Green Posse

If you’re like me, you’ve been vaguely aware of Rocco Mediate for years, but never really knew much about him…until this week. Now that he’s in a playoff for the 2008 US Open Championship with Tiger Woods, all eyes are on him. But who is this veteran player that’s challenging the best in the world? Here are a few facts about Rocco:

• He’s 45 years old. (If he wins the US Open, he will be the oldest player to have ever won the tournament.)

• Prior to this week, his best finish in the US Open was fourth in 2001.
• He was nine prior professional wins, the most recent of which was the CVS Charity Classic in 2003.

• He was ranked 158 in the world, coming into Monday.

• He resides in Naples, Florida.
• He’s a Sagitarrius (born 12-17-1962).

• He went to college at Florida Southern College.

• He turned pro in 1985.

• He was born in Greensburg, PA, not far from Arnold Palmer’s home town of Latrobe.

• He was 54th in career earnings on the PGA Tour, at the start of the US Open.

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