School.
He made only four cuts in 20 events.
He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished 35th to earn his Professional Golf Association Tour card for 2014. In 2013-2014, he made only 1 cuts in 14 events and finished 258th on the Federal Express Cup points list and lost his Professional Golf Association Tour card. Nationwide Tour wins (1)
Other wins (1)
2008 Dallas–Fort Worth Spring #4 (Gateway Tour).
