Yardbarker: Rocco Mediate

Lee Westwood comes through in the clutch, wins Dubai

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:44:46 -0500

Lee Westwood holds an infamous place in recent golf history as the man with the best view of two of the greatest golf duels of the last couple years. He was the last guy out of the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines before Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate began their epic duel, and a year later was the last guy out of the historic Tom Watson-Stewart Cink playoff at the 2009 British Open.This weekend, though, there was nobody else even close to Westwood, and he made sure that he was the last man stan...

Walking down memory lane at Torrey Pines

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:20:00 -0500

LA JOLLA, Calif. – It is September, not June, and the massive galleries weren't in attendance, as they were on that magical day 15 months ago. But while wandering the pristine fairways of Torrey Pines on Saturday for the third round of the LPGA's Samsung World Championship, it was difficult – make that downright impossible – for me, on my first trip back, to avoid reminiscing about the U.S. Open duel between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate.•The Woods putt in regul...

Rocco Mediate Not Quite Tiger

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:30:00 -0500

As you enjoy the sogginess that is Bethpage today, here's a bit of viewing fun for you. He'll need this skill if the weather doesn't cooperate. Here's the original Tiger video that started it all. Rocco Mediate follows in Tiger's footsteps, right onto the water [Devil Ball]

Meanwhile at the US Open...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:09:35 -0500

Rocco Mediate is sweating like Patrick Ewing in a turtleneck sweater at a KKK rally

Video: Rocco Mediate Attempts to Walk on Water

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:25:16 -0500

In the 2008 version of EA Sports’ PGA Tour one player found a “Walk on Water” glitch that Tiger Woods later performed in real, non-video game life. For PGA Tour 10 (and just in time for the U.S. Open) EA Sports has Rocco Mediate playing the role of Tiger Woods. You know going in that EA [...] Related posts:Video: Tiger Woods In Dubai Promoting New Golf Course Tiger WoodVideo: Behind The Scenes Of Tiger Woods’ Rubik’s Cube Putt When I posVideo: Cheyenn...

Rocco Mediate still basking in glow of '08 loss

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:45:00 -0500

Ranking Every U. S. Open Golfer's Chances 1-156

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:35:03 -0500

Last year, I ranked the entire U. S. Open field and had decent results. Tiger Woods won, which was the obvious choice for the #1 ranking, while Rocco Mediate challenged him to a 19 hole playoff and earned millions of fans with his heart and grit. Mediate was somewhere in the 80-100 range last season. [...]

British Open: The Shark's in Contention

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:24:23 -0500

It's time for the first non-Tiger major in recent memory. Though this won't be the first weekend sans Tiger in recent memory (2006 Winged Foot US Open) it sure seems like it. And new, well different names have found the leaderboard. After day one Tiger's new 45 year nemesis with a bad back Rocco Mediate was in the lead but only one stroke behind was Greg Norman. I guess only time will tell if we see the Shark or the Guppie this weekend at the Royal Birkdale...

It’s Rocco’s World, We’re Just Living In It

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:44:30 -0500

I've decided to dedicate this to golfer Rocco Mediate for putting on such a show that I'm calling this planet his world now, of course inspired by Rocco's Modern Life. After taking Tiger Woods to 91 holes at the U. S. Open, matching him stride for stride until one putt came ...

Tiger's DNA for sale on EBay

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:27:30 -0500

Perhaps you have heard the news. Tiger Woods' Apple Core is being sold on EBay to some lucky winner. On the 16th hole of the U.S Open playoff Tiger Calmly bit into an apple, then came back from being down one to force a Sudden Death ending to his 18 hole playoff with Rocco Mediate. He played in one of the greatest Opens of all time on a bum leg and is now on the shelf for the rest of the year. Amazing tournament, that led to the lowest work production across the county in years. He ended ...

Tiger's DNA for Sale on EBay

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:24:57 -0500

Tiger Woods Done For The Rest Of The Year!

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:06:15 -0500

According to sources, at noon today, Tiger Woods is expected to announce he's going to have season ending knee surgery. The announcement will come just two days after outlasting Rocco Mediate for his 14th major tournament victory. www.rawsportsblog.com

U.S. Open Tragedy Follows Extraordinary Finish

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:30:11 -0500

The happy-go-lucky Mediate, a fan favorite throughout the tournament charming the capacity gallery with his infectious smile and friendly gestures, just seemed happy to be there. However, apparently the pressure of taking on Woods and eventually losing the championship put him over the edge.

Mediate A Liar, But That's A "Gentleman's Game" For You

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:28:57 -0500

Rocco Mediate is a liar. That's OK -- we've all spurned the truth when it suits our needs. We've all fibbed -- or told one stinking whopper -- either out of desperation, spite, or convenience. But few of us have spoken into a microphone and lied so blatantly as Mediate did yesterday after watching his dream of winning golf's U.S. Open take a severe hit. Mediate was grabbed by the NBC folks, just moments after Tiger Woods sunk a 12-foot birdie putt to force an 18-hole pla...

Tiger Woods: An Inspiration To Us All

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:21:28 -0500

Tiger Woods will try to win the US Open on Monday in a playoff with Rocco Mediate. In case you've been living under a rock all weekend, Tiger is playing with an injured knee. As Dan Hicks told us countless times throughout the weekend, this was like a combination of Jordan's flu game, Willis Reed, Kirk Gibson, Schilling with the bloody sock, Byron Leftwitch being carried by his teammates, and Matthew Perry finishing the final season of Friends without his pain pills. Only tougher, because golf is a really difficult sport.