Rocco Mediate Not Quite Tiger [Golf]
deadspin.com 6/20/2009 — 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 ...

Rocco Mediate follows in Tiger's footsteps, right onto the water - Devil Ba... - Golf - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 6/20/2009 — So remember last year, when Tiger Woods walked on water to promote the Tiger Woods 09 video game ? Sure you do. You may also remember that he and Rocco Mediate had a bit of a duel at last year's U.S. Open. Well, Rocco recently found himself in the ...

O'Connor: Mediate is everyone's hero
northjersey.com 6/17/2009 — FARMINGDALE, N.Y. He lost a playoff and won something bigger than a U.S. Open could offer. Rocco Mediate won a legion of friends, a gallery of admirers, a procession of sick and broken people inspired by his effort and grace. You remember what Earl ...

Free Drawing for Rocco’s Book, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
armchairgolfblog.blogspot.com 6/8/2009 — “NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS did I ever think I’d be involved in a book like this one,” says Rocco Mediate in the Foreword of ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The Story of Rocco Mediate’s Extraordinary Battle with Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open . I’m currently reading the book and I’ve learned a lot about ...

Tiger Time: The US Open Returns
thesportsage.blogspot.com 6/14/2009 — Tiger returns to the US Open after an epic playoff round last year against Rocco Mediate. He is back at Bethpage where he won it in 2002. What will happen this year?

Above All, the U.S. Open Is an ‘Open’
armchairgolfblog.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — Shane Bacon attempted to qualify for the 2009 U.S. Open. FORTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, ex-Army staff sergeant Orville Moody stood over a 14-inch putt on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. It was no gimme. “Sarge,” as he was nicknamed, was an awful ...

Rocco Mediate on the Masters and That Tiger Guy
sportsradiointerviews.com 4/9/2009 — Rocco Mediate isn’t the world’s most famous golfer, but he certainly got some help — attention wise — after losing to Tiger Woods in last year’s US Open. Enough attention, actually, for John Feinstein to write a book ...

2009 U.S. Open TV Schedule and Tournament Notes
armchairgolfblog.blogspot.com 6/18/2009 — THE 2009 U.S. OPEN is underway at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. A weather delay has interrupted the first round. Purse: $7.5 million Winner’s share: $1.26 million Defending champion: Tiger Woods U.S. Open field Bethpage Black course info Audio tour with Jim Furyk Preview: Golf ...

Tiger Woods’ 2008 US Open Performance
obsessedwithsports.com 6/16/2009 — Torrey Pines last year gave us one of the truly fantastic images that will forever be etched in my brain (pictured above). It is akin to Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston. It is similar to Gibson’s home run. It is no less amazing that Bobby Orr soaring through the air after his most ...

So What If NBC Sports is Using Baseball Language in their U.S. Open Hype?
eyeonsportsmedia.com 6/20/2009 — Somebody at NBC Sports is confused about this weekend's U.S. Open Golf Championship . Roger Maltbie referred to Bethpage Black as a big ball field. The NBC Sports press release talks about the "post-game coverage" they will be broadcasting. ...

Ricky Barnes sets 36-hole Open scoring record — Golf - Sports - BostonHerald.com 6/20/2009
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - With a record-setting show, Ricky Barnes has clearly regained his USGA championship stroke. Tiger Woods, meanwhile, was merely trying to make the cut...

Barnes leads at -8, Tiger 11 back after round 2 — FOXSports.com News for Golf 6/20/2009
With a record-setting show, Ricky Barnes became the leader at the halfway point of the rain-plagued U.S. Open. Tiger Woods, meanwhile, remained well off the leaderboard at soggy Bethpage Black.

Woods' putting letting him down — chicagotribune.com - Sports 6/20/2009
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- In his early years at the Masters, Tiger Woods played a different golf course than the rest of the field. He was essentially alone in hitting wedges and 9-irons into par-5s.

Barnes leads U.S. Open; rain halts third-round play — FOXSports.com News for Golf 6/20/2009
With a record-setting show, Ricky Barnes became the leader at the halfway point of the rain-plagued U.S. Open. Tiger Woods, meanwhile, remained well off the leaderboard at soggy Bethpage Black.

Bizarre, unpredictable Open washes into Monday — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/21/2009
If last year offered the greatest U.S. Open ever, Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate memorably grappling for 91 holes, then this edition at Bethpage Black counts as the Theater of the Bizarre. Ricky Barnes seized the rain-soaked lead with a world ranking ...