Rocco Mediate

Player Notes

Took up golf while in high school after years of playing baseball. His game did not really come together until he was in college, when Senior PGA Tour member Jim Ferree helped get him started. Florida Southern coach Charlie Matlock then became the main influence for Mediate. He started using the long putter to save his back, and became the first player to win on the PGA Tour with a long putter when he won the 1991 Doral-Ryder Open. . .Missed most of 1994 season with ruptured disk which he underwent surgery in July of '94.

Career Victories

PGA Tour
4 - 1991 Doral Ryder Open, 1993 Kmart Greater Greensboro Open, 1999 Phoenix Open, 2000 Buick Open, 2002 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic

Other
1992 Perrier French Open

Career Summary

1990 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 27; in money - 17; top-10 finishes - 3; stroke average 71.50 (ranked 131st); money $240,625 (ranked 62nd); best finish, T2nd Canon Greater Hartford Open. Was 2nd in Greens in Regulation (71%) in PGA Tour stats.

1991 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 25; in money - 19; top-10 finishes - 7; stroke average 70.31 (ranked T17th); money $597,438 (ranked 15th); won Doral Ryder Open.

1992 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 25; in money - 17; top-10 finishes - 6; stroke average 70.85 (ranked T50th); money $301,896 (ranked 49th); best finish, 3rd Phoenix Open and T3rd Infiniti Tournament of Champions.

1993 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 24; in money - 21; top-10 finishes - 6; stroke average 70.59 (ranked 36th); money $680,623 (ranked 16th); winner Kmart GGO.

1994 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 6; in money - 4; top-10 finishes - 1; money œ45,940 (ranked 193rd); best finish, T9th, Northern Telecom.

1995 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 18; in money - 8; top-10 finishes - 2; stroke average 71.62 (ranked T128th); money $105,618 (ranked 76th); best finish, T5th, FedEx St. Jude Classic.

1996 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 21; in money - 15; top-10 finishes - 4; stroke average 70.45 (ranked 25th); money $475,255 (ranked 40th); best finish, 3rd, MasterCard Colonial.

1997 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 24; in money - 18; top-10 finishes - 2; stroke average 70.98 (ranked 72nd); money $240,521 (ranked 101st); best finish, 8th, Buick Open.

1998 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 24; in money - 20; top-10 finishes - 2; stroke average 70.82 (ranked 53rd); money $389,996 (ranked 78th); best finish, T4th, National Car Rental Classic at Walt Disney World.

1999 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered - 25; in money - 18; top-10 finishes - 3; stroke average 70.66 (ranked T44th); money $963,075 (ranked 37th); Winner, Phoenix Open.

2000 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered: 24 / Rounds Played: 76 / Cuts made: 17 / Top-10 finishes: 3; Best finish: Winner at the Buick Open; Earnings: $1,320,278 Rank (34th)

2000 Stats
Scoring - 70.67 / (43rd); Driving Distance - 273.6 / (88th); Driving Accuracy - 74.3% / (20th); GIR - 67.7% / (54th); Putting - 1.802 / (167th); Birdie Average - 3.36 per rd / (118th) / Total Birdies - 255; Sand Saves - 62.0% / (14th); Scrambling - 62.0% / (37th); All-Around Rank - 534 / (43rd)

2001 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered: 21 / Rounds Played: 69 / Cuts made: 14 / Top-10 finishes: 5; Best finish: 2nd at the Phoenix Open & Marconi Pennsylvania Classic; Earnings: $1,474,435 Rank (36th)

2001 Stats
Scoring - 70.21 / (22nd); Driving Distance - 278.4 / (108th); Driving Accuracy - 71.0% / (45th); GIR - 71.0% / (10); Putting - 1.753 / (45th); Birdie Average - 4.03 per rd / (20th) / Total Birdies - 278; Sand Saves - 59.5% / (18th); Scrambling - 62.3% / (47th); All-Around Rank - 302 / (5th).

2002 Notes
Best financial year yet, he has earned $4.8 million in this millennium.

2002 PGA Tour Summary
Tournaments entered: 23 / Rounds Played: 75 / Cuts made: 17 / Top-10 finishes: 4 / Best finish: Winner at the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic / Earnings: $2,040,676 Rank (22nd)

2002 Stats
Scoring - 70.36 / (25th); Driving Distance - 277.3 / (126th); Driving Accuracy - 74.4% / (20th); GIR - 69.2% / (18th); Putting - 1.760 / (63rd); Birdie Average - 3.83 per rd / (42nd) / Total Birdies - 287; Sand Saves - 46.1% / (155th); All-Around Rank - 469 / (26th).