Rocco Mediate Wins Fry.com Open; First Victory Since '02

by Mick ElliottIf Rocco Mediate's victory in the Fry.com Open Sunday doesn't make your windmill spin, then you really, really don't appreciate golf. Mediate, a 47-year-old good guy with a chronically bad back and a permanent smile, didn't just win the PGA Tour's event at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, Calif., he made it compelling. On the way to a 15-under finish and one-stroke margin over Bo Van Pelt and Alex Prugh, Mediate holed out for eagle for the fourth straight day, on Sunday hitting a pitching wedge from 116 yards that spun back into the cup on the par-4 17th. Mediate had no explanation. Actually, his initial response was a question: "What's going on?'' The answer: something special. Mediate got started on Thursday with a hole-in-one on the 191-yard par-3 third hole. On Friday he holed a 160-yard second shot, and on Saturday made 3 on the par-5 15th by holding a 111-yard wedge. It helped him build a 3-shot lead to take into Sunda...