Rocco Mediate recalls taking on Tiger Woods in 2008 US Open playoff
Although losing the playoff, Mediate, who plays in this week's Senior PGA at The Concession, remembers his duel with Tiger Woods fondly.
BRADENTON – It happened a generation ago, but Rocco Mediate is still asked about it almost daily. We’re referring, of course, to the 2008 U. S.
Open at Torrey Pines when Mediate took icon Tiger Woods to 91 holes before finally losing on the first sudden-death playoff hole. Woods got his third national title and 14 th major, but Mediate earned more fans that week than he had in 23 years as a golf pro. When asked how often someone will remind him of the ‘08 U.
S. Open, Mediate flashes his ever-present smile. “If I'm away from my home or at the golf course, every day.
I kid you not,” Mediate said. “And here's the question I get: ‘Is it okay that we talk about it? ’ I’m like, ‘Talk about it all you want!
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