Rocco Mediate
Rocco Mediate (born December 17, 1962 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania) is an American golfer. He attended Florida Southern University and turned professional in 1985.
Mediate's career has been dogged by back trouble and he started using long putter early on because of this. In 1991 he became the first player to win on the PGA Tour using a long putter when won the Doral-Ryder Open. He picked up a victory in each of the next two seasons, the 1992 Perrier French Open on the European Tour, and the 1993 KMart Greater Greensboro Open in the U.S. He then had a long lay off due to a ruptured disk, but he 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. He worked hard to improve his fitness to minimise his back problems, and in 2003 he returned to using a conventional putter.
PGA Tour wins
- 1991 Doral-Ryder Open
- 1993 KMart Greater Greensboro Open
- 1999 Phoenix Open
- 2000 Buick Open
- 2002 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Other professional wins
- 1992 Perrier French Open (European Tour)
- 1999 Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational
- 2002 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Lee Janzen)
- 2003 CVS Charity Classic (with Jeff Sluman)
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