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Who is Rocco Mediate?

by Sandy Mitchell on June 16th, 2008

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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