Who is Rocco Mediate?

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The world wants to know… Who is Rocco Mediate?

Let’s find out a little more about Rocco Mediate…

First off his basic stats (Pre-Open):

Rocco Mediate | USA

Full Name: Rocco Anthony Mediate Born: December 17, 1962 Greensburg, Pennsylvania Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 lbs. Age: 45

Swings: R College: Florida Southern Debut: 1985 Years Professional: 23

PGA Tour Stat Ranks - 2008
STAT		RANK
Money List	$317,090	126th
Driving Distance (Yards Per)	274.9	175th
Driving Accuracy	65.3%	62nd
Total Driving	237	154th
Greens Hit in Regulation	62.2%	97th
Putting (Per Hole)	1.797	94th
Sand Saves	52.3%	74th
Birdies (Per Round)	3.04	118th
Eagles (Holes Per)	187.2	33rd

From ESPN

Now for his back story:

Mediate’s golfing career has been dogged by back trouble and he started using a long putter early on because of this.^{[citation needed]} In 1991 he became the first player to win on the PGA Tour using a long putter when he won the Doral-Ryder Open. He picked up another victory at the 1993 KMart Greater Greensboro Open, but he then had a long layoff due to a ruptured disk.

Mediate returned to the Tour in 1996 playing under a special medical extension and performed steadily. He picked up wins on the Tour in 1999, 2000 and 2002. After improving his fitness to minimise his back problems, he returned to using a conventional putter in 2003.

He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings. At the 2006 Masters, Mediate was in contention to win the event on the final day until he took a septuple-bogey ten on the par three 12th hole. Rocco held the lead for most of the 3rd round of the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines and went into the final round in the second to last pairing.

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