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Rocco Mediate (born December 17 1962 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania) is an 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.

Mediate played in the 2005 World Series of Poker's Main Event. And the 2001 Blem Classic of Las Vegas.

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)

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