Biography of Rocco Mediate -

Rocco Mediate (born December 17, 1962 in
Greensburg, Pennsylvania) is an United
States|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 another victory at
the 1993 KMart Greater Greensboro Open, but 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==
*1999 Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational 
*2002 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Lee
Janzen) 
*2003 CVS Charity Classic (with Jeff Sluman)

==External link==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/132074 Profile
on the PGA Tour's official site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/M/Rocco_Mediate/
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Biography of Rocco Mediate -